And so to the last Corbett in the Cairngorms. A visit to mum and dad's usually entails a gander at the hill map in the area - if I was away early enough, I'd get to Corgarff for 0900 and enjoy a good run over this hill. I was there bang on time and with running gear on and light pack. Although cold, it was a good weather forecast so no need to worry about inclement weather. I enjoyed the run along the Land Rover track and then the steep climb up past the grouse butts. I was making good progress and started to enjoy the views across to Ben Avon and the tors in particular. It seemed an age since I'd been up there with Darren and Graeme in 2010. Jeezo.
I dropped down off the initial climb, and crossed a relatively deep heather expanse - it was a bit of a struggle up to the plateau of Brown Cow Hill but the view back to where I came from, and the Ladder Hills was very rewarding. From here, it was a nice run over to the small cairn with the stunning tors of Ben Avon in the distance. All that remained was to descend back down the glen and round past the estate buildings to the car. I was all done in 2.5 hours with 16km of distance, which is reasonable going in Winter.
