I left my car beside the Viewpoint at Carr Brae, on the old road between Inverinate and Dornie in Lochalsh, crossed the road then a stock fence and entered a field containing sheep and their lambs. Once across the field there was another stock fence followed by a stream then[…]
Auchtertyre, Ardelve and Balmacara Square
Maol Mor and Maol Beag – Parked beside an unused gate on the A890 Auchtertyre to Strathcarron Road opposite Lochalsh Dam, passed through the pedestrian gate into Auchtertyre Woodland and along an old section of roadway which was grassy and wet. I soon left the roadway and walked through some[…]
Tumps, Skye and Lochalsh
Leathad Chrithinn, Leathad Chrithinn North-Eat Top and Druim nan Cleochd – I had firstly intended climbing the Hump, Creag Strollamus, but missed the starting point. Due to the volume of traffic on the A87 Broadford to Sligachan Road I decided to continue to my next set of planned hills, located[…]
Five Lochalsh Tumps
Cnoc Strathellen – I looked at ascending this hill from the minor Plockton to Achmore Road to the north but there didn’t appear to be a suitable starting point so I drove round to the south side of the hill and parked on the verge opposite Loch Lundie. I rounded[…]
Tumps, An Carn and Creag nan Garadh
An Carn – I arrived at my accommodation In Lochalsh mid afternoon so there was time to climb a couple of smaller hills. The first one was on the minor Erbusaig to Drumbuie Road north of Kyle of Lochalsh. I parked on the verge near the highpoint on this road,[…]