The road to the wilderness

is 8km long*

*in the Monadhliath Mountains

 Two
Two way
way urban
urban road
road
(A86
(A86 Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
From
From two
two way
way to
to single
single lane
lane
(Glen
(GlenRoad,
Road,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Single
Single lane
lane at
at settlement
settlement edge
edge (with
(with passing
passing
place)
place)
(Glen
(GlenRoad,
Road,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Single
Single lane
lane near
near urban/
urban/ rural
rural boundary
boundary
(Glen
(GlenRoad,
Road,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Single,
Single, unfenced,
unfenced, metalled
metalled track
track at
at rural
rural
fringe
fringe
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands)
Highlands)
Moving
Moving into
into the
the walking
walking zone
zone framed
framed
by
by signage
signage (exit
(exit from
from final
final car
car park)
park)
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
End
End of
of the
the fully
fully metalled
metalled zone
zone
(marked
(marked by
by gate
gate and
and wooden
wooden
bridge)
bridge)
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
 Patches
Patches ofof metalling
metalling show
show the
the
transition
transition (with
(with deer
deer fence
fence on
on left
left
side)
side)
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Unmetalled
Unmetalled single
single track
track with
with verge
verge
2.20
2.20 m m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
 Rough
Rough stone
stone track
track to
to former
former last
last
house
house (with
(with vegetated
vegetated median
median strip)
strip)
1.8-2.0m
1.8-2.0m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Grass
Grass vehicle
vehicle track
track (after
(after former
former
last
last house)
house) 1.8-2.0m
1.8-2.0m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Grass
Grass vehicle
vehicle track
track (plantation
(plantation
forms
forms boundary)
boundary) 1.8-2.0m
1.8-2.0m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Grass
Grass vehicle
vehicle track
track (walkers
(walkers prefer
prefer
taking
taking the
the flatter
flatter wheel
wheel runs)
runs) 1.8-
1.8-
2.0m
2.0m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Walking
Walking path
path (single
(single wheel
wheel run
run
predominates)
predominates) 0.8-1.5m
0.8-1.5m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Walking
Walking path
path (no
(no evidence
evidence ofof
vehicles-
vehicles- just
just sheep)
sheep) 0.5-0.8m
0.5-0.8m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
Walking
Walking path
path (bike
(bike tracks
tracks visible)
visible) 0.5-
0.5-
0.8m
0.8m
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))
What
What path?
path? (no
(no evidence
evidence of
of single
single
route)
route)
(Glen
(GlenBanchor,
Banchor,Newtonmore,
Newtonmore,Highlands
Highlands))