Walk 23

Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Auchavan - Mayar

Very Strenuous

Distance: 16km/ 10 miles. Ascent 720m.
Start: Bus leaves Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie at 09:00.
Finish: Glen Doll at 16:00 - bus leaves for refreshments at Glen Clova Hotel.  Bus leaves for Blairgowrie at 17:00
Limit: 25
Notes: Very Strenuous. Hillwalking gear mandatory. Packed lunch required.

Maps: Landranger 43/44, Explorer 388

About the walk:

The Angus Munro Mayar -928m, is usually climbed from Glen Doll. Here we use a route from Auchavan in Glen Isla which gives a completely different aspect of the hill. It is effectively a summit on the SE tip of a high moorland plateau; hence the name which is probably a version of the Scots muir (moor). The summit is followed by a descent north into Corrie Fee, a newly designated natural heritage area, ending in the car park at Glen Doll.