Balduff Hill – I parked beside Kilry Hall on the west side of the minor road at Dykehead, north of Alyth, and walked briefly south then west along a vehicle track to some gates where I joined the Cateran Trail. I followed it south then south-west round Knaptam Hill on[…]
Hills East of Glen Shee
Knockali – I left my vehicle beside the phone box (used as a library) at Blacklunans, on the minor road running east from the A93 Braemar to Blairgowrie Road to Brewlands Bridge on the B951 Kirriemuir Road. I walked south-east along a vehicle track to a cottage where the track[…]
Circuit of Coire a’ Bhaile
I parked in the lay-by on the west side of the A93 Braemar to Blairgowrie Road just south of its junction with the B951 road to Kirriemuir and walked briefly north to immediately before the property at Lair, the start of a signposted path to Kirkmichael.This path initially passed through[…]
Hills, West of Glen Shee and South of Glen Isla
Meall Odhar – This Graham Top was located on the west side of the A93 Blairgowrie to Braemar Road, south of the Spittal of Glenshee. I parked on rough ground on the west side of the road north of Corrydon and immediately north of the bridge over the Allt a’[…]
Munros, Glas Maol and Creag Leacach
We left my vehicle in the parking area on the A93 Braemar to Blairgowrie Road just south of the Devil’s Elbow, (NO139757) and descended via a path to the crossing of the Allt a’ Choire Sheiridh. An ATV track was then followed onto the Leacann Dubh Ridge and with a[…]
Glen Shee
Carn Mor and Creag Lamhaich – I parked on the west side of the A93 Braemar to Blairgowrie Road, north of the Spittal of Glenshee, and at the start of the vehicle track below the Corbett, Ben Gulabin. (Grid Ref. NO114714) I then set off up this track soon leaving[…]
Hills from Spittal of Glenshee and Braemar
Meall Uaine, Creag an Dubh Shluic and Ben Earb – The forecast was for some reasonable weather so I headed for the Spittal of Glenshee, on the west side of the A93 Braemar and Blairgowrie Road. I planned leaving my car in the car park beside the hotel but the[…]