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Spring snow showers had peppered me all day in Glen Strathfarrar the previous day and when I awoke in a frozen car at 4.30am the hills surrounding me were wearing their white coats – I couldn’t wait to get going!
It had been awhile since I had been to Glen Affric and it seems to hold long days on the hill if you want to get to the tops, and today was no exception.
Looking at the map , I knew I still had two Corbetts to tick off here so I was up early and raring to go. The highlight of the day as the early morning hike though the ancient forest, really stunning, especially with the white mountain back drop and blue skies, but all too soon I was leaving the forest behind and starting up the hill and onto the round of Corbetts.
It’s a bit of a trek to the first top but the views across Glen Affric are worth the hike alone. After te first summit you head south a little and the Glen Shiel Hills dominate the views, equally as stunning! It was typical spring weather – one minute being blasted by winter snow and the next the sun was basking down and layers being with drawn before the next snow shower arrived! Small paths appeared and disappeared and the under foot ground conditions were rough going at times. After topping out on the second Corbett a fantastic hike took me back through the Caledonian Forest (with spectacular views over Glen Affric) and a wee hike back to the car. It had been a long and demanding outing and all that was left was the wee drive home!!
A great day in the hills of Glen Affric
some photos :
Gen Affric hills by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
Glen Affric weather by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
morning light affric by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
Glen Affric by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
forest trees and mountains by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
