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Grey Hill

Parked at the lay-by on the A77 just south of Girvan, and crossed the busy A77 to the track leading up to the mast, through a couple of gates and passed a sign for the Ayrshire Coastal Walk. The track leads up past the mast and a ruined cottage, and zags back gaining height at a sheep feeding bin. F...
by chazzyboy19
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:55 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Grey Hill
Replies: 0
Views: 186

Ben Tianavaig

Parked at the picnic tables along the shore, and walked along past the post box, taking the track up past houses to a gate onto the hill, a pleasant romp all the way to the top with interesting views to the right of Rasaay. At the top, grand views of Trotternish and Portree, and on a good day probab...
by chazzyboy19
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:12 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Ben Tianavaig
Replies: 0
Views: 332

Creag Mhor and Beinn Conchra

Started at the gate just off the A890, there is parking further north along the road. Walked along the very well made forestry road to a point where it was possible to cross burn, from there just followed my nose up and over rough ground to the top, where there were good views along Loch Long. Then ...
by chazzyboy19
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:05 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Creag Mhor and Beinn Conchra
Replies: 0
Views: 259

Fraoch Bheinn

This was a Scottish Midweek Mountaineering Club meet, parked at the end of Loch Arkaig at the car park and walked along past the old barracks and along the track toward Glendessary Lodge. After crossing the bridge on Dearg Allt, followed up a new ATV track to an old fence line at about 400m, and fro...
by chazzyboy19
Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:51 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Fraoch Bheinn
Replies: 0
Views: 175

Fraochaidh

This was a Scottish Midweek Mountaineering Club meet, parked in the Forestry car park at Duror, and walked back down toward the village and along the cycle way to Oban, before heading up the forestry road on the south side of Glen Duror. this trak climbs slowly and easily for a couple of Km before n...
by chazzyboy19
Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:36 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Fraochaidh
Replies: 0
Views: 167

Meall a' Bhainne

Parked at the carpark just off the A830 at Callop, and walked along the track past the cottages, before heading off uphill in a westerly direction. Plodded pretty much straight up the pathless and wet ground to the summit, here there were good views down Loch Shiel and also along Loch Eil.dropped st...
by chazzyboy19
Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:20 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Meall a' Bhainne
Replies: 0
Views: 126

Cruach Tairbeirt

Started from the Arrochar hotel and walked along the pavement beside the road toward Tarbet, at a sign for Creag Tairbeirt, followed a forestry road as it ascended the hillside, took a left to follow a track uphill and into trees, soon lost the track but easy to move through the trees and just kept ...
by chazzyboy19
Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:39 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Cruach Tairbeirt
Replies: 0
Views: 330

Beinn Luibhean

After climbing Beinn an Lochain, noticed that a forestry road led uplill from a gate just south of the lay-by for Lochain, parked well to the side at the gate and followed the forest road uphill till a gate through a deer fence. Followed the fence uphill till the fence descended then took a rising c...
by chazzyboy19
Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:32 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Beinn Luibhean
Replies: 0
Views: 199

Beinn an Lochain

Parked at the lay-by on the left, about 2km after Rest and Be Thankful, and crossed the armco and the little burn just below, the path up is easily followed but the first few hundred metres are boggy, Once onto the ridge, the going underfoot became drier and ascent was easily made, there are two ste...
by chazzyboy19
Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Beinn an Lochain
Replies: 0
Views: 185

Ben Donich

The road to Lochgoilhead is closed but it was still possible to park a little way along where a forestry road leads off to the left. from this point there is a good path all the way to the summit, near the top there are a couple of scrambly bits where care was needed in the wet but the route itself ...
by chazzyboy19
Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:16 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Ben Donich
Replies: 0
Views: 176

Pinnacle Ridge and Knights Peak

This trip was booked through Skye Adventure with Neil Phillips as guide. Met Neil at Sligachan MRT post and after checking gear we headed off along the good path across the moor, this is the path to the "tourist route" on Gillean and at a laege cairn, we left the path and heade up to the f...
by chazzyboy19
Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:44 am
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Pinnacle Ridge and Knights Peak
Replies: 1
Views: 234

Drummochter Munros

This was a Scottish Midweek Mountaineering Club day meet, due to circumstances there were only three of us. Parked at the car park on the A9 and walked up the track under the railway and crossed the Allt Coire Dhomhain, by a new looking bridge, then followed a developing although boggy in places tra...
by chazzyboy19
Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:39 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Drummochter Munros
Replies: 0
Views: 334

Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich, Lurg Mhor, Meall Mhor

Cycled in from Attadale the night before, 12.8km, and spent the night in Bendronaig bothy, complete with flushing toilet. In the morning took the track up to Loch Calavie, and took to the hillside as the track descended to the Loch shore, headed up toward the beallach between BACS and Lurg Mhor and ...
by chazzyboy19
Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:33 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich, Lurg Mhor, Meall Mhor
Replies: 0
Views: 195

Carn Bhac

This was a Scottish Midweek Mountaineering Club meet at Muir Cottage Inverey. Jim and I set out from the cottage heading east along the Linn of Dee road for a few hundred metres before taking the track south into the woods and following this up and round onto Creag a Chiat. once onto this ridge ther...
by chazzyboy19
Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:04 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Carn Bhac
Replies: 0
Views: 355

Munros from Auchallater

This was a Scottish Midweek Mountaineering Club Meet. Parked at Auchallater, where they are working on the bridge on the A93, and the old car park is now the worksite, however a new larger carpark has been created on an elevated site, and is easy to access and level, and costs £3 for a day ticket. C...
by chazzyboy19
Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:41 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Munros from Auchallater
Replies: 0
Views: 338
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