The Occasional Munroist
Route http://www.munromagic.com/RouteInfo.cfm?RouteID=47 Distance 17.4km Munros Carn Gorm & Meall Garbh (2 out of possible 4) Last Sunday (26th June) saw me attempting the Carn Mairg round of 4 munros. This route is 17.5km and, being 5km shorter, should have been considerably easier than my previous outing to Beinn A'Ghlo. A combination of appalling weather and very tired legs meant that this was never going to be an easy day out. The walk starts at Invervar, which is near Fortingall (which is itself near Aberfeldy) in Perthshire. It seems that over the years the estate which owns these hills has not been very welcoming to hill walkers, in particular they pretty much don't want to see people during the stalking season. With this in mind June seemed the perfect time for a visit. The estate has now provided a small parking area in Invervar with strict guidelines that once it is full people should just go somewhere else. The parking area is not that easy to spot ...