"38km bike/hike. Anti-clockwise Munro circuit taking in subsidiary tops. Warm dry sunny weather so shorts, sun cream, sunglasses and sun hat a must! My first day in the hills post COVID lockdown and minus the usual summer tourists Braemar was tumbleweed quiet ( From Inverey car park the 9km cycle up Glen Ey to Altanour took 1hr (the 170m altitude gain came in useful later by knocking the return cycle/freewheel down to just 30 minutes). My 20km walk took 6h50 and was remote and generally pathless. With so much time gets spent above 800m elevation traversing summit plateaux and navigating the expanse of marsh/peat hags between the two Munros , I say save these hills for favourable weather when the far ranging views and sense of remoteness and unspoilt isolation can be savoured instead of peering at GPS in a bog miles from anywhere! Visibility was excellent and nice to say that not a single wind turbine was visible anywhere; pretty rare nowadays! Loch nan Eun looked pretty; it’s a noted spot for wild camping and sure enough I could see a couple of tents (hopefully good ones as prolonged heavy rain was moving in that night!) My descent route worked out well: 150m SW from Iut..." — davidb • Jul 24, 2020