Budget Accommodation Gelder Shiel Bothy Scotland.
Gelder Shiel Bothy near Balmoral offers a welcome halt on the way to climbing Lochnagar, one of the most beautiful mountains in Scotland.
The Bothy doesn't have a fireplace, so maybe isn't the most cheery of Bothies on a cold Winter night. For Budget Accommodation though it can't be beat as it comes free, courtesy of the Mountain Bothies Association, a registered charity who maintain over 100 shelters all over Scotland.
A bulldozed track crosses from Balmoral to Loch Muick, and this can be used to reach Gelder Shiel and Lochnagar. The munro of Lochnagar boasts many 'tops' over 3000 feet and it takes a long time to climb them all - 26 years in my case!
Climbing Lochnagar from Gelder Shiel.
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