📌 Strath Mashie, Highland
★★★

This varied forestry circuit above Pattack Falls visits an unnamed summit and a Pictish fort, both with excellent views over Strathmashie, the Monadhliath and other nearby hill ranges. Although partly signposted, a few spots are slowly being overtaken by nature, which only greater footfall will rectify – please help!

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at Pattack Falls car park, A86 2 mi east of Kinloch Laggan

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 567903

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.981971,-4.359525

❌ No public transport within 1 mi

🚗 Car park

📝 Key info

▶ 9 km / 6 mi | ▲ 440 m | ⌛ 3.5-4 hr

Features: △ Unnamed summit in Black Wood (565 m); 🏰 Dùn-da-lamh fort

Moderate | Paths & tracks throughout, sustained ascent to summit. Many path sections are narrow; section immediately north of A86 is overgrown & boggy.

➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Pattack Falls – cross A86 (care required) – lochan near Feagour – 565m top in Black Wood – Dùn-da-lamh – return to prevous bealach – return to Feagour lochan via track on southeast side of hill – start by outward route

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Small birds, butterflies.

Weather: Cloudy, light winds, temperature in high teens.

July 2021
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