Creag Dubh in the mist and snow.
Grahams: Creag Dhubh (Newtonmore)
Date walked: 22/12/2020
Time taken: 3 hours
Distance: 5km
Ascent: 500m
I'd been saving Creag Dubh for a winter half-day, as 5 kilometres didn't seem to be too strenuous even if most of it was virtually straight up. When driving to the hill, I could see the mist along the ridge and after a quick conversation with Canna, we both agreed it would clear, if only for ten minutes at a time.
We parked at Lochan Ulvie and the first drizzle shower started before we reached the gate. As I wear spectacles (I only really need them for seeing



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Crow62
- Location: Inverness
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- Mountain: Slioch
- Place: Inverness
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- Distance: 27.04 km
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