Scottish multiday backpack

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 tracyclimber 11 Mar 2024

Hello, I'm looking for some good 2 or 3 days multi winter days.  Either tent or bothy. Going up last two weeks in March, but alone so won't be doing anything too technical or requiring a rope. Thanks for any info.

In reply to tracyclimber:

How far? How 'technical'? Are you thinking of high-level, or glen-based?

Here are a few of the former, all very weather dependent, all of which would be amazing adventures in late winter/early spring conditions:

Cairngorm 4000ers https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/destinations/the_big_routes_cairngor...

Lochaber Traverse (you could add to this to make a Tranter or even Ramsay Round if you're energetic) https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/destinations/the_big_routes_lochaber...

Fisherfield Six https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/destinations/the_big_routes_fisherfi...

Traverse of the Mamores https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/destinations/the_big_routes_traverse...

South Cluanie Ridge https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/destinations/the_big_routes_south_cl...

OP tracyclimber 11 Mar 2024
In reply to Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com:

Im not looking for glen based.

I've done the An Tellach mountains and Cluanie and Cairngorms in winter, but that was 10+ years ago

I'll look at your routes above, thanks

 Andypeak 11 Mar 2024
In reply to tracyclimber:

Braeriach traverse is another good route with a perfectly placed bothy halfway. 

OP tracyclimber 11 Mar 2024
In reply to Andypeak:

Yes, I've done that as a 2 dayer in winter with the bothy, did think of doing it again

 aln 11 Mar 2024
In reply to tracyclimber:

Take lots of tins of beans.

 Dexter 12 Mar 2024
In reply to tracyclimber:

Blair Atholl to/from Aviemore is a good outing. Broadly following the route of Glen Tilt and the Lairig Ghru, you can take in a fair number of Munros along the way on either side of these infamous passes, which also allow for progress to be made if the weather turns too wild for the summits. Good, but busy, bothies at The Red House and Corrour and places to eat at either end followed by a relaxing return train journey back to the starting point make the logistics fairly straightforward. The Geldie can be difficult to cross if it's in spate.

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 goatee 12 Mar 2024
In reply to tracyclimber:

It's a fair while ago now but I went from Tulloch train station to Kinlochleven in three days. Over the Ossians, over the Grey Corries and over Binnean Mor

https://howlingmist.blogspot.com/2010/02/well-i-waited-until-something.html

my very first post on the blog as well.


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