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Thanks for the tip about the ridge on Beinn Mholach being relentless - we kept to the right of it on the way up and then to the left on the descent. What fabulous views from the top. We didn't, sadly, manage to do the Gram and we're both really tired with no energy after Covid -arrghh!! Happy walkin...

Our Christmas Day walk. The SMC description for this walk is totally out of date. We followed the western track for a couple of kilometres passing the two lines of deer fence on the left hand side of the track. About 100 metres after the last deer fence, there is a small cairn on the left hand side ...

Not that it's really needed but just in case anyone wants a very easy walk up Benvane ... We walked up from Ballimore Farm and followed the description in the SMC guide heading towards the small plantation on the hillside. This involves going through the left hand gate. if you want a really easy way...

Beinn a Chuallaich is a hill I've been wanting to climb for some time. I'd studied the walk reports on this site and the SMC guide and we'd decided to "start at the bend" at NN707616 as suggested in the SMC guide. We parked up in the layby and all all hell started to break loose. A retired...

I like this sort of report - nice and useful to know how to avoid clambering over a deer fence :lol: . Like you, I'd seen that possible route up The Fara when doing Meall nan Eagan, I've only done it from the 'usual' level crossing start point before so will give this a try next time, thanks. I rem...

We've attempted to climb up The Fara twice on our way south to Glasgow but the weather was always dreary but yesterday we were lucky. We'd been reading about the closure of the railway crossing at Dalwhinnie so the route described by several people on this site, and in the SMC guide, wasn't feasible...

We'd driven to Strathfarrar a couple of weeks ago, only to find that the glen was closed to visitors on Tuesdays! Today was a Sunday. We'd followed a very sloow camper van laden with bikes off the Struy road. As it wasn't yet 9 o'clock (when the gate opens), I started fretting that we'd be stuck beh...

We set off on this walk closely following the report posted by m3doc (thank you!). It's the type of walk that I really love - you set off uphill immediately so gaining height - none of this walking along a glen for 5 km or so making no height gain. The stalkers path uphill was really well maintained...

Thanks for writing this walk up. We more or less followed it to the letter and had a great day out.

I'd been reading the SMC's guide to this walk and then reports on this site which seemed to make more sense. Having turned off the A 87 towards Morvich, we drove right past the car park by the cemetery and got ready at a car park about half a kilometre down the road. Then after studying the hillside...

Our dear friend, Stephen Ashworth, sadly left this earth a few weeks ago. His favourite Scottish mountain was Carn Ban in Toirridon. When we were obsessed about compleating the Munros, he would always say to us that were other hills with great views and that Carn Ban was one of them. He was correct....

Well it had to be done and what a fine day we chose. But it's a long way to get to such a little hill. We started off on our bikes at Black Bridge and cycled 13 km to the foot of the hill. The weather was glorious with a slight breeze to cool us down. It's a long time since we'd cycled in this direc...

We'd left home early (early for us that is) to avoid the holiday traffic on the single track road going down to Lochcarron. Nevertheless there was the odd camper van around but most were still in the laybys with the curtains firmly closed! It's a long time since we'd been over the bridge to Skye, th...

We'd been staying a few days in Glasgow and decided to go up this hill on the way home. Once we'd passed the parking for the Ptarmigan Ridge and Ben Lawers, there wasn't a car to be seen. We parked near the green hut, as the SMC guide suggested and headed in the direction of the stone wall. This too...

I’m not going to say much about today’s walk apart from two things. First if you climb the hill in decent weather, you have terrific views. Secondly, if you’re doing a quick up and down as we were, as soon as you’ve walked up the zigzags from Cailness cottage and see the fence, follow it! We didn’t ...

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Re: Beinn Mholach and Creag a'Mhadaidh from Dalnaspidal

Christmas Day walk

Benvane from Ballimore - a word of advice

Beinn a Chuallaich - the kindness of strangers

Re: The Fara - third time lucky

The Fara - third time lucky

An Cruachan from Strathfarrar

Beinn Leoid, Meallan a' Chuaill & Meall an Fheur Loch

Re: Beinn Leoid, Meallan a' Chuaill & Meall an Fheur Loch

Sgùrr an Airgid

In memory of Stephen Ashworth

A long way for such a little hill

The Kylerhea circuit

Meall nam Maigheach - before the snow

Cruinn a bheinn, a gem of a hill