The Duke of Gordon Hotel is not an obvious choice for an overnight stay. My original plan was to pick up a resupply parcel and camp; but I needed gas too. TGOC management were able to arrange delivery of a canister to the hotel. So this worked well for me. As I approached the hotel […]
Acharacle to Montrose The TGOC 2021 notes: days 7-10 Read More »
“Is anyone planning to go up onto the Cairngorm plateau in the morning?” I asked the crowd gathered around the fire in the bothy. No takers. Track looking back towards the Feshie Just a little to the north is a track which covers a lot of ground in 8 or 9 km to over
TGOC Plockton to Redcastle Lunan Bay – #3 Feshie to the coast Read More »
Errogie dwelling The Monaliadth is a different style of mountain area. The rounded hills and extensive high moorland give it a remote feel but without the dramatic landscape of the steeper and more rocky West Highlands or Cairngorm. an entrance to the Monadliadth at Drumnaglas The area is dissected by landrover tracks, which provide the
TGOC 2014 #5: The Monaliadth from Errogie to Feshie Read More »
Morar & The Way East! Here’s some of the pictures. Click on any picture below …. you will probably a a zoomed image showing more detail. The location map feature is not available here. TGO blogs for following years include OS maps of the route which no longer work on the original Google’s Blogspot posts.
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We have to call ‘Control’ regularly so that our progress is monitored and to pickup messages about weather and conditions. We were told ‘too much snow on top of Cairngorms please use foul weather alternatives’. This suited me and my poor feet. A gentle stroll on the track up the Feshie valley and down the
2012 TGOC challenge day 9 to the top of Feshie Burn Read More »