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.
Walked from Newtonmore and up west side of River Calder. Navigated up Creag Dubh (756m), practising hitting minor land features along the way. Descended towards Creag Shiaraidh (569m) before descending in to Glen Banchor and returning to Newtonmore.
