This cute little bothy, maintained by the Mountain Bothy Association, sits about 5 km from Glen Muick. We'd heard about it, but never walked to it, so yesterday was the day. You'd think it would be obvious, but not so. We needed to navigate to it, as you have to cross a seemingly endless moorland of trackless peat bogs and heather, and it sits tucked away down by a burn that feeds the river Mark. It is hidden from view from the Glen Muick side until you arrive at the water. There was an old bench outside, so I used it to prop up the camera for a quick selfie. Not the best of photos, as the focus is slightly off, but as the weather was closing in, I didn't want to hang about too long.
We now understand better about the father and young son who were stranded in this bothy last winter and had to be helped out by the Mountain Rescue. We couldn't understand it, given that they were within a couple of miles of Loch Muick and a good track home. However, the featureless, boggy moorland all around would have made for extremely difficult navigation in a blizzard!
A lovely little shelter there & it looks nicely set up for a fire…even has a newish cowl on the chimney pot! Always somewhere different to walk for you two!
Great photo & I so enjoy following your adventures & tramping's...your info is so interesting & I sure wouldn't want to be stranded there in bad weather.
It looks like a cute little refuge, but not much good if it's difficult to spot and difficult to find a path to it!
Love the story and good to see you both enjoying the hike and the sunshine
Sounds super fun but oh my, your description of the bogland......reminds me of hiking in Ireland and it can be so featureless (and dangerous in places!) when the weather is poor. You both look very relaxed here.
@happypat Yes, the chimney cowl was new, it sparkled in the sun! And it looked as if the roof had been renewed inside and re-slated relatively recently. A lot of work to maintain these bothies.
I love reading your narratives and you seem to be leading such an exciting life :-)
Love the story and good to see you both enjoying the hike and the sunshine