One week of good weather in Scotland is something really unusual. It allowed me to climb week by week in the same area; this time one of the tops had been controversially stripped of its Munro status just to get that back some time later; anyway it just two feet over 3000. As I’ve mentioned the weather was good, but…
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Spring has finally arrived in Scotland; it was proven by me wearing short-sleeve shirt and shorts during this walk for the first time this year. The walk is pretty straightforward, however the path leading up the slope of Carn Liath can be easily overlooked. From the summit of Carn Liath it’s pretty simple as the route goes along the ridge. [googlemaps…
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The least pleasant aspect of this walk was a long, long walk from the car park to the real starting point; good company or good music can massively help to pass that pretty boring stretch. The weather was surprisingly better than the forecast, but haze and occasional clouds obscured the views. Almost the entire route goes along farm track and…
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A commonly suggested route to climb this hill is pretty short and rather straightforward – though including crossing the river and boggy pathless grounds – starting from the north end of Loch Glascarnoch. The route I produced for myself was longer, similarly pathless (except the return along the loch’s bank) and quite boggy. Although the hill itself is unimpressive, the views from…
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My hill-walking season started depressingly late this year, due to unfavourable weather. This one was a warm-up – relatively short, relatively easy, and relatively not very far from home. It was great to be in the wilderness again; even the soggy ground for most of the walk was enjoyable (kind of). Photographically the weather wasn’t good, but for walking actually quite nice;…