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Around Kintail

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  This is my second day at Morvich C&MC Site in Kintail in the highlands. Slept well, and as the clocks went forward overnight, got up an hour later than normal! The site has only been open for 2 days and is still very quiet, maybe only 15 units here in total. The weather has been very good, especially considering that it is early Spring. This morning was very nice, blue skies and very little wind. As the day wore on, it did get a bit showery, mainly of hail and they passed through quick. First walk of the day was a NTS path on the Balmacara Estate. There's a network of paths I chose the Kirkton to Reraig via the high route below the top of Sgurr Mor. The path followed a fairly level route, then rose steeply up a very old wooded gorge. Incredibly old forest. This was a very steep route at parts. As we reached the high point of the track, we were rewarded with fantastic views along the Sound of Sleat. The Skye village of Kyleakin, the Skye Bridge and The Cuillin beyond. Balmacar...