Creag Mhigeachaidh

Rising steeply above the village of Kincraig, this craggy outlier of the Monadh Ruadh provides one of the finest vantage points in the Spey Valley. While its eastern slopes merge into the rolling Moine Mhòr plateau, its dramatic western face offers a sudden, breathtaking drop toward the waters of Loch Insh.

• •The name is Gaelic, likely meaning 'The Rock of the Winking' or 'Smiling Crag,' an evocative reference to the way shifting sunlight catches the prominent, light-coloured rocky scars on its precipitous western face.
• •The ascent from Feshiebridge follows a well-constructed stalker's path that winds through the ancient Scots pines of the Inshriach Forest before emerging onto the open heather moorland.
• •From the summit cairn, hikers are treated to a celebrated 'birds-eye' view directly down onto the shimmering expanse of Loch Insh, with the distant, rounded silhouettes of the Monadh Liath range lining the northern horizon.
• •It is a rare hill that offers a direct visual inspection of your car in the Feshiebridge car park for nearly the entire climb, providing a constant, vertical reminder of exactly how much effort you have expended.