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 »
The route out of this area involved some pathless navigation up one valley to the plateau and then down another valley eventually to join a track about 10km away. In theory this sort of navigation should be relatively easy driven by the direction of the valleys. In practice, on the ground, it is not so
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I woke to whiteness outside. The rain had turned to snow. There’s a big water project at this end of the Monaliadth. A project that has gone slightly wrong. So the reservoir on my map was empty of water. Instead through the cloud and snow flurries I could see earth moving equipment with flashing lights
The Great Glen Hostel has good facilities and it was possible to do some washing and drying as well as access the internet. The Great Glen Way follows the Caledonian canal at the point, and I joined it to Fort Augustus at the end of Loch Ness. One of the first sights at Fort Augustus
2012 TGOC day 6 – the joy of packing standing up Read More »