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ul shorrock share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x like this like loading posted in uncategorized 1 comment 336 back again posted on 14 02 2026 by paul shorrock for all sorts of reasons the blog slipped off the plot so i m back and i ll be publishing some of the thousands of photos that have been languishing on my hard drive hope you like them skye is as good a place to start as any and this is one of my favourite views of the black cuillin ridge the black cuillins from elgol on the isle of skye the magnificent yr wyddfa is just over an hour s drive from where i live well the bottom of the mountain is you then have to get to the top yr wyddfa snowdon in winter life isn t all mountains sometimes we get to socialise with the neighbours so let s finish with mr jack daw meet the neighbours mr jack daw if you like any of the images feel free to share or use just give me a mention that would be cool all images paul shorrock share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x like this like loading posted in uncategorized 10 comments 335 ben rinnes second time lucky posted on 10 07 2023 by paul shorrock ben rinnes 840m 2775ft near dufftown banffshire north east scotland for the best viewing experience left click the images and maps to zoom in to a new window then exit that window to go back go on it really does work the cairngorms and speyside with ben rinnes at the red cross if the mountains are one of the main attractions bringing visitors to the cairngorms there is keen competition in the spey valley especially for those who like a drop of the uisge beatha or water of life otherwise known to most of us as whisky it seems that every village in speyside includes the name of a famous single malt whisky it s a whisky lovers paradise though when it comes to single malt whisky i ve got to say that i m more of a fan of the peaty west coast version ben rinnes with the spey valley to the north a95 and a941 roads i prefer my single malts without added water and that s pretty much my preference for my mountain walking days as well on our scottish trip of september 2022 there had been more than enough water and we had bailed out from the delights of the soggy west coast and headed east to the spey valley speyside may be the home of some of the most popular single malt whiskies in the world but it is less well known for its mountains except for ben rinnes that is the ben rinnes route linear there and back with a height of 840 metres 2755 ft ben rinnes isn t exactly a lofty peak but it s a popular one we had arrived at the start point for the hike back in mid september 2022 but even as we started tying boot laces the rain that had chased us east caught up with us we gave it up as a bad job and headed for the coast and bow fiddle rock instead see post 331 then in april 2023 we were back at the same car park but this time with clear blue skies it looked like it was game on setting off from the car park looking down to the original car park now extended just out of view on our 2022 visit we found the car park at the start point to be very small not that it mattered because there were no other vehicles there news of the approaching bad weather must have put folk off on our revisit we discovered that the parking area had been extended making life easier all round it also meant that there was enough room to overnight with the camper without hogging scarce parking space placing us ready to start up the hill early next morning heading up the track with the first view of ben rinnes on roy s hill with ben rinnes ahead the snow topped cairngorms 40kms 25 miles to the southwest the track from the car park was wide and made for easy progress a couple of zigs and zags took us up the side of round hill followed by steady progress along the broad ridge of roy s hill cai our labrador poodle cross was a bit steadier on the lead than on the creag bhuidhe walk a couple of weeks earlier see post 334 but like all youngsters he wanted to be there immediately wherever there was for the humans there were superb views of the snow capped cairngorms just 40kms 25 miles to the southwest the final slopes to the summit and the view back towards the start heading for the zig zags with company above good soaring conditions overhead the final slopes to the summit were a little steeper but not unpleasantly so and the zig zag path made life easier we soon realised that we had company a paraglider pilot was making good use of a steady breeze to gain some soaring height about 500 metres to the north of here was the site of a ww2 air crash on 14 th november 1943 a wellington bomber from raf lossiemouth crashed into the hillside whilst on a navigation exercise killing the crew of two we didn t have time to visit the site but settled instead for watching the paraglider head east into the valley below big skies with the distant cairngorms behind the granite tors on the summit looking like a castle from below excited young dog cai wants to be there now almost at the summit with the trig point visible amongst the granite at the summit with the cairngorms in view the summit of ben rinnes is a small granite tor giving all round views with the distant cairngorms being the main attraction having done the usual summit stuff it was time to retrace our steps to the start point walking downhill is supposed to be easier than slogging uphill but energetic young cai was going for an attempt on the fastest trip up and down the mountain he would probably have achieved it if he hadn t had the handicap of a slow moving human holding him back the trig point marking the summit the way back time to head for home text and images paul shorrock share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x like this like loading posted in 1 scotland aircrash sites tagged border collie hiking hillwalking labrador poodle cross mountains photography scottish highlands 3 comments 334 creag bhuidhe killin first hill day for the boy posted on 16 06 2023 by paul shorrock loch tay seen from creag bhuidhe with ben lawers and meall nan tarmachan in the distance on the left for the best viewing experience left click the images and maps to zoom in to a new window then exit that window to go back go on it really does work for years i ve driven straight through the southern highlands of scotland too impatient to stop when glencoe skye wester ross and assynt were beckoning more recently i ve been filling in some of the gaps and chris and i had enjoyed a couple of good days on meall nan tarmachan see post 292 and ben lawers see post 310 in the killin loch tay area ben lawers august 2021 when our border collie mist started to slow down through old age i drew up a list of easier mountain days that the old girl could enjoy in fact the list was so long that we still had loads of less demanding hill days left on the list when mist passed away in june 2022 see post 320 for a final tribute as most of the hikes on the list were fairly short i looked for a good reason to get round to doing them the good reason turned out to be a new dog cai labrador poodle cross aka labradoodle cai came to us via friends who had fostered him following a bereavement he arrived with the name dave which sounds cute until you have to shout the name in public to get the dog s attention he didn t seem to recognise or respond to dave so we renamed him cai which is welsh for joy or happiness he came to us at six months old a bit too young for long mountain days so it looked as though the list of shorter hill days was going to be useful after all seven months old quite small airborne cai is a labradoodle there i said it at the risk of offending labradoodle owners the labradoodle isn t a breed as such it s a labrador poodle cross it s an unstable cross at that and a litter of lab poodle pups can vary greatly in size colour and coat so i ll probably not use the term labradoodle again he s a lab poodle cross cai is more lab at the front end with lab ears and a golden lab colour but with a curlier coat than a lab the back end has a poodle s tail carriage and stance however when it comes to food he s pure lab twelve months old bigger just about fully grown at twelve months both labs and poodles are bright dogs from working heritage and cai is quick to learn when we adopted him he was in the naughty pup stage and we are currently in the wilful teenager phase he learned recall in no time at all but also learned that once he was off lead he could decide whether or not he came back however his achilles heel is food and that will usually get him to return he s also possibly the friendliest dog i know determined to say hello to one and all the southern highlands with loch tay and killin near the top killin and the west end of loch tay the route out and back from killin to creag bhuidhe our biggest issue with cai was lead pulling he was pulling like a train which was hard enough with a 10 kilo pup but much more difficult with a 16 kilo adolescent now at twelve months old we are finally getting him to walk on lead with good manners well most of the time i picked the creag bhuidhe route near killin for an outing as it was short and non technical i didn t fancy being pulled over a crag edge by an over enthusiastic canine an out and back route of 4 kms and just 400 metres height gain seemed ideal for the boy s first hill day setting out from killin with a short detour to fingal s stone the route sets out from killin village starting with a quick look at fingal s stone legend has it that it was the gravestone of mythical celtic hero fingal otherwise fionn mac cumhaill pronounced finn mccool in reality it is a prehistoric standing stone possibly a survivor from a stone circle in 1830 it was moved to its present site from a higher location above killin due to visitors disturbing the crops nearby so it appears that problems with tourists are not new the route starts as it means to go on steep still steep loch tay behind with views down to killin having visited the stone it was time to head uphill and that uphill turned out to be quite steep in places having a pulling dog on the other end of the lead was something like being on an uphill ski tow which did aid my progress somewhat though it did strike me that it was also good resistance training for cai it also struck me that resistance training would produce an even stronger dog able to pull even harder ho hum loch tay with ben lawers on the left the final slopes to the summit nearly there the summit cairn with meall clachach rising beyond the summit looking southwest ben more the obvious mountain on the right skyline creag bhuidhe is just a wee hill with an altitude of about 510 metres and the there and back trip was a mere 4 km views from the summit repaid the effort though with great views down to loch tay to the east and the crianlarich ben more to the southwest when it was time to head for home it was my turn for a bit of resistance training i can t say that i felt any benefit time to head for home well that was fun wasn t it can we do it again text and images paul shorrock share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x like this like loading posted in 1 scotland tagged border collie hiking hillwalking labradoodle labrador poodle cross mountains photography scottish highlands 3 comments older posts paul shorrock paul offers guided hillwalking in the uk through hillcraft guided walking he is also a freelance outdoor writer copyright notice paul shorrock except where indicated in the text excerpts and links from this blog may be used and or duplicated provided that full and clear credit is given to one man s 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