Mullardoch in May ?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:48 pm
Just having a think about possible trips - wondered if anyone would be interested in Loch Mullardoch 12 ?
Possibly mid to late May, prefer to keep a wee bit flexible (don't want to go in bad weather), prefer after snow away (so as not to have to carry winter gear). From mid May, sunrise 0500hrs, sunset 2130hrs, ie 16.5hrs daylight - longer at end May. I'm fine with plodding along all day on long days (I don't go fast) but others maybe not ?
Complete round from the east is approx 56km and 4,600m-5,000m ascent (approx). If say 4km/hr + 600m/hr, this gives 23hrs plus stops, ie two long days or 2.5 days. Water sources could be few and far between - map suggests not many sources but need to investigate further. Most seem to go clockwise.
Two options may be:
Anticlockwise:Day1 - very early start, north and down to far west of loch, water supplies at Gobh-alltan then climb to a bit north of Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan (967m) and stop for night. Day 2 - very early start, complete south and back to start. Slightly longer day 2, slightly more ascent day 1.
Clockwise: Part day on Day1 - climb to 951m west of Toll Creagach (or further west to cut down Day2, carry water supplies ?) and camp (about 1000m and 9km). Day2 - rest of south and stop at west of loch at Gobh-alltan (about 2000-2500m and 27km). Day 3 - north and back to start (about 1800km and 20km).
or something else ?
Possibly mid to late May, prefer to keep a wee bit flexible (don't want to go in bad weather), prefer after snow away (so as not to have to carry winter gear). From mid May, sunrise 0500hrs, sunset 2130hrs, ie 16.5hrs daylight - longer at end May. I'm fine with plodding along all day on long days (I don't go fast) but others maybe not ?
Complete round from the east is approx 56km and 4,600m-5,000m ascent (approx). If say 4km/hr + 600m/hr, this gives 23hrs plus stops, ie two long days or 2.5 days. Water sources could be few and far between - map suggests not many sources but need to investigate further. Most seem to go clockwise.
Two options may be:
Anticlockwise:Day1 - very early start, north and down to far west of loch, water supplies at Gobh-alltan then climb to a bit north of Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan (967m) and stop for night. Day 2 - very early start, complete south and back to start. Slightly longer day 2, slightly more ascent day 1.
Clockwise: Part day on Day1 - climb to 951m west of Toll Creagach (or further west to cut down Day2, carry water supplies ?) and camp (about 1000m and 9km). Day2 - rest of south and stop at west of loch at Gobh-alltan (about 2000-2500m and 27km). Day 3 - north and back to start (about 1800km and 20km).
or something else ?