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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Easy : Loch Ard Forest Walk from Aberfoyle
The Scottish Wool Centre, Aberfoyle, FK83UQ, GBA pleasant circuit route along forest trails around Aberfoyle area taking in scenic features at Lochan Spling and Doon Hill.After the walk we can enjoy a tea/coffee at the Wool Centre cafe.
TERRAIN
A good trail for most of the route however parts of the walk at Doon Hill are steep and sections close to Aberfoyle can be boggy.
ROUTE
Route details from Walkhighlands.
Lochan Spling, Aberfoyle
Doon Hill and Fairy Knowe, Aberfoyle
WALK STATS
Map/Landranger 57 Stirling & The Trossachs
Distance: 12 km
Ascent: 350 Metres
Time: estimated 3.30/4.00 hours
PARTICIPATION STATEMENT
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.
SUITABILITY
If you have a habit of putting your name down for walks and don't turn up or cancelling at the last minute don't sign up for the walk.You must have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will walk as a group at a moderate pace.
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 organiser.
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for this walk with hillwalking boots, waterproofs, 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.
Websites providing up to date forecasts.- Aberfoyle (Stirling) weather - Met Office
- Craiglich Weather Forecast (476m)
- LIFTS/MEETUP TIME
We will meet at the car-park in Aberfoyle beside the Wool Centre.If you need a lift please use the comments box below to ask for one.If receiving a lift, agree beforehand with your driver how you're splitting costs, share contact details and keep car tidy.
Please arrive ready to walk. 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.
If you need to contact me on the day my number is 07757 940869,best to send a text message.
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.38 attendees
Moderate/Difficult: Càrn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag Drumochter
Layby 87 A9, PH19 1AF, Dalwhinnie, GBStarting off at a height of 400m, these 2 Munros give a relatively shorter walking day with great views to Ben Alder, Loch Ericht and the other Drumochter Munros.
Meet at 09.15 to start walking at 09.30. Meeting point is at Layby 87; https://maps.app.goo.gl/M2aa4FxK53K8yxvs9
TERRAIN
Nothing steep, landrover track start to the bealach, then a fairly gradual moorland walk to each Munro, with a mixture of good and faint paths.ROUTE
We’ll be following the Walk Highlands route: Càrn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag, Drumochter (Walkhighlands)WALK STATS
Distance: 11.75 miles/19km
Ascent: 824m
Time: 5-6 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 are 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 have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will walk as a group at a **moderate pace**CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for a winter walk, crampons, ice axe with waterproofs, warm clothes, gloves, hat, food and water. Map and compass and head torch are essential.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 09:15 to start walking at 09:30If 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.
4 attendees
Meall Chuaich, Drumochter
Location not specified yetMeall Chuaich is a rather rounded Munro lacking any great character. Its position sitting slightly apart from the main Cairngorms ensures it is a superb viewpoint for upper Badenoch and Strathspey, as well as the Creag Meagaidh and Ben Alder ranges.
We will follow the Walk Highlands route:
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/meall-chuaich.shtmlTERRAIN
Tracks for the approach followed by an eroded path up the hill itself make this one of the simpler Munro summits.PUBLIC TRANSPORT
None nearbySTART
Meet at 09:15 for a 09:30 start.
Layby 94 on A9, just south of Cuaich. Open in Google Maps.WALK STATS
Distance 14km / 8.75 miles
Time 5 hours
Ascent 614m
Start Grid Ref NN654867SUITABILITY/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 are 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 have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will walk as a group at a **moderate pace**CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for a winter walk, crampons, ice axe with waterproofs, warm clothes, gloves, hat, food and water. Map and compass and head torch are essential.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 09:15 to start walking at 09:30
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.4 attendees
Easy/Moderate : Antonine Wall inc Bar Hill from Kilsyth
Auchenstarry Marina, Kilsyth, GBA popular walk which follows part of the Ancient Roman Antonine Wall and the forts of Bar Hill and Croy Hill and a return to the start point along the Forth & Clyde Canal pathway.After the walk we can enjoy tea/coffee stop at the Auchinstarry Marina.
TERRAIN
A good trail for most of the route however parts of the walk coming off Castle Hill are steep and can be boggy.
ROUTE
Route details from Walkhighlands.
Croy Hill and the Antonine Wall, near Kilsyth
WALK STATS
Map/Landranger 64 Glasgow
Distance: 10.5 km
Ascent: 206 Metres
Time: estimated 3.30/4.00 hours
PARTICIPATION STATEMENT
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.
SUITABILITY
If you have a habit of putting your name down for walks and don't turn up or cancelling at the last minute don't sign up for the walk.You must have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will walk as a group at a moderate pace.
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 organiser.
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for this walk with hillwalking boots, waterproofs, 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.
Websites providing up to date forecasts.- Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire) weather - Met Office
- LIFTS/MEETUP TIME
We will meet at the car-park at Auchinstarry Marina.If you need a lift please use the comments box below to ask for one.If receiving a lift, agree beforehand with your driver how you're splitting costs, share contact details and keep car tidy.
Please arrive ready to walk. 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.
If you need to contact me on the day my number is 07757 940869,best to send a text message.
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.26 attendees
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