This was our penultimate day staying at Inverey, Braemar, It was to be another sunny day albeit with an early morning frost. The rest of the group had various plans bagging hills as far away as Tomintoul. I drove a few miles west to the Linn of Dee leaving my[…]
Cairngorms
I parked at Forest Lodge, accessed along an un-tarred road from the unclassified Nethy Bridge to Tulloch Road, and descended north-east then south-east along a forest track crossing the bridge over the River Nethy. Beyond, at a junction of tracks, a path was followed south later crossing the Crom Allt[…]
Cairngorms
Creag Phitulais and Creag a’ Ghreusaich – From the Glen More Road, east of Coylumbridge and the B970, walked up the vehicle track to Achnahatnich Farm. Beyond, followed another track which soon came to an end then crossed some rough vegetation coming across a vehicle track which was not marked[…]
Cairngorms
I parked at the end of the public road just beyond Glenmore Lodge, accessed from the Cairngorm Ski Road, and walked east along the vehicle track to An Lochan Uaine and the junction with the route to Ryvoan Bothy. At this split in the track I headed along the route[…]
Cairngorm
Creag a’ Chalamain and Airgoid-meall: Parked at the side of the road leading to the Cairngorm Ski Centre, opposite the Sugar Bowl Car Park, and walked down the path to the footbridge over the Allt Mor. Thereafter I followed the path to the entrance to the Chalamain Gap where I[…]
Creag Dhubh, Cairngorms
I left my car at the side of the B970 Inverdruie to Feshiebridge Road, opposite Inshriach House, and walked through the Moor of Feshie along various forest tracks. This led to a cairn marking the start of the path through Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve. I followed this path,[…]
Graham Tops Carn Odhar and Carn Eilrig
With a reasonable weather forecast for the Cairngorms we headed for Coylumbridge, east of Aviemore, parking in the lay-by on south side of the B970 beside the caravan and camping park. We set off along the marked trail for the Lairig Ghru which took us through the Caledonian Pine Forest,[…]