Two easy Corbetts w. Kids from Dalnaspidal - Drumochter (A9)

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Hill no. 118, 119 - Corbett no. 18, 19

Meall na Leitreach and The Sow of Atholl (Meall an Dobharchain) from Dalnaspidal, Drumochter with Kids (9, 11, 18 y/o)

Stats:
Total distance - 14.1 km
Total time - 8h18m
Walking time - 4h24m
Altitude gain - 390 m

The corbetts lie opposite each other. Both hills have the same starting point and common first 700 m, so we decided to climb them in one day.

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Parking next to the level crossing, near Dalnaspidal Lodge. Meall na Leitreach on the left.
We started our walk by crossing the railway...:

...and then turning right through the gate. The Sow of Atholl in sight:

After 600 m we turned left. The red arrow on the right shows the way to The Sow of Atholl:

We continued over two bridges...:

...to reach the start of the ATV track leading to the top:

The ATV track was rough and muddy in many places:

It was a bit better closer to the top:

The summit lies about 150 m to the left of the track:

Conni on the top. Looking SE - Corbett Farragon Hill and Munro Schiehallion:

Conni on the top. Looking north towards Drumochter Pass:

Drumochter pass:

We retraced our steps down to the two bridges and followed the landrover track behind them (red line):

We walked up The Sow of Atholl on the red route and down on the green route:

Red route - from the landrover track, an ATV track goes to about a third of the red route, about 500 m.
Green route - more than half the way is a muddy ATV track along Grouse Butts:

Turning circle and track along Grouse Butts on right:

On the landrover track - green arrow - from turning circle, we continued straight (red arrow):

The start of the ATV track, red arrow:

We left the ATV track after about 500 m and continued pathless towards the top. There was mostly grass, soggy in places:

Conni on the top. Looking SE - Corbetts Ben Vrackie and Farragon Hill:

Conni on the top. Looking SSE, towards our first hill Meall na Leitreach - Corbett Farragon Hill and Munro Schiehallion:

Drumochter Pass, A9 towards Inverness:

Glen Garry, A9 towards Perth:

From the top we walked down pathless towards the ATV track that runs along Grouse Butts. First roughly in the direction of Farragon Hill and later towards the track and turning circle (red arrow). There was mostly grass.
Loch Garry, Meall na Leitreach behind:

We found a track :

The track further ahead:

Grouse Butts and a little hunter :

Turning circle. From here it was easy to get back to the car:

Some wildlife :

Butterwort - it is a carnivore!