With some of the biggest and wildest hills in the central highlands, the Ben Alder area makes for a great remote weekend taking in two fantastic scrambles and some excellent ridge walking. A good chunk of the distance is on an estate track, for which a mountain bike will relieve the tired feet, although the walk is just as enjoyable.
Fitting neatly into a weekend (if the initial track is done on Friday evening) the route is best split into three sections with many potential camping spots.
37.78 miles, 60.80 km, 2,401m ascent, 18 – 25 hours
Lorraine McCall began her attempt today at a continuous, self-powered round of the Grahams, a four-month tour of upland Scotland combining walking and bikepacking. If successful, she'll be the first person that we know of to do it.
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