Glen Feshie 24th August 2025

Glenfeshie, a wild landscape in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, was the venue for Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club’s latest club meet. Routes were adjusted as we experienced travel issues giving time constraints, but we all had a grand day.

Twenty-one members explored a selection of walks with the largest group setting off from Auchlean and heading up by the Allt Fhearnagan to reach the plateau and Carn Ban Mor.

From there, most went on to the highest point on the ridge and magnificent view point, Sgor Gaoith. The summit of Sgor Gaoith is on a little promontory on the brink of crags which plunge down to Loch Einich. Three members carried on to take in the top, Sgoran Dubh Mor, before retracing their outward route to meet up with the rest of this group.

A smaller party climbed another munro, Mullach Clach A’Bhlair, gaining the summit ridge by a land rover track and returning by Lochan nam Bo. When climbing, walkers paused to watch gliders rising on thermal air currents and, on the descent, some took time to enjoy the habitat restoration of native woodland. On Sunday, Glenfeshie was a popular destination for walkers and mountain bikers.

Finally, another group completed a 11 mile stretch of the Spey Way between Kincraig and Kingussie which provided varied scenery and good, well signposted tracks. The day started well with breakfast at the Loch Inch water sports centre. One of the highlights was passing round the small lochans below Creag Far leitire. The track then gradually climbed up to an erratic from which there were other ridge paths.

Dropping down to a lower level the honey smell of the heather was overwhelming then an interesting mile or so by large private gardens with curious ways of keeping the local deer population at bay. One house had a beautiful mural of a 6ft owl in full flight.

Bridge of Tromie provided a dramatic rest point overlooking the gorge and waterfalls before completing the walk by Ruthven Barracks.