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 Kingussie below.

Close bye a fine windbreak and a chance to get the flask out.

An earlier summer visit looking out over Kingussie.

From the descent path...Loch Gynack and with Pitmain estate beyond.

Many sign posts to keep you on the right track.

From here reach the static caravan site beside the Golf course and the minor road descending beside the Gynack Burn to connect back to the labelled Middle Terrace with a return to the car park.

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