A round of two by accident

[Grisu]

The weatherforecast was fairly good for walking at Loch Quoich and I intended to start with Sgùrr a'Mhaoraich followed by Gairich. But somehow I got mixed up with the places and I parked at the dam instead of the bridge.
Therefore I couldn't find the entrance for the ,,good stalker's path" and finally decided to go up the slopes at a point which looked as if it could be the start of a walk. Just the usual trouble with the start, I thought...

clearly some traces of a ,,path"

I was not suspicous that I was on the wrong track, I only thought that it was a funny description, talking about a good stalker's path where there was nothing but faint traces of Haggis . However, I made my way up the slopes my eyes fixed on a point at the plateau which looked fairly accessible without too much struggle.
Once I was on the moor, I saw a small lochan, which, of course, I couldn't find in my description

Loch Fearnan - not to find on the walk description for Sgurr a' Mhoaraich

I tried to reach a higher place to figure out the surroundings and then it didn't take me long until I got on a decent path - what a surprised

First I was thinking about heading straigth towards the bealach but I am glad I didn't

not a clue where I was

natural bridge

I never was very worried about all these contradictory Information between the description and the surroundings. May be because I new that Loch Quoich was to my left, the well known Glen Shiel Ridge to my right and a good path ahead of me I still believed I was heading for Sgùrr a'Mhaoraich. The good path with its steadily increasing gradient was leading to a nice cairn but I thought that it only marks the beginning of the ridge because I suspected the summit of Sgùrr a' Mhoaraich further on.
At the cairn I suddenly got wrapped up by mist and it got very windy and cold. I put on my pàramo jacket and trouser - but at the next ascent I put them off again and they remained in my backpack for the rest of the day.

Cairn of Spiedan Mialach (which of course I didn't know at this time)

summit view towards Loch Loyne

The mist never blocked the view along the ridge totally, which was quite nice

So far I could see it looked like a nice ridge walk and it was a pleasant walk.

View from Fiar Bealach to Loch Quoich with Loch Fearna at the left

From time to time views opened up: looking back the ridge

View over to Glen Shiel Ridge and Kintail

outlook to the next summit

Finally I reached a second cairn but again I was surrounded by mist.

summit cairn of Gleouraich

When I started the descent the visibilty soon got clearer again.

that looks suspicious - I wondered

It was not before I was on Druim Seileach that I finally could see the full extension of Loch Quoich and the bridge now it dawned on me that I have done the round with the two munros ...

oh, oh

so then: see you next time

Knoydart

YEAH!

I didn't mind the few kilometers back on the road and was happy about how this day has worked it's way out succesfully.
On my way back I found the original start for this circuit. It didn't look much butter than my slopes which where leading me almost the same angle upwards only from the opposite side.

original start of this round

original slopes

A400M

Gairich has to wait, too

the bridge which is a dam - of course

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