Hiking in from Sligachan via Glen Sligachan, then over the shoulder of Sgurr na Stri and down to Loch Coruisk is an impressive route with fine views. Walking out via the coastal route is also an interesting variant. The so-called "Bad Step" is not at all bad, I prefer to call it the Interesting Step. I took a friend over it, he was a bit nervous as he had never been that way and had heard that it was difficult and scarey. I got around this by not telling him we were on it, and only a few minutes afterwards when he asked how far to the Bad step, I told him he had already been over it. When you come to the river at Camasunary, do not try to wade across as it can be very deep. Walk up the river until it is narrow enough to jump over. There is an open shelter along at the other end of Camasunary bay, where another river enters the sea. Ignore the two white buildings, neither are open to the public. From there you can either go up over the hill to Kilmarie where there is a public road, and you may be able to hitch a lift, or alternatively you can carry on along the clifftop trail to Elgol, out near the end of the peninsula. Again, travel back out may have to be by hitching. The weather is extremely variable - it could be a heatwave or a freezing downpour with gales. Snow is unlikely in June but does happen. Some friends of mine were bivvying on the ridge whilst attempting a traverse in midsummer. They awoke to a couple of inches of snow and a precarious withdrawal from their attempt! Rain is more likely to happen, also midgies. There are plenty of places to pitch a wee tent. If you do go to Elgol, go the shop for cake and coffee; the proprietor, Hermione, is a wonderful baker. You may want to take more than three days if the weather is good.
- Looking towards Coruisk from Elgol.
- Loch Coruisk. Glen Brittle is on the other side of those high mountain walls, so not somewhere you can easily cut across.
- Sgurr na Stri (centre) from Elgol
- On the Interesting Step. Not bad at all.
- The kind of weather you can encounter
- Glen Sligachan from Sligachan Hotel, alternative weather.