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I had been planning on completing this walk for several months and was waiting for a free weekend. A free day materialised and the weather looked friendly. Low winds and only a little bit of wet stuff (it turned out to be snow!).
I parked just off the A85. There are loads of places to park along the road, which is really lucky as I had a 3 hour journey there and started at 10:30am.
I headed up through the farm.
- through the farm
Followed the path until I reached the coire below Beinn Eunaich and walked up Allt Lairig Ianachain. Then up to the summit of Beinn Eunaich. The photo is looking towards Beinn a'Chochuill.
- looking towards bc
My retirever posing for a picture.
- Bear
I didn't get a photo of from the top of Beinn a'Chochuill as it was quite busy and I was keen to get on!
Down to the col and back up (we see the dog posing on the way back up). There were no sheep above about 700m.
- bear2
Up to the Munro top Sron an Isean
- me
Up to Stob Daimh
- stob d
At this point I got to the choice of the day, do I do the top and the Corbett or do I skip it. The decision was helped along by the coup at the top of Stob Daimh, who I talked to and I pointed out that the ascent was less than walking up from the bottom. I sold it to myself
looking over towards the Corbett and on to Loch Awe.
- loch ae
Towards Loch Etive
- loch etive
Then it snowed!
- snow
I returned and contoured around the base of Stob Diamh and head up to the Munro top Drochaid. From there I walked on and look back the way I had come.
- snow back
The the sun started to set
- sunset
- sunset 2
From just below of the summit of Ben Cruachan I saw the best shadow
- shadow
And finally the summit.
- summit sunset
After this is was a long alk back to the car!
