30th December 2025 : Local Walk & Pub Crawl
Walk to be confirmed and detailed on Spond. Pub Crawl will start at the Marine Hotel, Stonehaven @ 19.30pm
Karen’s Final Munro
The prologue to my Munro Tale was September Two Thousand and Four, With a ladies hike up Lochnagar, I’d never been up it before. It was a preparation walk for my Himalayan trek, little did I know what lay ahead, Because I got the bug on that glorious day, and …
2025 SMHC Calendars Now Available
Our new 2025 Calendar is now available to buy, a great stocking filler or first foot for friends, family and neighbours. Available from Karin Marshall via facebook or the Panini Shop on Barclay Street, E.Giulianotti’s on Evan Street. £4 each or 3 for £10
Looking to Join – Contact us for more information
If you seen our FB Ad and wish to join us on our next walk or find out more about the club, please email or message us on fb messenger; Email – contact.thesmhc@gmail.com
Club Programme Archives
Club Program archive available in Acrobat PDF format.Available for download or can be read online, 2025 Program – SMHC-010120252024 Program – SMHC-011020242023 Program – SMHC-011020232022 Program – SMHC-010120222021 Program – SMHC-011020212019 Program – SMHC-010120192018 Program – SMHC-030320182017 Program – SMHC-010620172016 Program – SMHC-180320162015 Program – SMHC-060320152014 Program – SMHC-110220142013 Program – SMHC-260720132012 Program …
20th January 2024 : Day Meet – Cairn Geldie & The Red House Bothy
Cairn Geldie & The Red House Bothy with the option of an overnight stay in Rucksacks bunkhouse Braemar. OS Map 43..Braemar and Blair AthollDistance from Stonehaven Square to start point at Linn of Dee car park, 63 miles.Walk distance: 16 kms.Estimated duration: 5 hours 15 mins.Ascent: 308 Metres The walk …
30th January 2024 : Indoor Meet – Number 44 Hotel & Bar – John Waldie (John Muir Trust)
Indoor Meet at Number 44 Hotel and Bar, Stonehaven. Doors open from 19.30pm. £2 admission fee. All welcome. It’s a critical time for our planet; it’s a critical time for deer in Scotland. Red Deer are much loved and iconic wildlife in Scotland providing valuable income for some rural estates. …
18th February 2024 : Day Meet – Ben Tirran, Glen Clova & High Tea
Ben Tirran, Glen Clova followed by High Tea, venue to be confirmed. Ben Tirren Corbett 896m, summit The Goet (trig point Grid Ref. NO373746) approx 600m NE of the Ben Tirran cairn. OS Map 44 Ballater and Glen ClovaDistance from Stonehaven Square to Start Point Glen Clova Hotel car park …
26th February 2024 : Indoor Meet – Number 44 Hotel & Bar – Calum Richardson, Walking the Cape Wrath Trail
Indoor Meet at the Number 44 Hotel & Bar, from 19.30pm – Calum Richardson, Walking the Cape Wrath Trail. All welcome, £2 admission fee. Organiser – Roger Owen.
15th – 16th March 2024 : Weekend Meet – Raeburn Hut, Laggan
Raeburn HutGeneral Wade Military RoadLaggan,Strathspey Tel. 01667 453749 OS Landranger Map 35Grid Ref. NN636909 Raeburn Hut is situated 5 miles from Dalwhinnie and 3 miles from Laggan on A889. The hut is in a great location with access to the Drumochter Hills, the Ben Alder group, the Monadhliaths, Aviemore and …
26th March 2024 : Indoor Meet – Number 44 Hotel & Bar – Lee Craigie, Cycling the Great Divide
Indoor Meet with speaker Lee Craigie, Cycling the Great Divide. Doors open from 19.30pm. £2 admission fee. All welcome. The Tour Divide challenge is simple: Race the rooftop of North America by mountain bike; travel self-supported along all 2,745 miles of Adventure Cycling Association’s Great Divide Mountain Bike Route; keep …
20th – 21st April 2024 : Weekend Meet – Wild Camping Speyside Way
Wild Camping Weekend from Tomintoul to Speyside Way and the return from Glenlivet to Tomintoul. OS Landranger maps 36 & 37.Total distance approx. 35kms with 5 kms optional diversion to the Corbett Carn Mor. Outline of planned walkWalkers will rendezvous at 1000hrs in the car park in the centre of …
4th – 11th May 2024 : May Week – Inchnadamph Explorers Lodge
May Week 2024 – Inchnadamph Explorers Lodge. InchnadamphAssyntLairgIV27 4HL Tel. 01571 822218 OS Landranger Map 15(Loch Assynt)Grid Ref. NC251219 Inchnadamph Hostel is located in the heart of Assynt surrounded by spectacular mountains including Ben More, Quinaig and Suiliven, star of the 2017 movie Edie with Sheila Hancock. The Munros Conival …
14th – 16th June 2024 : Weekend Meet – Inbhirfhaolain Hut Glen Etive
Inbhirfhaolain in Glen Etive.OS Landranger Map 41 (Ben Nevis)OS Grid Ref. NN158507To get to the hut take the Glen Etive road which is approximately 1 km past the Kingshouse Hotel on the A82. The hut is on the right about 10kms down the glen. The Inbhirfhaolain hut in Glen Etive, …
20th July 2024 : Day Meet – Achallater to Glen Doll via Jock’s Road
Bus transport for walkthrough from Achallater to Glen Doll via Jock’s Road. Walk through from Auchallatar to Glen Doll Ranger’s car park. OS Maps 43 (Braemar & Blair Atholl), and 44 (Ballater & Glen Clova)Start point: Auchallatar Farm Grid Ref: NO 155883.Walk distance: 19.5 kmsEstimated Time: 6 Hours 30 minsAscent: …
17th – 18th August 2024 : Weekend Meet – Lairig Ghru & Lairig Laiogh
End of Summer Madness – A walk from Linn of Dee to Glenmore Lodge via Lairig Ghru, an overnight stop in the Lodge and return walk via Lairig Laiogh or alternatively public transport from Aviemore back to Stonehaven. Saturday 17thLinn of Dee to Glenmore Lodge via Lairig Ghru.Start point: Linn …
20th – 23rd September 2024 : Long Weekend Meet – Lochranza Youth Hostel, Arran
ArranLochranza Youth HostelA841 LochranzaKA27 8HL +44 (0) 1770 830 631lochranza@hostelling acotland.org.uk OS Map 69 (Isle of Arran) NR935504 Members must make their own travel arrangements including ferries. Lochranza, home of the Arran whisky distillery is in the north of the island ideally located for the island’s four Corbetts and other …
20th October 2024 : Day Meet – Bin of Cullen Walk
Bin of Cullen Circular Walk. OS Maps 28 (Elgin & Dufftown), and 29 (Banff & Huntly) Distance from Stonehaven to Old Cullen Car Park 67 miles.Start point: Old Cullen Car Park Grid Ref NJ 508664 .Walk distance: 15.2 kms.Estimated duration: 5 Hours 40 mins.Ascent: 446 metres.End Point: Old Cullen car …
29th October 2024 : Indoor Meet – Number 44 Hotel & Bar – Mountains of Serbia
Indoor Meet – The Mountains of Serbia with Roger Owen and Andy Christie – Andy and Roger talk about their trip to Serbia in the summer of 2024, culminating in their climb of Midzor,the highest mountain in Serbia in the Stara Planina (Old Mountains) range. Serbia is a country not …
15th – 16th November 2024 : Weekend Meet – Braedownie Hut, Glen Clova
BraedownieGlen Clova OS Landranger Map 44(Ballater & Glen Clova)Grid Ref. NO286757 Braedownie, the club hut of the Carn Dearg Mountaineering Club is situated at the north end of Glen Clova ideally situated for the Munros Dreish and Mayar. FacilitiesLarge lounge/kitchen/dining area with wood burning stove.Well appointed kitchen with two stoves, …