Weekend Programme

Weekend/Hut Trips – Why?

Weekend trips give people the opportunity to get to hills that the Sunday trips can’t easily reach or to do longer and/or more technically demanding routes than are usually possible on Sunday walks. If you are a total beginner to hillwalking we suggest that you try our programme of Sunday walk trips until you gain more experience and feel confident that you can navigate un-aided before trying out weekend trips.

Pre pandemic these walks were a regular feature of the club. In February 2023 we began running weekend trips again. These have proven popular and have become a regular feature of the PHC.

When and where…

Weekends usually involve leaving on a Friday for 2 nights (maybe 3 or more on holiday weekends). The accommodation is usually low cost, good value and based on a mixture of hostels and club huts with group and dormitory bedrooms. Usually hostels or club huts have showers and cooking areas and are well appointed although sometimes we have trips to huts in remote areas that have more primitive facilities. Cooking facilities are usually available for individual or communal meals. The evenings are usually great social occasions where the days’ events can be retold over a fine meal and a drink or two.

What do I have to do?

Transport to the venue is usually by car, driving up on Fri afternoon/evening and returning Sun (or Mon on holiday weekends). The weekend organiser will try to arrange lifts for those that want them. Some hostels and club huts can be accessed by public transport but services are often infrequent and should be checked beforehand.

Cooking space can be at a premium in some accommodations especially if the whole building has not been booked by the club. To reduce the competition for cooker space communal meals can be agreed by members who have a similar taste in food. Costs are usually divided up equally by arrangement within each group of diners. If you have special dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, etc) or especially allergies please inform the organiser and cook. When Some people in the group volunteer to do the cooking the rest of the group does the tidying/washing up. All members are expected to treat the accommodation with respect and leave it clean and tidy.

Generally speaking, club huts require sleeping bags but hostels usually supply bed linen (best to check with the weekend organiser to be sure). Apart from your hill walking kit and personal items you need to bring your own food for breakfast and lunches on the hill and any alcoholic drinks. Fri night food is also your own affair although if you are in a car with others, it is best to check with them. Usually for shorter journeys people eat before they leave. On longer journeys they may stop somewhere on route to eat or if leaving earlier on Fri afternoon sometimes people cook a meal when they arrive at the accommodation.

The map and grid reference of the accommodation and an indication of the walk areas that can be easily accessed from the hut might be indicated by the weekend organiser but the choice of hills is yours. If you are new to the hills or the area please arrange to walk in a group with similar plans and capabilities as others weekenders (baggers) might have targets in mind that are unsuitable for you.

Making Bookings

Bookings once open are on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Places booked will be held for one week after which full payment must be made to secure booking. Anyone who fails to get on a trip will be given priority for the next trip of their choice by allowing them to book 1 week in advance of the above booking dates. Because of the limited no. of places club members are given priority. Non-members are only allowed if a trip is not full.

Contact John Wilkie 07527 404904 or using hutbookings@paisleyhillwalkingclub.org.uk

Tables below are best viewed in landscape mode

*PPN – Price Per Night. **Grid – 6 Digit OS Grid Reference

Weekend schedule 2026

Date	Booking	Accommodation	Places	Price/Night	OS Map	Grid Ref	Location
17-19 April	Complete	Aite Cruinnichidh bunkhouse	12	£27	41	NN301811	Roybridge
	Walk Area	Nevis range, Grey Corries, Easains, Beinn Teallach etc
8-10 May	Complete	Inverardran Cottage	10	£13	50	NN392250	Crianlarich
	Walk area	Ben Challum, Ben More, Stob Binnein, Cruach Ardrain, Ben Lawyers group, Ptarmachan, Glen Lyon, Glen Orchy etc
29 May-1 June	Complete	Kintail Outdoor Centre	8	£29	33	NG967211	Morvich
	Walk Area	Glen Shiel: South Shiel ridge, Five Sisters, Three brothers, Beinn Fhada etc
19-21 June	Complete	Muir Cottage	9	£14	43	NO076896	Muir of Inverey, nr Braemar
	Walk Area	East Cairngorms, Ben A’an, Glen Eye
28-31 August	Complete	Naismith Hut	10	£21	15	NC216118	Elphin, Assynt
	Walk Area	Assynt: Ben More Assynt & Conival; Quinag; Suilven; Cul Mor; Stac Pollaidh; etc
25-28 September	Closed	Glen Brittle Memorial hut	11	£23	32	NG412217	Skye
		Cuillin ridge, also Blabheinn, Trotternish

Club weekend meet at Naismith hut, Elfin, Assynt – 28-31 August 2026

Club weekend meet at Muir Cottage, Muir of Inverey – 19-22 June 2026

PHC members enjoyed fantastic weather and great accommodation at the Cairngorms club meet over the weekend.

On Saturday members cycled the track into Derry Lodge; from there long walks took in Carn a’Mhaim, and Derry Cairngorm and Beinn Mheadhoin before the relief of the cycle back from Derry downhill with a tailwind.

Sunday saw members cycling into White Bridge to climb Beinn Bhrotain; or further to check out the impressive renovation of the Red House bothy on the Geldie Burn; and an intrepid group of 4 headed for Glen Shee to do a high level traverse of the 4 munros to the east – Creag Leacach, Glas Maol, Cairn of Claise, Càrn an Tuirc, finished off by a well deserved pub stop in Braemar. Glen Shee corbett Creag nan Gabhar was also tackled.

The warm weather kept the midges away all weekend, and we were able to relax in the sun and chat after the days’ activities. Muir Cottage was given a verbal ‘best place we’ve stayed so far’ vote.

                                                        

Club weekend meet at Corpach near Fort William, 2-5 May 

10 PHC members, including 3 new members, enjoyed good weather and some classic long hill walks on the recent May bank holiday weekend.

Amongst hills climbed were Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis via the CMD arête, the Grey Corrie hills – from either end, and the Creag Meagaidh round of 3 munros, four seasons in one day and overnight snow on the plateau. A great sociable weekend complete with quizzes and live music provided by members.