Jen and I are just back from a few days staying with friends near Dufftown. On the way up on Friday we stopped off and walked up Gellaig near Balmoral from the high point of the B976. This gave a pleasant loop on good tracks with great views to Ben Avon, Lochnagar, Mount Keen and even out to Clach na Ben.
On Saturday Jen, Anna Ray and I walked a circuit from Glenconglass on the Glenlivet Estate taking in Carn Daimh. Again, this is only a small hill, but has great views of Ben Avon, Beinn a Bhuird, Bynack More and Ben Rinnes. The new mountain bike trails in this area looked worth a visit too. It was windy on Saturday with gusts of 45mph below 600m.
Lochnagar, Ben Avon and Beinn a’Bhuird are still holding lots of snow in their corries and bigger gully lines.
