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Beinn a'Bhacaidh from Loch Knockie with Kids (8, 11, 17)
60 Sub2000s done Stats:Total distance - 5.6 km
Total time - 3h30m
Walking time - 2h00m
Altitude gain - 345 m
Beinn a'Bhacaidh was our second Sub2000 on this day (We climbed up
Meall an Tarsaid before).
The way from the start to the burn is good and dry. The rest of the way up is a mix of grass and short heather, rough and a bit boggy in places. The walking was not very difficult, just steep.
Start of the walk. There is a car park at Loch Knockie for 3-4 cars:
Locked gate with a stile:
After about 900m to the left:
Locked gate without a stile
:
Track behind the gate:
View back - Knockie Lodge, Loch nan Lann:
After 1.7 km on the good track we reached a burn where we left the track and headed up mostly pathless. It was steep but the ground was quite good, a mix of grass and short heather, rough in places but the walking was not very difficult. In some places we followed an animal path or a stream.
Conni on the summit - Loch Ness, the view towards Invermoriston, to the North:
Loch Ness, Invermoriston:
On the summit there was really strong wind therefore we took only a few photos and headed down.
We took a bit of a different way down (and me to the left, Kids to the right
):
Loch Ness, Loch nan Lann, Knockie Lodge, Loch Knockie:
Back on the track:
Our way down to the track was not better than the way up. It was very steep in some places.
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Beinn a'Bhacaidh is our 60th Sub2000 over two years (plus 5 Munros, 10 Corbetts, 14 Grahams). First Sub2000 we climbed up on 07/02/2020. Well done Kids!
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