Scotland's Most Adventurous Bothy Hike? | Ben Alder Cottage

Ben Alder Cottage is a bothy which sits just below the munro summits of Ben Alder and Beinn Bheoil, on the banks of Loch Ericht. In this weeks video, Charles, Robyn & Zack take on the 20 mile round trip to Ben Alder Cottage, through the Rannoch NSA (National Scenic Area). This trip will take them through one of Scotlands most scenic landscapes whilst also testing physical and mental resiliance on a long and difficult hike. We experience sunshine, wind and rain, as well as a | Some info on the bothy | Located in the central highlands, Ben Alder cottage is located on the shores of Loch Ericht. The building is concealed beneath the mighty mountain of Ben Alder, Scotland’s 25th highest munro, and is 8.5 miles from the nearest road Last inhabited in 1918, the cottage’s is history is tainted with ghosts. One old legend suggests it’s haunted by its original resident, a ghillie called McCook, who tragically hanged himself off the back of the front door. In another gruesome story, it is said that a woman and her infant once sought refuge in the cottage for several days during a storm. Driven mad with hunger she killed and ate her child and was then seen passing through the moorland “wild-eyed with despair that no one dared cross her path” to eventually become “lost in the morasses of the place”. Both of these tales have been debunked. The tale about the storm-crazed woman was made up by the residents who lived in the cottage during the 1930s as a way to scare off unwelcome travellers. The tale of the ghillie was quashed when one of McCook’s descendants, on discovering the story, stated that he had died peacefully in his bed aged 85. The bothy continues to create stories of unexplained activities. Hikers have recounted stories of unexplained footsteps and groans, old-fashioned music playing in one of the unoccupied rooms, and witnessing a packet of biscuits being flung from the mantelpiece across the room. The What Three Words location of the bothy is corkscrew.handbag.dressing As always, stay safe out there! Like and Subscribe for more adventures! B.Y Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:17 Day 1 17:38 Day 2 #hiking #scotland #adventure