Scottish munros

[Bald Monkey]

 

first pic Jura, 2nd pic is Kilchoman Bay on Islay's west coast.

 

looks amazing, defo will have to head over that way at some point. The whisky will be an added bonus.

[Stephen Blair]

Watch out for Adders!

[timberbear]

Get a good book, read, buy good gear but most of all make sure you are good with the map and compass! Forget the iPhone and the GPS! we do four weeks every year in Scotland, two weeks on munros and two weeks in the Galloway hills ( got a cottage there). Start small and build up, some of them are real leg killers and up to ten hours on the hills can hurt! Small hills like the Galloway hills are just as rewarding, they may only be 2600ft but with no paths and people it's a great way to experience solitude! This year we did the five sisters of Kintail and Glen Affric as well as the dungeon hills and Corserine in the galloways.

[Bald Monkey]

Thats the plan timber bear, start small and work our way up to the bigger ones. Think I'll have to brush up on the navigations skills as its been a while since I've done any.

 

Looks nice on those photos so I'm definitely getting lots on inspiration.

 

Cheers

[agrimog]

timberbear, take it youve been on top of the merrick then, and some of the others, thats my old boyhood stomping grounds, some beautifull scenery in the galloway hills, some serious walking as well

[timberbear]

timberbear, take it youve been on top of the merrick then, and some of the others, thats my old boyhood stomping grounds, some beautifull scenery in the galloway hills, some serious walking as well

 

It must have been a great place to grow up, I've managed to walk the whole lot, I try to give Merrick a miss these days invade we bump into another walker! My favourite is Curlywee and the walk over the Rings of Kell. We got a place near Ballmacellan. If circumstances chance well move up there one day. Talking of Merrick we took another Arbtalk user up there and did the long route and fair play to him he did the whole lot in his chainsaw boots and only moaned once(hope he reads this post).

[atree]

It must have been a great place to grow up, I've managed to walk the whole lot, I try to give Merrick a miss these days invade we bump into another walker! My favourite is Curlywee and the walk over the Rings of Kell. We got a place near Ballmacellan. If circumstances chance well move up there one day. Talking of Merrick we took another Arbtalk user up there and did the long route and fair play to him he did the whole lot in his chainsaw boots and only moaned once(hope he reads this post).

 

Any Where in Galloway area is Nice

[agrimog]

so I take it youve had the odd drink or two in the Ken Brig hotel then timberbear!!! Ballmacellan is a real nice place to stay, used to work just along the road from there on the side of loch ken.

[atree]

so I take it youve had the odd drink or two in the Ken Brig hotel then timberbear!!! Ballmacellan is a real nice place to stay, used to work just along the road from there on the side of loch ken.

 

Yeh New galloway is a nice wee place.

[timberbear]

so I take it youve had the odd drink or two in the Ken Brig hotel then timberbear!!! Ballmacellan is a real nice place to stay, used to work just along the road from there on the side of loch ken.

 

Was fortunate to watch Wales beat Scotland in the Brig this year, I do like the Clachen Inn in St johns. I've got a wee cottage about a mile up the road (towards crocketford) from Balmecellan opp Bar Murrie farm.

 

Usually drive down to the Brig drink several pints of Bellhaven Best then crawl back up the bloody hill!