Year-round, Inverness-shire:
Located on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park, Creag Meagaidh feels like the Highlands compressed into one nature reserve. Rare mountain plants like woolly willow and highland saxifrage battle against the elements, whilst black grouse flourish in the combination of woodland and open moorland. With Munro summits, an exposed whaleback ridge and ice-carved gullies, Creag Meagaidh is the complete mountain experience. On the A86 between Newtonmore and Spean Bridge, ten miles west of Laggan.