Access Fannich Lodge

Stuart said:

What is the current situation regarding access into Fannich Lodge. ie access
into the southern corries of the Fannichs

AFAIK A long walk on a tarred road. Very good place to have a
bike...

You used to be able to get permission to drive in, but that stopped
(surprise) a few years ago.

Richard Webb

It is a few years since I did that trip but I cycled from the A832 near
Lochluichart to Fannich Lodge and did a large round of the Fannich
Munros. I had absolutely no problems.

I have never heard of anyone having access problems in this area.
Under the new access legislation you should be allowed 'reasonable
access' but bear in mind we are also supposed to behave reasonably.
It is a two way system.

Hope this helps.

Lindsay at Caledonia Hilltreks.

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It is a few years since I did that trip but I cycled from the A832 near
Lochluichart to Fannich Lodge and did a large round of the Fannich
Munros. I had absolutely no problems.

I have never heard of anyone having access problems in this area.
Under the new access legislation you should be allowed 'reasonable
access' but bear in mind we are also supposed to behave reasonably.
It is a two way system.

Hope this helps.

Lindsay at Caledonia Hilltreks.

I should have been clearer in my first post, I wasn't meaning access into
the hills, I was meaning access for my van along the private road. My
previous visits into these hills has been from the north and the east, I was
looking for a different route. Going of Richards post, the situation is as
always, bike or shanks pony!

Hopefully one day they can operate some scheme simillar to the excellent
access arrangements into strathfarrer!

"Hopefully one day they can operate some scheme simillar to the
excellent
access arrangements into strathfarrer! "

Stuart. I'm not sure if Strathfarrar is that great a system. You cannot
get in before 9am and not at all on a Tuesday. I don't think you can
get access on Sunday morning either. Another problem with the system is
that they have a limit on the number of cars they will allow into the
Glen. To do the four Munros on the north side of the Glen you have to
rush round. The previous gatekeeper used to allow you access by
arrangement at 8am which was fine but he was strict about when you had
to be out of the Glen.
It's only my viewpoint no doubt others will disagree.
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Lindsay said:

"Hopefully one day they can operate some scheme simillar to the
excellent
access arrangements into strathfarrer! "

Stuart. I'm not sure if Strathfarrar is that great a system. You cannot
get in before 9am and not at all on a Tuesday. I don't think you can
get access on Sunday morning either. Another problem with the system is
that they have a limit on the number of cars they will allow into the
Glen. To do the four Munros on the north side of the Glen you have to
rush round. The previous gatekeeper used to allow you access by
arrangement at 8am which was fine but he was strict about when you had
to be out of the Glen.
It's only my viewpoint no doubt others will disagree.
www.caledoniahilltreks.com

My first experience of Glen Strathfarrar was as a child. While we were
camping, as a family, in Strathpeffer, it was possible to borrow a key
to Glen Strathfarrar from the estate office in Beauly. We'd drive up the
glen in the evening to see the vast herds of red deer.

When I did these four munros, I used a car and a bicycle. Up to the top
of the glen, cycle down to the start, dump the bike, do the route and
end up back at the car, pick up the bike on the way back. I certainly
don't recall rushing, but that's the advantage of having the bike.

For anyone who really needs to dawdle, there are a couple of other
options. Either walk/cycle in and camp, or hire one of the cottages
which are situated on the "locked" side of the gate.

And I've always wondered. . . what happens if you don't make it back to
the gate for closing time?

druidh

If on my own I also use a cycle but not all clients have bikes.
My first venture into Glen Strathfarrar was to do all the Munros on the
north side of Mullardoch. I had planned a camp beside my car at the end
of the day because there was no chance that I would be back for gate
closing time at 6pm. I think I got back to my car around 8pm.
The next day I drove out of the Glen and the woman at the Gatekeeper's
house said that someone told her that I was camping in the Glen. Where
else was I to sleep, however she hadn't much choice but let me out.
Outwith the opening season there is a combination lock on the gate.
Members of the MCofS can phone for the number, which is changed
regularly I'm told.
Lindsay at www.caledoniahilltreks.com

Quoted message said:

And I've always wondered. . . what happens if you don't make it back to
the gate for closing time?

The cottage idea is a good one...

I failed to get out once.. Although I was only looking to hitch down
the glen after crossing An Riabhachan from the west.

I was picked up by the owner of the said cottagein a range rover
fullof family guests and labs.... Great fun, and I was pumped for
hill routes, which tickled me in a landownermobile....

So yes.. Stay in the cottages... Nice People :-)

I have yet to drive up... Have backpacked through - camping in the
glen, hitched up, and done hills from other directions, but yet to
drive up. Got a shed load of unbagged stuff up there and a few old
favourites to revisit, so must test the system soon

Richard Webb

Lindsay said:

It's only my viewpoint no doubt others will disagree.

My viewpoint is that cars shouldn't be allowed down either road, makes
a change to be able to get away from the wrt=etched things. Cycling's
no great hardship.

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Lindsay said:

It's only my viewpoint no doubt others will disagree.

My viewpoint is that cars shouldn't be allowed down either road, makes
a change to be able to get away from the wrt=etched things. Cycling's
no great hardship.

This is a difficult one for me, like many other roads giving access to
remote areas I would love them not to exist. However since they are there I
feel compelled to drive along them! I usually have the dog with me so
cycling is a bit unfair on the mutt!

<dream time> Two other roads that I would love to be removed would be the
one into Loch Quioch and the one along the side of Loch Arkaig, the removal
of these would create some true backpacking countryside, the likes of Srurr
Mor would become three day epics! </dream time>