Munros and Other Walks

  This majestic Munro is situated just outside Crairnlarich. There is a narrow strip of land that you can park next to the start, although there is a proper layby a couple of hundred meters further along the road. We parked at the layby and walked back to the signpost.  The start of the walk follows a familiar farm track with the accompanying sheep in the field. After you are through the top gate, look out for the wooden sign post showing the track to the top of Ben More. This track is the steepest way to get to the summit.  Follow the track upwards, take your time as it can be quite a challenge. Take regular breaks to take in the views. During our walk we were enveloped by clouds. Even because of this we were able to get to the summit without any issues. From the top we continued along the ridge, be careful here especially in bad weather. The tracks descends to the col. From here it ascends again up to the summit of Stob Binnein. To return, retrace your steps back to the...

  Distance: 11.91km Time: 2 hrs 51min Ascent 781m The Route From the lay by next to the distillery, cross the road to the start of the walk to Dumgoyne. It is obvious to spot, a large open green lawn surface leads you up a tree lined rise to a stile.  Green Lawn Path up to Dumgoyne Looking back Once over the fence, follow the muddy track up which bends to the right, under the top of Dumgoyne. It then ascends up onto the shoulder to the trig point. 57mins, 420m Dumgoyne Summit To get to Earl's Seat, descend off the back of Dumgoyne, this can be steep and tricky, especially when wet or cloudy. Follow the track east for 3.5km. There is a faint track for most of the walk. The summit of Earl's Seat runs alongside a fence to the trig point. 2hrs 5mins, 574m.  You can return by the same direction, skirting around the base of Dumgoyne.  Descending Dumgoyne Onward to Earl's Seat Towards Earl's Seat Summit of Earl's Seat This is a decent short hike walk with Munro like views...

  Cort-ma Law Less than an hours drive from Glasgow, just north of Lennoxtown are the Campsie hills, which allows for a quick days hike.  Starting Point The best place to start is at the Campsie Glen waterfall car park. This can get busy, so it is best to try and get a parking space early. The walk itself starts directly opposite the car park.  Car park location Location of hill Route The track ascends immediately from the carpark travelling east, go past the old shelter covered in graffiti. Shelter Hike up from the car park The track continues upward and the track could be tricky at this point for younger walkers. The first part of the walk ends at a small cairn marker.  First marker cairn From there the hike undulates for 2km as it snakes it's way slightly south of the actual top. Here you will reach a bigger cairn marker.  Second marker cairn From this marker turn north east to the trig point 4.5 km distance. The height of the summit is 526m. We reached the t...

"It was a shame that for all the beauty of the scenery that the top of the mountain was covered in mist." Ben Alder and Ben Bheoil  These two Munros stand south of Dalwhinnie in a remote part of Scotland. The best way of getting to them is to cycle out to Culra bothy, some 17km, which, I suppose is one way of warming up before a lengthy hike. These hills were not even on my radar for possible hills to visit but something happened that changed all that. I have had a mountain bike for over 20 years now, for over 15 years it has been covered up, sitting, rusting out the back. A few years ago I did replace the main gear cassette and chain however frustrated at not getting the gears working properly I gave up and left it. That was until the start of the summer. I had decided on not worrying about gears, all I wanted to do is to cycle and to have a bike that would be a low maintenance as possible. With that in mind I took the gear shifters off, pushed the rear mech back and fixed t...

Beinn a'Chreachain and Beinn Achaladair Beinn a'Chreachain Beinn Achaladair  Starting Point. These two munros sit just few miles north east of the Bridge of Orchy. Turn off the A82 at the Achalladar Farm, the sizable car park is situated close to the main road.  Route The Route From the car park head along the track to Achalladar Farm, go past the farm alongside the field and follow the path next to the river. Continue along, past the old wooden bridge to the forest.  Old Wooden Bridge I turned up through the forest too early. I did find wooden signposts later on but it is best to continue alongside the forest until you find a sign. I made my way up through the woods to the railway line. The ground here was wet and quite boggy in places. At this point I still had trouble finding the Bridge over the railway line. I finally came across it further down, obviously I had thought I was further along on the map than I was. Once over the bridge, I picked up the signposts and cont...