Beinn Mheadhonach Glen Tilt a superb walk with the Grandson
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:04 amThis walk had been at the back of my mind for some time and as Mountain Thyme had already done it I thought this would be an ideal hill to climb with the grand children when they were up for their Summer break, unfortunately things did not go as per plan partly because of the poor weather we have been getting of late and Abbey my Grand Daughter having to return down South sooner than had been expected.
With Harris my Grandson having an extended stay it meant that once again this hill became possible so the first decent weather day we were heading off to the Old Bridge of Blair Car park, this was not nearly the size as it is now the first time I came here to climb the Munro.
With Harris my Grandson having an extended stay it meant that once again this hill became possible so the first decent weather day we were heading off to the Old Bridge of Blair Car park, this was not nearly the size as it is now the first time I came here to climb the Munro.
- Just leaving the the car park and heading towards the river
- After a short walk adjacent to the water and climbing over the road by means of an old hump back bridge we find ourselves on the good track
- After crossing a bridge over the river Tilt, Further up the track and on the other side of the river
- Further on the tree lined track
- Crossing Gilbert's bridge to the other side of the river Tilt
- Looking downstream
- After crossing then bridge the track continues around to your left but there is an aluminium gate on your right which takes you up this grassy track between the trees, if the gate is locked there is another diamond shaped gate within the deer fence on your right. (Not much good if you were considering cycling further up the glen)
- After the initial climb the route flattens and there are some downhill sections
- found this wee fella on the track, guess he may have been poisoned
- At another bridge crossing at grid ref 888712
- Quite a drop with water hittimg that solid rock head on
- Just after crossing the bridge you come across this sign saying to the viewpoint, go in that direction off to the right
- That's our target hill behind Harris
- Further on still on a faint path mostly dry underfoot
- Our target on the left over the wee bridge beyond the heather section
- Having a snack break at the bridge
- Leaving the bridge behind still on a faint path all pretty dry underfoot conditions
- Here comes a shower time to put on the jackets
- On our way towards the summit we pass this cairn and stone shelter which we will use for another food break on the way back
- Soon the summit flattens out considerably and the walking is easy underfoot
- Not too sure if this is the summit so we head off further along the summit to another pile of stones
- This is the 901 m point as marked on the OS map
- After checking GPS this appears the highest point
- On our way back we come across this old stone dyke what's left of it. All in all a lovely walk with nothing too strenuous and steep, ideal for the family.
There was a tiny-mini cairn at the true top back then but it was probably kicked away by now: