Monadhliath Mountains means "grey mountains". Running in a northeast to southwest direction, the mountains lie on the western side of Strathspey, to the west of the Cairngorms and to the south east of Loch Ness. The mountains are within the Highland council area, and the south and east fringes are within the Cairngorms National Park. The high point of the range is Càrn Dearg, at 945 m/3100ft, located 24 km south of Inverness.
Due to storm force winds in the forecast we opted for a route in the Monadhliath in the hope of some shelter from the higher peaks of the Cairngorms. This proved to be a good decision as carnage ensued over on the plateau we had a pleasant day out!
