Inchgrundle

What a wonderful name, and an old path going up from it is the Shank of INchgrundle. I don't think the farm can get any sun for several months of the year.
Fabulous day for a hill walk, bright and clear but with a bitter wind, which fortunately wasn't as strong as expected.
We decided to go up Glen Esk, one of the most beautiful glens, especially in spring and autumn because of the many birches, and climb Hunt Hill.
The first bit is through woods by the river, then along the side of Loch Lee and onto an open area before you head up the hill. The usual route goes up past the Falls of Unich onto open ground and then over and back down to the track but we saw an inviting little path that went above the burn so decided to take this and avoid some track on the way back.
Once above the crags there were fine views. Mount Keen in first extra being one of the hills we could see, and we even found a grand sheltered spot for lunch. There was no lingering on top (though a short backtrack as Mr Rat's watch strap broke without him realising and we went back to find it - would have been an expensive loss if not) and we headed down to find the normal route up. we didn't get it quite right and had an interesting traverse though the cliffs on a narrow path with views down past the falls - second extra. 
Finally back to the track and down to the car with the birches (3rd extra) and fields near the end (4th extra) catching the late afternoon sun