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.
DofE Training - Walked group from Newtonmore up Glen Banchor towards West end of glen. Camped overnight and returned the next day via the back of Creag an Loin (547m). Worked on map reading, compass work, camp craft and group management as well as discussing SOAC.
