A’ Mhaoile – My target was to climb a few wee hills on the Sleat Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. The first one was the Tump, A’ Maoile, located on the west side of the A851 Broadford to Armadale Road, north of Isleornsay. I left my car in a[…]
Isle of Skye
Beinn Dearg Bheag – I’ve climbed the Broadford Grahams, Beinn an Caillich and Beinn Dearg Mhor, on a couple of occasions but never managed to include the Hump, Beinn Dearg Bheag, so I decided to tackle it on its own from the B8083 Broadford to Elgol Road on the Isle[…]
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Beinn Chracaig – Parked near the Cuillin View Hotel in Portree, Isle of Skye, and walked along the track to the Yacht Club and to the grassy area beyond. In windy conditions I followed a path, avoiding the cliff edges, onto Beinn Chracaig and to the summit of this Tump[…]
Isle of Skye
Mullach an Achaidh Mhoir: Parked on the minor road leading to Drumfearn, accessed from the A851 Broadford to Armadale Road south of Kinloch. I then walked west along this road then left it and climbed to summit of the Tump. The return was by upward route. Cnoc a’Mhadaidh-ruaidh: Parked south[…]
Sgurr na Stri
I was staying with a group of friends at Doune on the Knoydart Peninsula. They were planning a boat trip to the head of Loch Scavaig on the Isle of Skye to climb Sgurr na Stri so despite having already climbed this Marilyn back in November 2013 I decided to[…]
Munro, Bla Bheinn, Isle of Skye
I left my vehicle in the car park on the west side of the B8083 Broadford to Elgol Road, on the west side of Loch Slapin south of the Allt na Dunaiche. The parking area was rather small for the number of folks that climb the Munro, Bla Bheinn, and[…]
Marilyn, Biod Mor, Isle of Skye
I parked on waste ground beside the highpoint of the minor road in Glen Eynort, Minginish, accessed from the B8009 near Carbost, on the Isle of Skye. I then walked west on a rough track along the north side of the Eynort River. The track didn’t appear to have been[…]
Marilyns, Ben Dearg and Beinn na Greine, Isle of Skye
Ben Dearg: It was another sunny day on the Isle of Skye as I drove north from Portree along the A855 Staffin Road to a lay-by west of Loch Leathan where I left my vehicle. I walked south on the A855 to a gate in the stock fence followed by[…]
Waternish and Edinbane Marilyns, Isle of Skye
Ben Geary: While staying on the Isle of Skye I headed for the Waternish Peninsula and to the minor single track Hallin to Geary Road where just east of Knockbreck School, and beside a stile, I managed to get my car partially off the road. I crossed this stile then[…]
Marilyn, Ruadh Stac, Isle of Skye
I left my car in the car park on the south side of the A850 Broadford to Portree Road east of the Sligachan Hotel and walked west across the old bridge over the Allt Daraich. I then passed through a gate and headed south along a path on the east[…]