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This week the mid-week sneaky peak club was low on numbers with a combination of dodgy knees, eye & the work thing. So, just Ron, Charlie & I. I have only walked with Charlie once before but he has done one hundred & thirty something Munros, so we are quite compatible, apart from him being 45 years younger & having four legs that is.
This long trek was chosen, long in more ways than one with a 3 hour drive there & back for me.
After a bit of trouble finding the start point as the B970 is not actually sign posted in Kingussie & there are two roads up Glen Feshie once you are on said B970. If coming from Kingussie it is the second one you want.
We were suited & booted for a 9am start. Somewhere ahead of us was Tomsie who had slept in his car & had an early start to catch the four munros from here. We never actually saw him all day.
Off down the road before taking the path on the left which soon goes into & comes out of a plantation. It is a well constructed path & is still being worked on higher up. The path takes you up onto the huge grassy plateau where you come to a cairn. Left is Sgor Gaoith & right for Mullach Clach a Bhlair, but for us straight on to Monadh Mor. The views to the Devils Point from here a very impressive. No problems with the river crossing as it was quite low so we could hop over on the rocks, well Ron could I faffed with my poles for fear of slipping.
Monadh Mor has two cairns one at 1113 & one at 1110, so we went to both in case the SMC ever change their mind as to which is the summit. A fairly steep drop down to a beautiful bealach, I say beautiful because it sits at 970 meters.
From the bealach the route is over a large boulder field to the cairn & trig point.
Great views in every direction before turning around & doing it all again in reverse thus adding Monadh Mor to the tick list of my first & second round of Munros.
The weather was kind with high cloud & only the occasional shower.
Back at the car park & Tomsie was gone but had left 2 bottles of water on Ron’s car.
Another good day in the hills. Not the most exciting you will ever walk, but once up the views are stunning as I said before.
Cheers to Ron & Charlie for the company. Next stop Lochnagar on Saturday.
- Towards Monadh Mor
- Sgor Gaoith
- Looking to Beinn Bhrotain
- The Devils Point across Glen Geusachan
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- The Devils Point again
- Summit Star Beinn Bhrotain
- Looking to Monadh Mor again
