by Chris Henshall » Sun May 08, 2022 7:23 am
Your route is certainly more interesting than the West Highland Way but, sadly, much of Glen Kinglass has been trashed by unsympathetic hydro works, especially around the lower reaches of the Allt Hallater. The massive bulldozed tracks mean that it's not the glen that it was and your chances of seeing one of the golden eagles which used to inhabit the southern side of Beinn nan Aighenan are much reduced. Still, the eastern shore of Loch Etive is still relatively beautiful and preferable to the old military road across Rannoch Moor.
As to where you go further north, taking the Larig Gartain and following the Devil's Staircase over to Kinlochleven would be more interesting than heading down to Glencoe Village alongside the A82 - although you would miss the chance of a beer in the Clachaig...