Ben Vane
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:35 pm
Day 2 of my trip and the weather wasn't looking too bad, I set off from the car park at Inveruglas and headed up the road to Loch Sloy.
With the weather just about holding I couldn't wait to reach the top but once you leave the road the path becomes very steep and energy sapping ( or am I just unfit ) Lots of breaks were taken and plenty of water drunk.
Soon after I snapped this pic of Ben Vorlich the weather began to change and I only managed one more picture before the cloud and rain came.
I lost count of how many times I thought I was about to reach the summit just to find there was another bit to go, for a mountaun that is just high enough to be a Munro it seems to just keep going up and up and up.
Finally made the top in just over three hours, had a good long rest here despite the rain as my legs were aching.
I didn't fancy going back down the same way so I headed North for a short distance then picked my way down between Beinn Dubh and Ben Vane to Loch Sloy. This was a quite boggy in places and a bit slippery in places especially on the steeper parts which made it an interesting way down
From here it's a nice easy stroll back down the road to a well earned coffee in the cafe at the car park.
With the weather just about holding I couldn't wait to reach the top but once you leave the road the path becomes very steep and energy sapping ( or am I just unfit ) Lots of breaks were taken and plenty of water drunk.
Soon after I snapped this pic of Ben Vorlich the weather began to change and I only managed one more picture before the cloud and rain came.
I lost count of how many times I thought I was about to reach the summit just to find there was another bit to go, for a mountaun that is just high enough to be a Munro it seems to just keep going up and up and up.
Finally made the top in just over three hours, had a good long rest here despite the rain as my legs were aching.
I didn't fancy going back down the same way so I headed North for a short distance then picked my way down between Beinn Dubh and Ben Vane to Loch Sloy. This was a quite boggy in places and a bit slippery in places especially on the steeper parts which made it an interesting way down
From here it's a nice easy stroll back down the road to a well earned coffee in the cafe at the car park.