Carn na Saobhaidh

Located in the rolling northern reaches of the Monadhliath, this heather-clad Tump offers a quiet escape from the busier Inverness tracks. The terrain is typical of the range: expansive, boggy in patches, and crossed by estate tracks that make for a straightforward, if lonely, day out in the Grampian foothills.

• •The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Càrn na Saobhaidh', which translates as the 'cairn of the fox's den', a nod to the rugged, hole-pitted terrain typical of these high moors.
• •From the summit, the view stretches north over the Great Glen towards the prominent mass of Ben Wyvis, while to the south, the plateau of the Monadhliath unfolds in a series of repetitive, peat-covered swells.
• •The hill is frequently bypassed by hikers heading for the higher Munros further south, meaning those who do visit usually have the sprawling, heather-scented summit and its modest cairn entirely to themselves.
• •Reaching the top usually involves a test of gaiter-integrity, as the estate tracks often give way to the kind of saturated peat hags that the Monadhliath mountains are famous for.