Carn a' Mhais Leathain

Tucked within the northern Monadhliath, this rounded summit rises above the upper River Findhorn. Reached via estate tracks from Farr or Tomatin, the terrain is a classic Highland mixture of heather and peat hags. It offers a remote, quiet walk ending at a trig pillar with long views over the rolling plateau.

• •The name is Gaelic, Càrn a' Mhais Leathain, translating as 'Hill of the Broad Buttock' or 'Hill of the Broad Thigh,' an earthy and accurate description of its sprawling, rounded profile.
• •The summit is often visited as a quiet extension to a walk up Càrn na h-Easgainn to the north, though the intervening ground is notoriously pathless and saturated.
• •From the summit trig pillar, you can look directly down into the remote upper reaches of the Findhorn valley and south-west across the vast, empty interior of the Monadhliath range.
• •The hill’s greatest challenge is rarely the gradient, but rather the sheer patience required to navigate a straight line through its labyrinthine network of peat hags.