Hi all, I'm seeking a little clarification on a planned route for a hike in early November. I've scoured these forums, OS map and Komoot trying to work out as much as possible.
So I'd originally planned to get the train up to Aviemore and stay somewhere on the Sunday night, as the train doesn't get in until 19:30. Then get up nice and early to catch the early bus (05:43) to Glenmore, and then hike over Cairngorm and down to Loch A'an and then onto Beinn Mheadhoin. Hopefully with enough time to return to the Ski Centre for 17:02 back to Aviemore, for another nights stay.
However when it came to booking my train tickets I found that I could get the later (11:30) train instead of the normal early 08:32, at exactly the same price. This got me thinking that if I camped near Loch A'an I would only have a 3 hour hike back to the Ski Centre to catch the 09:22 back to Aviemore, weather permitting of course.
This gives me more scope to put a big day in on the Monday and have a nice early camp near the Loch and see more of the Cairngorms on this side, I've just got back last month from doing the 4000s, with glorious weather. Now I just need to know if my new plan looks doable within 10-12 hours or if there is anything I should miss out. I'm also wanting to give my mountain tent a good outing, as it's not seen any action since its last use in Feb 20
New plan is to start early at Glenmore (06:00) and head out towards Bynack More, from there over A' Choinneach, then I'm unsure if I can go straight over to Beinn Mheadhoin or if I'd need to go around the north shore of Loch A'an. If I went around the shore route I would probably set up the tent and walk up Beinn Mheadhoin. Or would there be better spots around Loch Etchachan? Are there any other summits I should be trying to take in within this time frame.
Sorry for such a long winded post, so thank you to anyone that has got this far through it.
Leigh...