Am Monadh Ruadh Walking Club is a relatively new club, formed in 2010, catering for people wishing to walk in the Badenoch & Strathspey area, with occasional forays further afield.
We generally walk every other weekend. Our programme covers easy C walks to long & hard mountain A walks.
Yearly membership, which runs Mar – Feb, is £5 per person – an application form can be found in the Join section.
The name Am Monadh Ruadh (pronounced Am Monna Roo-a ) means ‘the red hills’ distinguishing them from Am Monadh Liath – ‘the grey hills’ to the west of the River Spey. Am Monadh Ruadh is the correct (original) name for the range now known as the Cairngorms – which is a confusing misnomer, for Cairngorm means ‘blue cairn’. The distinction between the two ranges is based on the contrasting geology; the ‘red hills’ are formed of red (pink) granite whereas the ‘grey hills’ are grey schist.
Am Monadh Ruadh Walking Club 