Three walks in one from Coulags

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I've not seen many reports (2 maybe?) of them 3 hills done together and since they're quite close to each other I thought I would describe my experience, so someone may use it for their walk.

TL;dr
Not too hard, but care need to be taken when descending from Maol Chean-Dearg.

But from the beginning.
I arrived at the Coulags car park and started my walk at 7am. Chilly, but sunny.
There is an excellent track up to the bothy, which I think one could use a mountain bike on. After the bothy the path narrows and apart from the place not far from Clach nan Con-fhionn, where it gets wet, it's very good. Soon, after the stone where Fingal used to chain his dogs to, I turned left into Bealach a'Choire Ghairbh, while the main path goes straight ahead from here towards Torridon. I could see it as swirls around Loch Coire Fionnaraich later on, when I rejoin it further up at Bealach na Lice.
The path up Maol Chean-Dearg is one of the most beautiful I've seen thought (in good weather anyway). You walk on small snow white stones (quartzite?) and as you gain height more and more An Ruadh-Stac comes into view. It looks really impressive.
Great views from the top as well, over Liathach and friends and the Western Isles and nearby Corbetts.
Now, the descent is tricky. I suppose the safest option would be just to return down into the glen and pick up the normal Torridon path like a normal human being. But I didn't want to lose too much height and it kinda looked possible on the map so I turned into a suicidal mountain goat and decided to use the East and NE slope.
It's very steep. In fact, once I had to climb back up a bit as I realized I'm not gonna make it. Eventually I managed to get down keeping to the grassy bits and holding to whatever. I do not recommend that route.
I passed the odd stone circle that steven65 https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=44596
mentioned in his report and got back on the main path. From here it is quite easy. I just sticked to the very nice path that goes around Stuc a'Choire Ghrannda and turned left right after a lochan on top of the bealach. There was a path at the beginning, but I lost it straight away and picked it up again just before a steep section up Sail Gharbh where some minor scrambling was required. And then up the stoney slope of Beinn Liath Mhor. Views amazing in all directions.
Then back to the bealach and up to Sgorr Ruadh. The slope is quite steep and got a handful of false summits, but I got to the top eventually. Again, views are very nice. I particularly enjoyed the three headed shape of the Big Grey Hill. I think it looks quite distinctive.
From the top I went down pathless South to Bealach Mor and once there pathless again back to the glen. I took the direction for the Clach more or less, where I ended up and crossed Fionn-abhainn. I suppose in spate one could just carry on on the East bank as the main track crosses over there soon anyway.
Five km down I was back in the car.
All in all I must say I enjoyed the walk, all 3 hills are stunning and the paths are surprisingly in very good condition.

Bealach before Maol Chean-Dearg and An Ruadh-Stac lurking behind

My way down from Maol Chean-Dearg

Bealach between Beinn Liath Mhor and Sgorr Ruadh

The glen I'm going to from the top of Sgorr Ruadh

Beinn Liath Mhor

Corbett Fuar Tholl from Bealach Mor