Parked Linn of Dee NT car park (busy! £3 pay machine)
Start 1135h Finish 1905h = Total 7h30 42.8km 1020m ascent

Cycle to Geldie Lodge ruin - 1h25 13.1km 165m ascent
Walk - 4h35 16.6km 837m ascent
Cycle back - Rattly 0h55 13.1km 18m ascent

Summits today
CARN AN FHIDLEIR - Munro
CARN AN FHIDLEIR SOUTH TOP - Subsimm
AN SGARSOCH - Munro

Standard route bike/hike in perfect warm dry conditions with lots of sunshine. The hills were warm, benevolent and welcoming and the heather was in bloom. Lots of happy, friendly people heading out from Linn of Dee on various plans near and far. The ‘crowds’ soon died away as they radiated out into the vast area accessible from here. Beyond the Geldie river crossing I saw only two people, one a fell runner travelling light who quickly overhauled me. These are remote hills. A cooling breeze kept the midges down and stopped me overheating. Away from the good access trails, paths of sorts came and went leaving a fair bit of heather bashing on steep slopes. Green grassy tongues gave best progress. I noted rudimentary shelter at three places 1) Spacious roofed semi-ruin open ‘bothy‘ at 003868 with sign ‘caution dangerous building’ 2) Small roofed poorly windproofed lean-to on the side of Geldie Lodge ruin 3) A one person stone sit shelter (see photo) just west of An Sgarsoch summit set into rocks at 932837 good for respite from N&E winds.