About us
Hi there! Welcome to the group :-) This group is part of Scottish Hillwalking & Activities Group - for walking/hillwalking events. The other part of the group is for climbing events and if you're interested in that, please join https://www.meetup.com/scottish-hillwalkers/
We're a friendly group that was founded in 2008 to be run by the members for the members. We encourage members to "own the group" and help keep the page active by hosting events, but there is definitely no requirement to do so.
We organise a wide range of walks year round including single Munros, multiple Munros, scrambling over ridges, weekends away and a selection of low level longer walks, pub walks and summer evening walks..
These shouldn't be considered "led walks" with a professional guide. Think of it more as going walking with a group of friends (and while you may not be friends with everyone at the start of the walk, you will be by the end of it!). However, everyone has to take responsibility for themselves as well as for each other, and everyone has a role to play (be it offering lifts to the start, helping with the navigation on the walk or bringing the jaffa cakes!)
The organiser of a walk or event is the point of contact for the walk. Organisers do not lead walks and are not responsible for others or instructing them. Organisers are volunteers who are sharing their own experience with others, so those of lesser experience should be aware of this.
The group is completely free to join, but we may occasionally ask for a voluntary £3 donation to help cover the cost of hosting the group on Meetup.com.
If you have some ideas for walks and activities or perhaps once you have been on a few events, would like to get involved in organising one, please send us a message via Mountain Goat's Meetup profile.
Look forward to seeing you on a meetup soon,
Mountain Goat
Upcoming events
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Hard: Ben Alder 2, Bike and Hike
Dalwhinnie Petrol Station PH19 1AD, 10 Ben Alder road, Dalwhinnie, GBBen Alder and its munro neighbour Beinn Bheoil. A remote and very strenuous bike and hike starting from Dalwhinnie, for hill-fit walkers only. Ben Alder dominates the central highlands, the view of the mountain is far finer from the north/Culra bothy site than from walking in from the south west/Corrour. This walk is four weeks after the Ben Alder 4 and so hopefully enough resting time lol.
Walk highlands walking route Ben Alder and Beinn Bheòil from Culra
Meeting point Dalwhinnie petrol station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kLPL93da5HfPhPAd6 There's a £3 parking charge to be paid at the garage.
I'm staying at the Dalwhinnie School house hostel after the walk on Sat 13 June. There's other accomodation available not too far away eg in Kingussie/Newtonmore also. A few of us on sunday morning are taking in another remote bike and hike, this time from Craig, Achneshellach Maoile Lunndaidh (separate event) and might do another achneshellach munro on the monday if the legs hold up before returning home.
Weather dependent. For any queries on the day 07901 987769.
TERRAIN
Good track for cycle in along loch ericht, last mile of cycle is along a rougher boggy path. Some minor scrambling on Ben Alder.ROUTE
Cycling: Dalwhinnie- site of the former Culra Bothy: Dalwhinnie to Culra
Walking route (anti-clockwise): Ben Alder and Beinn Bheòil from Culra - Route MapWALK STATS
Total distance: 49km, Cycle 32 km, Walk 17km
Total Ascent: 1325m
Time: 10 hoursSUITABILITY/PARTICIPATION STATEMENT
You are responsible for deciding if this event is suitable for you, coming adequately prepared and looking after yourself on the walk. If there's any questions about suitability, please contact the organisers.The Scottish Hillwalkers and Activities Group recognises that hill walking, scrambling and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.
PACE
You must be surefooted and have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will cycle/walk as a group at a **moderate pace**CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for this walk, with full waterproofs, headtorch, warm clothes, gloves and hat and food and water.WEATHER FORECAST
Please make sure you check the weather forecast before you come:
Please remember to check the website the night before the walk - if the weather forecast is very bad we may change or cancel the walk, or move it to a different day.LIFTS/MEETUP TIME
We will be at the Petrol station car park at 9.15am to start cycling at 9.30am.Please arrive ready to start and we will only wait for 5 minutes before leaving.
If you need a lift please use the comments box below to ask for one. If receiving a lift plse share contact details.
RSVPs
• Yes: You intend to come and will turn up.
If you can't make it, change your RSVP to NO to allow someone else to take your place.GROUP ETHOS
Please remember the organiser is not the leader of the walk - we lead ourselves and make decisions and walk AS A GROUP. If you don't like the sound of that, perhaps this walk is not for you :-)Be considerate:
Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code for COVID-19 https://www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/access-outdoors-during-current-coronavirus-outbreak-guidance-public-and-land-managers be aware of farm animals, wildlife and nesting birds, keep all your litter and #TakitHame.If you are unwell or have a cold/flu, please don't come on the walk. The hills will always be there and we will see you the next time.
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Hard: Maoile Lunndaidh, Bike and Hike
Craig A890, A890 layby, Achnashellach, GBThe single munro Maoile Lunndaidh from just off the A890 main road at Craig, Achneshellach. A remote and strenuous bike and hike, for hill-fit walkers only.
Maoile is one of the least climbed munros. It's remote with a good track in to cycle but one of its problems is that the walk starts (at the tiny plantation in the main photo) as a bog lovers dream with very rough and undulating, boggy ground to get near its two tops (see walk descn). Per the walk highlands route start (or end), there's no path or shoulder/ridge to steadily make progress, lots of small boggy rises and dips instead, until a path has eventually been formed near the summit. After both tops visited might come back same way as it's quicker than completing the walk highlands loop. I've only done it once before and that was in clag and so ignore lol the negativity, the summit viewpoint is - meant to be great, Coulins, Llurgh mhor and Sheasgaich etc nearby and torridon.
Meeting point https://maps.app.goo.gl/mzDiiqtmxZCpkiWn6 If the car park is full - there's a large lay-by on the other side of the main road 300m to the east, where we'll meet instead.
I'm staying in Garve on the sunday after walk and on the monday night. Planning to do a walk or bike/ hike on the monday also before returning home.
Weather dependent. For any queries on the day 07901 987769.
TERRAIN
Long but good track for cycle up to a small plantation. (The plantation is 600m approx before glen uig lodge). The walk element as above is boggy and very rough at the start especially.ROUTE
Full cycle and walk route Maoile LunndaidhWALK STATS
Total distance: 26km; Cycle 16 km, Walk 10km
Total Ascent: 1005m
Time: 9 hours approxSUITABILITY/PARTICIPATION STATEMENT
You are responsible for deciding if this event is suitable for you, coming adequately prepared and looking after yourself on the walk. If there's any questions about suitability, please contact the organisers.The Scottish Hillwalkers and Activities Group recognises that hill walking, scrambling and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.
PACE
You must be surefooted and have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will cycle/walk as a group at a **moderate pace**CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for this walk, with full waterproofs, headtorch, warm clothes, gloves and hat and food and water.WEATHER FORECAST
Please make sure you check the weather forecast before you come:
Please remember to check the website the night before the walk - if the weather forecast is very bad we may change or cancel the walk, or move it to a different day.LIFTS/MEETUP TIME
We will be at the car park at 10.45am to start cycling at 11 am.If you need a lift please use the comments box below to ask for one. If receiving a lift plse share contact details.
Please arrive ready to walk and we will only wait for 5 minutes before leaving.
RSVPs
• Yes: You intend to come and will turn up.
If you can't make it, change your RSVP to NO to allow someone else to take your place.GROUP ETHOS
Please remember the organiser is not the leader of the walk - we lead ourselves and make decisions and walk AS A GROUP. If you don't like the sound of that, perhaps this walk is not for you :-)Be considerate:
Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code for COVID-19 https://www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/access-outdoors-during-current-coronavirus-outbreak-guidance-public-and-land-managers be aware of farm animals, wildlife and nesting birds, keep all your litter and #TakitHame.If you are unwell or have a cold/flu, please don't come on the walk. The hills will always be there and we will see you the next time.
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