by Tinley » Sat May 28, 2011 10:06 pm
Date walked: 28/05/2011
Time taken: 4 hours
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We set off from the car park in Inveruglas about 0830hrs. It was mixed weather but the rain stayed off at the start which helped!
It’s just a short walk south on the path adjacent to the A82 before making a right turn through the gate and under the railway viaduct on the tarred roadway. A few km later reached a junction with a bridge over the river to the left but we continued straight on towards Loch Sloy dam and the path to Ben Vorlich.
Now, this is the famous "where the fcuks the path" path. I have read a fair bit about this and actually met fellow Munro baggers today that didn't find the path until further up towards the ridge. I was determined to find it!
As we continued towards the dam, the dam structure is so large it looks nearer than it actually is and perhaps makes you doubt where this famous cairn is that marks the start of the path up Ben Vorlich. We did stop to consult the map to confirm where we were and it did appear we were nearer the dam than we were, and thus hadn't passed the path yet.
If you look at the right hand side of the dam there is an overhead power line pylon very close to it. The path is pretty much inbetween the 3rd and 4th pylon from the dam. A cairn was present on the right side of the path (heading towards the dam) but believe it may at times be flattened by the sheep kicking it over. In anycase, there would be a bundle of rocks lying by the tarmac path.
Pretty unevetnfull climb except for experiencing sunshine, rain, wind and strong gusts, sleet and very sore on the face horizontal hailstones!
The very top was almost hands and knees stuff as the wind pelted me, remembering to continue on past the trig point onto the true summit (cairn).
Probably the worst report in WH history but wanted to try and help inform Munroists.
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