Moved

Picked an easy day for the first new hill of 2025: Meall Tairneachan - the Corbett just across the road from Schiehallion in the Southern Highlands.
The snow is all a memory - we're back to summer conditions. There was a cold wind at the summit, but we were sheltered on the way up and down by the forest and by the bulk of the hill itself.
#HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie #Corbetts #Schiehallion

Brown Cow Hill from Corgarff Castle in Aberdeenshire with Moray yesterday. Sounds an unimaginative name, until you remember that many of the Gaelic hill names – Black Hill, White Hill, Grey Hill, Red Hill, Big Hill, Small Hill – aren’t exactly inspiring.
We did have some wildlife encounters – a mountain hare very visible still in its winter coat, and a few red grouse – which were great to see.
#Cairngorms #Aberdeenshire #HikingWithDogs #DogsOf Mastodon #Kelpie #Corgarff #BrownCowHill #Corbetts

Outdoorsy people - has anyone dealt with access issues in Perth & Kinross shire? There's no mention of the (statutory requirement) Access Officer on the council's website. Had to raise a generic complaint and hope it gets forwarded to the right person.

But it's Perthshire, a lot of access issues. 🙄

Locked gates, if anyone was wondering.

#Perthshire #PerthAndKinross #Access #AccessOfficer #ResponsibleAccess #RightToRoam #Corbetts

@jbenjamint@mastodon.scot thanks. I've had a response from a named individual who has picked it up and asked for further info. So looking hopeful so far.