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Re: Monadhliath Mountains

Allt na goire to Aberader House where you pick up the track up the Allt Mor and then over the ridge to Glen Mazeran. If I do that route again I’ll camp in upper Glen Mazeran which is stunning rather than the river beneath Cnoc Thulagain. My blog gives you my 2014 route which went that way https://blogpackinglight.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/tgo-challenge-2014-summary/

Re: Monadhliath Mountains

Craig,

I walked from Fort Augustus up through the Stronelairg wind farm and camped near Chalybeate Spring.
The next day I climbed onto the ridge and followed it a while and dropped down into Newtonmore from the ridge between Cairn A Chailleach and Geal Carn.
I think the first day was the hottest day of the crossing and the traffic on the road up to the wind farm created lots of dust - there’ll be less traffic next year as the work is now pretty well finished. Walking and navigation is dead easy, but it’s uphill all day. Finding water was a problem until I got high up - for some reason I didn’t fill my water bottle at the reservoir.

The second day above the wind farm was a great day - lovely terrain, lots of deer and even a ptarmigan to watch. The descent to Newtonmore is on lovely springy grass - a romp!

I’ve already been looking at a more northerly route for next year - from Drumnadrochit to aviemore weaving from Dulnain to Findhorn ( which may be the route Louise doesn’t like and she’s actually walked it).

I’ll be researching the blogs of previous crossings for info - we’ll worth a look.

Hope we both find good routes (&get a place) for next year.

Re: Monadhliath Mountains

Thanks Graham

Re: Monadhliath Mountains

Graham
"I’ve already been looking at a more northerly route for next year - from Drumnadrochit to aviemore weaving from Dulnain to Findhorn ( which may be the route Louise doesn’t like and she’s actually walked it)."
I should perhaps clarify, the route itself, from the Findhorn to the Dulnain, is wild and rough terrain, everything you'd expect, the Burma Road is fine because by that point you're a bit focussed on Aviemore and food and a shower and a bed and food and...you get the picture! It was just a dreadful Challenge for me overall, not particularly the route 😊

Re: Monadhliath Mountains

Sometimes if I wait long enough someone will ask my question and I will get a lot of good suggestions. Thanks to all. Hopefully I will get a chance to use them in May. Not that long now before I know.

William