walkhighlands

Share your personal walking route experiences in Scotland, and comment on other peoples' reports.
Warning Please note that hillwalking when there is snow lying requires an ice-axe, crampons and the knowledge, experience and skill to use them correctly. Summer routes may not be viable or appropriate in winter. See winter information on our skills and safety pages for more information.

In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh


Postby Collaciotach » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:59 pm

Munros included on this walk: Beinn a' Chaorainn (Cairngorms), Beinn Bhreac, Beinn Mheadhoin, Bynack More, Derry Cairngorm

Date walked: 01/09/2014

Distance: 40 km

2 people think this report is great.
Register or Login
free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).

The Monadh Ruaidh will always be "An Dúthaich Iarmailt Mor " or " the big sky country" to me , a place of featureless plateaux at times but always that feeling of openness above you.

I decided to clear up the summits I had left and planned a route from Boinnach Mor (No Y in the Gaelic alphabet :D)
through to Beinn a Chaorainn ,a total of 42km take or leave it and ascent ? ... no sure :D

Set off up the "windy ridge" , cut NE over Cnap Coire na Spreidhe and down into Sra Neithich (again no Y in the Gaelic Alphabet :D )

Rough descent , then directly up onto the Big Hat dumping my 17K rucksack to the East of A 'Choinneach

IMG_2278 (640x480).jpg
Boinnach Mor


An interesting hill this and aye the big cap perfectly describes its strange Tórran.

We then struck South to the Ath Fhionn which was fairly fast but still able to wade with care

IMG_2287 (640x480).jpg
Abhainn Ath Fhionn


and then up the slope to the summit of Beinn a Chaorainn which makes a surprising good viewpoint

IMG_2294 (640x480).jpg
Air a mhulaich


A long way to Beinn Bhreac and a fair búrrach of a swamp in the middle of the plateau so I bore East a bit to avoid the worst of the wet .

IMG_2297 (640x480).jpg


At this point thinking of a place to camp so over to Beinn Bhreac and an eye out for a sheltered spot out the wind and beside water ,wasn't seeing any so off up to Beinn Bhreac :D

IMG_2306 (640x480).jpg
Beinn Bhreac


Boideachd !

IMG_2308 (640x480).jpg
Iarmailt Mor


Bha an t side a fas sgothaich an drasda .... weather was clouding over now so we dropped into Ghlinne Doire and out the wind which was laider and found a spot beside the burn with enough wind to keep the Meanbh Chuileagan at bay

IMG_2313 (640x480).jpg
Campa


The rain stayed off till during the night but light and a comfy spot , very quiet

IMG_2316 (640x480).jpg
Oidhche


Suas aig Seachd uairean ..... up and away at 7am ,midgies were bad but they don't have the bite of their Western cousins :D

Headed off up onto Loch Etcheachan past the hut and dumped the rucksack with Doire Carn Gorm first .......

IMG_2329 (640x480).jpg
Loch Eachachan


IMG_2336 (640x480).jpg
Am Bheinn


IMG_2340 (640x480).jpg
Air a Mhulaich



Some craicing light this morning and good Autumn colors with a hint of Winter in the wind ! . We then dropped back down and then up the steep path to Beinn Mheadhoin leaving the rucksack at the bottom :D

I think this is my favourite in the Monadh Ruaidh , plenty character

IMG_2345 (640x480).jpg
Lochan


IMG_2353 (640x480).jpg


IMG_2355 (640x480).jpg


IMG_2365 (640x480).jpg


IMG_2371 (640x480).jpg


Spent a wee while on the mulaich here tis a wee bit what I would imagine Arizona and Texas to be like and aye definetly my favourite in the range .

IMG_2381 (640x480).jpg


We walked out via Loch A'an another beautiful spot and a favourite for An Cu with a wee swim in order

IMG_2393 (640x480).jpg


We exited over the Coire Raibeart and back down to the Cp at the foot of Carn Gorm , sore of foot and with about 40km behind us and a lot of ascent / descent .

I'm finished with the Monadh Ruaidh for now but a visit back to Loch A'an and Eteachan areas is on the cards in the future .............. hopefully as a citizen of an Independent Scotland .

Time we got off our knees a caraidean

Saor Alba agus suas leis a Ghaidhlig

IMG_2351 (640x480).jpg
Attachments

our_route.gpx Open full screen  NB: Walkhighlands is not responsible for the accuracy of gpx files in users posts

User avatar
Collaciotach
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 1896
Munros:282   Corbetts:219
Fionas:47   Donalds:10
Sub 2000:25   
Islands:28
Joined: Aug 8, 2011
Location: Gàidhealtachd an Iar

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby rockhopper » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:25 pm

Super stuff, colla - looked great up there ! Nice route - did a similar route a few years ago on a long two days camping trip and added on Beinn a'Bhuird and Ben Avon - like you, I'm also hoping to go back and revisit some parts - cheers :)
User avatar
rockhopper
 
Posts: 7446
Munros:282   Corbetts:222
Fionas:136   Donalds:89+20
Sub 2000:16   Hewitts:2
Wainwrights:3   Islands:20
Joined: May 31, 2009
Location: Glasgow

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby AnnieMacD » Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:18 am

Gle mhath! Beautiful photos and some fantastic light you got. Was An Cu sgith?
User avatar
AnnieMacD
Mountaineer
 
Posts: 789
Munros:25   Corbetts:15
Fionas:13   
Sub 2000:8   
Joined: Jun 25, 2013
Location: Applecross

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby robertphillips » Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:06 pm

Great route that colla well done :clap: your fairly rattling through them now.
User avatar
robertphillips
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 300
Munros:282   Corbetts:222
Fionas:219   Donalds:89+52
Sub 2000:423   Hewitts:179
Wainwrights:214   Islands:39
Joined: Dec 28, 2010
Location: Kilbirnie North Ayrshire

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby litljortindan » Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:49 pm

Looks like you had a great walk there. Thinking of doing more walking in this area so good to see some of the less familiar bits.
User avatar
litljortindan
Ambler
 
Posts: 2378
Munros:153   Corbetts:67
Fionas:29   Donalds:1
Sub 2000:47   Hewitts:12
Wainwrights:10   
Joined: Dec 11, 2011

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby Johnny Corbett » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:27 pm

robertphillips wrote:Great route that colla well done :clap: your fairly rattling through them now.
Yes fairly cracking on and some good images there. Do you lower the Yes flag from your house when you're away on jollys? :lol:
User avatar
Johnny Corbett
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 2983
Munros:25   Corbetts:214
Fionas:168   Donalds:74
Sub 2000:302   Hewitts:1
Islands:14
Joined: May 14, 2010
Location: Livingston

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby Collaciotach » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:51 pm

Johnny Corbett wrote:
robertphillips wrote:Great route that colla well done :clap: your fairly rattling through them now.
Yes fairly cracking on and some good images there. Do you lower the Yes flag from your house when you're away on jollys? :lol:


No chance a bhalaich it stays aloft all the time :D

Where did you see it from ? :clap:
User avatar
Collaciotach
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 1896
Munros:282   Corbetts:219
Fionas:47   Donalds:10
Sub 2000:25   
Islands:28
Joined: Aug 8, 2011
Location: Gàidhealtachd an Iar

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby Collaciotach » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:53 pm

AnnieMacD wrote:Gle mhath! Beautiful photos and some fantastic light you got. Was An Cu sgith?


Taken him a couple of days ... a fas nas ' fhearr an drasda :D
User avatar
Collaciotach
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 1896
Munros:282   Corbetts:219
Fionas:47   Donalds:10
Sub 2000:25   
Islands:28
Joined: Aug 8, 2011
Location: Gàidhealtachd an Iar

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby Johnny Corbett » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:59 am

Collaciotach wrote:
Johnny Corbett wrote:
robertphillips wrote:Great route that colla well done :clap: your fairly rattling through them now.
Yes fairly cracking on and some good images there. Do you lower the Yes flag from your house when you're away on jollys? :lol:


No chance a bhalaich it stays aloft all the time :D

Where did you see it from ? :clap:
I haven't seen it yet, was looking out for one when i was out your way last month. I just knew you would have one :wink:
User avatar
Johnny Corbett
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 2983
Munros:25   Corbetts:214
Fionas:168   Donalds:74
Sub 2000:302   Hewitts:1
Islands:14
Joined: May 14, 2010
Location: Livingston

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby Collaciotach » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:35 pm

Seo a bhalaich :D

IMG_2118 (800x600).jpg
Tigh Colla
User avatar
Collaciotach
Mountain Walker
 
Posts: 1896
Munros:282   Corbetts:219
Fionas:47   Donalds:10
Sub 2000:25   
Islands:28
Joined: Aug 8, 2011
Location: Gàidhealtachd an Iar

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby mountain thyme » Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:21 pm

Nice one.. Looks like a couple of cracking days :D
User avatar
mountain thyme
Walker
 
Posts: 984
Munros:40   Corbetts:222
Fionas:12   Donalds:11
Sub 2000:3   Hewitts:1
Wainwrights:1   Islands:17
Joined: Jul 22, 2010
Location: Glasgow

Re: In the Big Country of the Monadh Ruaidh

Postby simon-b » Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:05 pm

An interesting route into some of the best parts of the Monadh Ruaidh, Collaciotach. I also found the view from Beinn a Chaorainn surprisingly good when I was there last year.
User avatar
simon-b
Munro compleatist
 
Posts: 2347
Munros:282   Corbetts:30
Fionas:7   Donalds:12
Sub 2000:1   Hewitts:155
Wainwrights:214   Islands:4
Joined: Jan 2, 2012
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire

2 people think this report is great.
Register or Login
free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).




Can you help support Walkhighlands?


Our forum is free from adverts - your generosity keeps it running.
Can you help support Walkhighlands and this community by donating by direct debit?



Return to Walk reports - Scotland

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: prichardson1982, Scott15h and 68 guests