Culterden Hill: Parked at the start of the access road to the forest immediately east of Old Semeil, south of the A944 and the A97 junction east of Strathdon and walked briefly along this track. I thereafter left it and wandering through the trees, which had been thinned out, and over some brash to reach the obvious grassy knoll, the summit of this Tump. The return was by the approach route.
Knocklea Hill: This Tump was located to the south-west of Strathdon. I left my car on rough ground at the side of the unclassified road to the south of Knocklea Hill and opposite the vehicle track leading to Culfork. I then walked north to a new stock gate and once over it I climbed through the trees, which had been thinned, to the summit of this Tump although the highest point wasn’t obvious but was possibly a clump of moss. The return was by the upward route.
Carn Mor: I parked at the start of the vehicle track to Ordgarff on the A939 west of Corgarff and walked along this track, also a Right of Way, to this property. Here another vehicle track continued south-west through the forest and onto the open hillside. Near the tracks high point, the trees here no longer existed, I climbed east through short heather to the summit of the Tump, Carn Mor. The return was by the ascent route.
Creag an Iaruinn: I parked at the entrance to the forest on the north side of the A939 Cockbridge to Tomintoul Road just east of Bridge of Brown and from there walked north along a forest track. I later left it and headed through some well spaced trees to an area of felled timber. The walk through the brash wasn’t too bad and led to an area of rough heathery ground and to the cairn marking the summit of this Tump. The return was by the upward route.
Tom Beag: I left my car on an area of waste ground on the north side of the A939 Cockbridge to Tomintoul Road opposite the path to Glen Brown at Bridge of Brown and walked south along this path and through a small woodland. Once beyond the trees I left the path and headed east through rough ground avoiding the gorse and juniper bushes that covered the hillside to reach the south-east corner of the woodland. A stock fence was followed to Tom Beag’s summit area where there was an old vehicle track and a missing gate. I wandered around this area as the highest point of this Tump wasn’t obvious.
I continued north-east along the track before leaving it, crossing the stock fence, and descending west along the edge of the woodland to regain the path in Glen Brown then it was a short walk back to the start.
- Total time – 4 hours.
- Total distance – 12.5 kilometres.
- Total height climbed – 650 metres.