Participants - Neil and Ben
Where - Carn Daimh, 570m/1,870', Sub-2k Marilyn, Map 36, NJ 181249
We had moved down to Tomintoul, handy for lots of hills. I hadn't heard of Carn Daimh before I started searching for hills that I could take Ben on but the map indicated that there was a viewpoint at the top so I decided to go for that. There were a number of possible starting points but I opted for the car park at Glenconglass which would give us a longer walk than the route from Tomnavoulin. It was Crown Estate land and there were lots of waymarked walks; cycle trails were also being put in in several forest sections. We got a good view of the hill shortly after the start of the walk which was marked route 6.....
however, the track to it took a roundabout route through the forest. Once again it was not all conifers so there were views, this is looking towards Creagan a'Chaise, one of two Grahams across the glen in the Cromdale Hills.....
the track eventually left the trees a few hundred metres short of the top and joined the route of the Speyside Way. This is the approach to the top with its viewpoint topography, cairn and summit marker post.....
Unfortunately it was still a bit dull as this really was a fine viewpoint. The background to the west is Beinn A'an and Beinn a'Bhuird in the Cairngorms.....
to the east it is Ben Rinnes.....
and to the north it is Creagan a'Chaise.....
A close up of the marker post.....
We could have carried on down the western side of the hill to make a circuit but there was livestock in the fields in that direction so it was back the same way. This gave a walk of about 8 miles and took about 4 hours. And it was starting to brighten up as we headed back to Tomintoul. I started to have thoughts about doing something else in the afternoon!
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