by Border Reiver » Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:11 pm
It would be April for me, if only to avoid the midges. You cannot plan for the weather. We chose the 1st week and a bit in May as statistically it was the driest time of year. Well, it rained every day and our boots never dried out after the first day. Views were obscured and paths were streams. The camaraderie amongst walkers was brilliant, sharing stories of leaking waterproofs, blisters and subsequent failures to dry out wet clothing. It was quite satisfying to make it through each day though.
In another year we chose to stay at Braemar for a week in mid March and the sun shone with accompanying heat every day, with one day being the warmest place in the UK at 19 deg c. We were equipped for cold weather. Best bet is to take the weather as it comes.