Distance: 16 miles/26km Ascent: 3215ft/980m Time: 6-7 hours Start/finish: Large layby on A93 at Inver, opposite red telephone box (GR: NO 234938) Maps: Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger sheets 43 (Braemar & Blair Atholl) and 44 (Ballater)Route: Follow minor road, then track to Ballachlaggan. Turn R on grassy path, climb past …
Map 44, Grid Ref 480965 Pay for car parking so remember some change. There is a visitor centre & toilets near the car park. Many route options for the shorter winter days. There are plenty of well marked paths in Glen Tanar, on either side of the Water of Tanar. …
Our venue for Talks and Slideshows is the Station Hotel, Stonehaven, usually starting around 7pm. Committee Meetings dates are below. Tuesday 31st January – Professor Robert Duck, Dundee University, Mountain Geology. Monday 13th March – Committee Meeting – Karin Marshall’s. Tuesday 28th March – Club AGM – TBC Monday 12th …
Map 44, Grid Ref 310851 “England! thy beauties are tame and domestic, to one who has roved o’er the mountains afar. Oh, for the crags that is wild and majestic! The steep frowning glories of dark Lochnagar!” So wrote Lord Byron who climbed Lochnagar from Invercauld by the Garbh Allt, …
Map 43, Grid Ref 149914 Rucksacks Hostel, 15 Mar Road, Braemar, AB35 5YL. Telephone 01339 741517 Please bring your own sleeping bag as not all beds have bed linen. Bed linen will be provided on a first come first served basis.
Map 44, Grid Ref 283761 Glen Doll lies within the Cairngorm National Park at the top of Glen Clova, in an area of steep hills, Corries and Munros. It includes Corrie Fee Nature Reserve which has many endangered plants. The ancient track Jocks Road starts in the glen and ending …
Map 25, Grid Ref xxxxxxx 2 Bunkhouses in hotel grounds (12 spaces available), situated for good access to Skye, or the Kintail Hills. IV40 8HL
Map 19, Grid Ref 064893 Sail Mhor Croft Hostel was established by its present owners, Dave and Lynda Neville, in 1978, to provide high quality inexpensive accommodation. Situated at the foot of the famous An Teallach mountain range, it is ideally situated for mountaineers. We can cater for up to …
Map 43/36??, Grid Ref 187914 Vast kilometres of tracks for cycling and walking some of the higher tops, travelling via old rights of way, passing several crofts, the area has a rich history. With good access to Ben Avon, Ben a Bhuird, Cullardoch, Carn Liath and Loch Builg. Great views …
Map 44, Grid Ref 274818 Corrie Chash and Broad Cairn (6180m) – Cairn Bannoch (1012m) Loch Muick occupies a dark, steep sided glen on the Royal family’s Balmoral Estate. It offers numerous levels of walking for all, including families. The Glas- Alt- Shiel Queen Victoria’s holiday home she built for …
Map 35, Grid Ref 713989 Arrive Friday evening, bedding provided. Well located for those wishing to visit the numerous Munros and Corbetts in the Badenoch and Strathspey area. Close by are the rolling Monadh Liath and Drumochter hills. We’re spoiled for choice this weekend, as Newtonmore is also handy for …
Map xx, Grid Ref 075286 Often known as the Haughs o Cromdale, a long arc above the old settlement of Cromdale. These hills held many illicit stills for whisky and is home to one of the oldest distilleries left. The summit to Clash nam Piobair or best known as the …
Map 50, Grid Ref 392251 A well appointed hut, recently refurbished, about a mile east of Crianlarich on the A85 and adjacent the Ben More Restaurant Bar and Restaurant. Access to numerous hills. Munros, Corbetts and Grahams alike, with Ben More and Stob Binien on the doorstep. Cost is likely …
Please find link to download copy of latest Talks of Interest around Aberdeen City for the year ahead.
Map 44, Grid Ref 447804 From the car park at the head of Glen Esk, a relatively easy ascent of the most easterly Munro, Mount Keen, can be made. The route goes via Glen Mark to join the track on the west side of the Ladder Burn, then north to …
“The Art of Good Photography” Well-known local photographer Andy Hall will give an illustrated talk demonstrating how to perfect your photographic technique. 8pm, Tuesday 29th November 2016 Station Hotel, Stonehaven. Non-members most welcome. Admission £1 Tuesday 31st January 2017 – Professor Robert Duck, Dundee University –The Geology of Mountains – …
Karin Marshall has become the first member of her club to complete all three lists of Scotland’s highest mountains. In the space of seven years, Karin Marshall has reached the summit of all 283 Munros, 221 Corbetts, and 224 Grahams, completing her list earlier this year. A member of Stonehaven Mountaineering …
2016 Sunday 16th October – Day Meet – Fungle/ Firmounth round trip from Birse Castle Tuesday 25th October – Indoor Meet – 8.00pm Station Hotel – Toby Burrell – Climbing in Pantagonia Friday 18th November – Weekend Meet – Ochils Club Hut. Tuesday 29th November – Indoor Meet- Andy Hall – …
This popular event takes place in the beautiful location of Angus with its stunning scenery and excellent walking conditions. Anyone can take part. The festival covers 18 walks, designed to appeal to all levels of ability, with a choice of striking scenic locations. The four day festival is a great …
On a recent walk while stopped at Barrisdale Bothy we met a very friendly young gentleman from Munich,Germany called Thomas Zschammer. Thomas was over in Scotland taking in some of our most spectacular scenery, including Loch Quoich, Knoydart, Torridon, Isle of Mull, Iona, Tobermory and Glencoe. As an avid photographer …
