Time: 2-3 hours SITUATED between Kingussie and Aviemore, Kinrara Estate has had a chequered history in terms of public access. However, a number of years ago a ‘path order’ was taken out by the Cairngorms National Park to enable an extension of the Speyside Way to cross part of the 1100-acre estate, an extension opposed by the estate owners on the basis that it would interfere with nature conservation. This was the first time the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 had been used to solve an access dispute and after ministers had approved the path order it was eventually built, providing an undulating route between Aviemore and Kincraig.
Slàinte Mhath Euan Duguid explores the rising prevalence of fake rare whiskies flooding the market
Meet the team behind Scottish
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Fiona Russell tackles a long trail through the Lairig Ghru
A Pentland Escape there is adventure to be found close to Edinburgh in these rolling hills
The Great Gear Guide, Around Scotland events,
and reviews of the best hotels and restaurants
will keep you right this month.
Trip to remotest part of Scotland filmed by Perth-based explorer to be shown on winter special of The Adventure Show
A dark and icy Scottish mountainside On the Edge of Nowhere was the lonely destination for a short film that is to be broadcast by the BBC this week.
Scotland s most remote location, the flanks of Loch Beinn Dearg in the heart of the Fisherfield Forest, between Loch Maree and Dundonnell (Image: James Cave)
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Time: 3-4 hours I was delighted to be involved in the launch of Glenlivet’s three Smugglers’ Trails a few years ago and spent some time exploring the remoter quarters of Glen Livet, climbing high on to the Ladder Hills that separate this remarkable whisky-producing glen from Donside to the south. Corbett-baggers will be well aware of the riches of the area – Carn Mor, 2639ft/804m, is the highest of the Ladder Hills, and in the east the whisky hill itself, Ben Rinnes 2759ft/840m, and its neighbour, Corryhabbie Hill 2561ft/781m, stand close to the march with another famous whisky producing glen, Glenfiddich.
Time: 2-3 hours I wanted some photographs of the southern reaches of Glen Shee but needed a bit of height. A look at the map showed what appeared to be a conical shaped hill jammed between Glen Shee and Glen Isla. It was called Mount Blair. The name of the hill is interesting. Some suggest it refers to a clearing while others say it means ‘plain hill’ or even ‘hill of the plain’. Certainly its western slopes lack any real discerning features so ‘plain hill’ could be justified. The eastern slopes, above Glen Isla, are made a little more interesting by the scoop of Corrie Vanoch, which is littered with ancient tumuli – cairns, hut circles and field systems.