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Walking in the North East of Scotland: February 2012
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Wednesday, 29 February 2012. Loch Lee - Hunt Hill - Cairn Lick. Friday 24th February,. If I was only allowed one word to describe today's walk, it would be "uncomfortable! Car park to myself. The ridge for today - walking up onto Bruntwood Crags on the right and along to Hunt Hill on the left. On the way up. From the ridge at Bruntwood Crags looking back along the route in towards the loch. Much as...
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: Creag Bheag - Kingussie
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Thursday, 9 August 2012. Creag Bheag - Kingussie. Saturday 28th July,. The Columba House Hotel. The next morning was promising but we were expecting some heavy showers at some point. Mo had printed off the route from the Walkhighland website. Starting off through the woods. With the squall past and the trees thinning we get our first view of the distant Cairngorms. Our first glimpse of Creag Bheag.
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: May 2011
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Thursday, 26 May 2011. Through the forest - Scots Pine and Birch. The reward of course is the fantastic view of the loch and glen when we cleared the trees for the first time just beyond Affric Lodge. Loch and Lodge - what a location! The views just go on and on! Head of the loch. The views however stayed just as stunning. Looking back along the length of the loch. And dogs of course! There was a f...
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: March 2011
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Sunday, 20 March 2011. Forvie Nature Reserve and The Ythan Estuary. What can I say about Forvie and the Ythan Estuary? Where Scottish Natural Heritage cheerfully lists everything you might come across as well as a whole load of things you'd probably struggle to find without professional help! Sand Loch and Fishermen's Cottages. Coastal View - one of many. Running - no reason necessary! About halfwa...
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: The Firmounth Road from Glen Tanar to Hill of Cat
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Friday, 10 August 2012. The Firmounth Road from Glen Tanar to Hill of Cat. Friday 3rd August,. I know I said no waymarked route, but you know what I mean! We're off and the sun is shining. 25 Walks in Deeside. Explains that they were done by the eccentric 19th century laird, William Cunliffe Brooks or Wilcebe to his friends, (Will C.B. get it? Ceud Mile Failte - A Hundred Thousand Welcomes. Which i...
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: January 2012
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Thursday, 19 January 2012. Glen Esk to the Stables of Lee. Friday 13th January,. After a wee bit of a blogging holiday over the festival period, we finally decided that we needed to get back into the routine of Friday walks. It’s not that we haven’t been out and about but it has tended to be snatching the odd walk from home or in other familiar places like Forvie with the dogs. The track continues ...
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: August 2011
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Sunday, 28 August 2011. Cruden Bay, Golf Courses and SSSIs. Friday 26th August,. Cruden Bay Golf Course. Could it be the fawning, crawling, money grabbing business people of Aberdeen who have shown no subtlety at all in their courting of the man? Before it became the "best golf course in the world". If you want more information on the Trump housing estate and golf course, and if you have a wee whil...
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: June 2012
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Saturday, 30 June 2012. Murrays on Tour - Beinn na Cille. Wednesday 20th June,. Beinn Resipol from the lounge 06.00 – the promise of another stunning day. We knew it was going to be steep but this just confirmed it! The walk starts at Glengalmadale Farm and the run down from the cottage was along one of the best single track roads in the country – best that is as long as you keep your nerve! Althou...
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: June 2011
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Saturday, 18 June 2011. On my own today. With Mo feeling a bit under the weather this week she decided that she wasn't quite up for it, especially since this was a new walk so always a bit uncertain about what we might come across. So a bit of a confession to start with; as of about three or four weeks ago I'd never heard of Glen Lethnot, never mind knowing where it was! Car park or building site!
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Walking in the North East of Scotland: July 2011
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Walking in the North East of Scotland. A diary of walking in the North East and the Cairngorms of Scotland. Saturday, 23 July 2011. Loch Muick Circuit (with a zig-zag). This was our first walk for a couple of weeks. Jillian's wedding meant that we spent the best part of last weekend down in Ayrshire and the first part of this week recovering from it! Our first look of Loch Muick. A wee rest and a look back. Queen Victoria's Widow's House. Loch Muick under heavy skies. We crossed the beach to pick up the ...
