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The good weather continued, giving the opportunity for another Corbett and Munro combination, this time from the dam in Loch Turret.
A rather poor stile at the start, which didn't comply with British Standard 5709 [excessive step height, lack of handposts, and lack of a dog-gate!]
Ben Chonzie loomed over the far end of the Loch from the dam.
A good track beside the reservoir was followed for 2½ km, but then I headed up a side valley to the east, followed by a steep climb through bracken and heather to a bump called Ton Eich.
Ton Eich provided a good viewpoint toward the head of the valley.
The first target was the Corbett Auchnafree Hill, a flattish summit amid a vast expanse of coarse heather.
Not wishing to use the various hill tracks, it was continuous tough going through the long heather, undergrowth, and peat.
The 789m summit of Auchnafree Hill gave closer views of both Ben Chonzie and the Ben Lawers group.
The intervening bump of A' Chairidh meant there were two descents and re-ascents on the way to Ben Chonzie.
The ascent to the ridge of Ben Chonzie entails picking a way up though the crags (on the right).
The dam is more than 6km down the glen.
Gaining height, more and more hills and windfarms came into view.
Off to the north-west, the Ben Lawers group was clearly visible.
There was a chill wind, so the summit shelter of Ben Chonzie (931m) was appreciated.
And then it was time to go back down the glen after a very good day on the hils.
