Glas Maol and Creag Leacach from Glen Isla

I love the Angus glens as they allow(ed) me to walk, climb, winter climb and ski close to our (former) home in Dundee. One area that I never really managed to explore is the head of Glen Isla from Auchavan. So during my first Scottish holiday from Munich I finally walked up the glen with Ana. 

Here she is at the beginning of the walk on an oversized landrover track. 

 The track gets wilder towards the "T-end" of the glen.

At the end of Glen Isla we walked West into Caenloachan Glen. Here the view up the glen.

 Here is Ana on her way to the end of the glen which leads to the plateau near Glas Maol.

 A truly wild but easy enough ascent, much better than the track from the ski area.

 Here a mountain hare near the summit of Glas Maol.

 We spontaenously decided to carry on to also ascent Creag Leacach. Overall we had great weather without any rain so the darker clouds were just temporary.

 We then descended into Glen Brighty, an error as it was mostly steep heather and scree. However, on the other hillside was a large herd of red deer. 

 We finally reached gentler walking back to Glen Isla and Auchavan. 

A great walk and a good alternative to bagging the Glenshee Munros. 

HW