bootsandpaddles wrote:It would be difficult to do a non-wild camping trip over 3 days because of where the available accommodation is ie Kirkmichael, Spittal of Glen Shee, Kirkton of Glenisla and Alyth.

What are the trees like for hammocking? I was thinking about heading out there this weekend.

Cheers, G

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The café in Abriachan woods is a must stop, they were building a house when I was there - is it finished??? Yes it was a very nice place. Such a lovely couple living the 'Good Life'! They had made (presumably) quite a lot of progress, they were now living in their house and had a local water source...

Nice one! :clap: Cracking couple of hills those two. You had good weather too, always nice looking down on an inversion. :D Not bad for late November. It'll look a bit different now the winter weather is finally here! You're right about that boggy descent! Not the best. :roll: Chris Thanks - I wasn...

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I have not completed this walk yet

Here we go! Parked at the car park opposite Inveruglas hydro station. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8eTj_FKRaj4/U2uAlqydULI/AAAAAAAAcwc/5rPNHU7wnQA/w679-h905-no/2014-05-04%2B11.06.02.jpg We walked along the A82, before heading off to the right under the railway bridge to being the ascent. Along...

Hi Folks, I'm looking for a bit of advice about a useful iPhone GPS nav app, which is compatible with OS maps, and can load routes, like the ones provided on this site. The only contender I can see is https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/outdoors-great-britain-gps/id336150457?mt=8 I'm unclear though, if ...

our_route.gpx The start of the day was very misty in Arrochar. IMG_1677.JPG First sighting of Beinn Narnain. As we walked we discussed which direction to approach from. Deciding not to attempt the boulders given the slippery conditions. IMG_1680.JPG IMG_1689.JPG Walkers descending The Cobbler in th...

skuk007 wrote:Nice one gazz, looks like you had just a small blizzard at the top.
Wetted your appetite for more winter walking?

Definetly, I would like to do more. Its an amazing feeling, like nothing else.

our_route.gpx This would be my first winter walk, and I was very excited. The conditions were good, lots of cloud, but still nice visibility. P1170168.JPG We didn't use crampons, and this was my first experience walking on compacted snow, so I used an ice axe for confidence. I must admit that I was...