Notes on walking, weather and old drove roads in the Highlands.
The birches had turned almost overnight. We started at the River Affric car park before eight and had the loop to ourselves until Athnamulloch, where a pair of stalkers were glassing the slopes above the bothy. Rain came in from the west around noon, as forecast, and stayed.
Worth noting for anyone heading out this month: the bridge below Alltbeithe is fine, but the ford further east is knee-deep after a wet night.
When the light only lasts until five, a long ridge is a gamble. These three are under twelve kilometres, have clear paths and good views even under low cloud: the Corrieshalloch gorge and the falls of Measach; the Fairy Glen above Rosemarkie; and the old military road from Dalwhinnie towards Loch Ericht.
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