by al78 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:42 pm
Blair Atholl. Hike up Glen Tilt, up Carn a Chlamain, keep heading north along the highest ground until you feel like pitching camp. Next day, head round to Beinn Dearg and descend to the bothy in glen Bruar, then folow the Minigaig back to Blair Atholl.
Alternatively, walk up glen Tilt to the falls of Bruar, then head west along the Tarf Water (there is a path marked on the OS map), and camp near the remote bothy that is next to the river a couple of miles upstream. Next day, climb Carn a Chlamain and walk down to glen Tilt.
Another route that crossed my mind is to start at Glenmore visitor centre and hike over Bynack More and down to loch Avon. There may be a good place to camp beside the loch or alternatively carry on up to loch Etchachan and camp there. Next day go over Ben Macdui and take the path that parallels the Lairig Ghru and descends to the north of Cairn Lochan finishing at the ski centre, then get the bus back to the visitor centre or walk the 2.5 miles along the road. This will be a lot more strenuous, but I should imagine itis feasible to hike from the visitor centre to loch Avon via a summit in five hours, and from the lochside you have several choices of route back.