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Creag Bheag above Kingussie.

 Many of the villages in Badenoch have easy to reach  walks that give a couple of hours of reasonable walking.  One of them above Kingussie a circular walk that is easily reached from the car park area beside the Medical Centre. A diagonal path, or if preferred there is a set of steps, leads you to Middle Terrace from where sign postings will connect you with the walk proper. On account of timber extraction there is a posted up slight alteration to the start of the walk. You may just see a wee crag  when looking through the trees as you ascend. Aspect one. Aspect two. There are several tracks in the woods as you ascend and by always trending rightwards you will reach the exit from the trees. Always trending rightwards to get clear of the trees. Still unfinished work on the trail system. Soon after leaving the trees there is a fine wee windbreak beside the trail. A fine seat orientated to the distant Western Cairngorms. A first sighting of the summit cairn. The cairn with a sighting of
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A Herding Dog visits a small area of the Cuillin.

 Over two days Spot walked over a few of the smaller hills in the area. The first day was on Hills above Loch Slapin Sgurr nan Each, the Corbett Garbh-bheinn and the Graham Belig. On the second day after leaving the vehicle at Elgol the water taxi was taken into Scavaig and Loch Coruisk was walked around and then the coastal path was followed past the wee, so called, bad step to get to Camasunary Bay and then continuing coastal path walked back to Elgol. A cool down after a day out. Where the water taxi leaves from to reach the Cuillin. Happy to be at Coruisk....lots of fresh water to swim in. Camasunary Bay with the South flank of Blabheinn behind. The path down to Elgol...Rum in the distance.  

Glen Tromie, the Gravel Track, the Corbett, and Glen Feshie.

 We began this day out from the Wildlife Park with just a short distance into Kingussie the only part of the journey that was on a road with traffic.  I don't think that bikes and traffic mix well on a busy road. However we survived the ride during the few kilometres into the village.  We were happy to reach the Speyside Way trail and follow this off-road to reach Tromie Bridge and then follow the Glen track until we left it to gain the Gravel Trail. Some old farm buildings that have become Holiday accommodation. A fine wee cottage above Lynaberack Lodge. Bhran Cottage. A look down on the way to the upper part of the Tromie. Now on the gravel making use of the surface to reach the higher ground. The surface has been established for vehicles to reach the area when the planting of millions of trees happens. I guess that fences will come soon? However the track is very well made with loads of drainage systems and the edges have been re-established with the vegetation. A very different