Two corbetts from Glen Orchy
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:10 pmTwo Corbetts from Glen Orchy
We started the walk from Invergaunan. There were enough car parking spaces at either sides of the gate for 4 cars.Went through the gate and followed the good track to the end of the forest. We continued on the track for roughly ½ km passing some fencing and then headed south west up the steep slopes, avoiding new tree plantations.
Here we had to climb over a deer fence onto the open hill. It would have been possible to initially follow the original fence from the bottom track up the hillside as the fencing headed under the crags of Beinn Udlaidh
We passed quartz like rocks to gain the ridge north towards Beinn Udlaidh.
The summit is flat and stony and the mast seems to have been blown down in the winds.
A quick summit pic as the winds were strong and headed south east and dropped to about 690m and stopped for a bite to eat.
We continued east north east towards the col picking up a path and then north up the steep grassy slopes towards the summit of Beinn Bhreac Liath. Two small cairns are presented on the huge broad plateau and we made sure we visited the two
We practiced some timing on the summit and continued north for 1.5km along the ridge, calculating that we were walking at approximately 5km an hour.
Headed west from the plateau down very steep heathery ground and across the Allt Ghamhnain to pick the path back up at the edge of the forest back to Inveraunan.
4 hours 55mins
We started the walk from Invergaunan. There were enough car parking spaces at either sides of the gate for 4 cars.Went through the gate and followed the good track to the end of the forest. We continued on the track for roughly ½ km passing some fencing and then headed south west up the steep slopes, avoiding new tree plantations.
Here we had to climb over a deer fence onto the open hill. It would have been possible to initially follow the original fence from the bottom track up the hillside as the fencing headed under the crags of Beinn Udlaidh
We passed quartz like rocks to gain the ridge north towards Beinn Udlaidh.
The summit is flat and stony and the mast seems to have been blown down in the winds.
A quick summit pic as the winds were strong and headed south east and dropped to about 690m and stopped for a bite to eat.
We continued east north east towards the col picking up a path and then north up the steep grassy slopes towards the summit of Beinn Bhreac Liath. Two small cairns are presented on the huge broad plateau and we made sure we visited the two
We practiced some timing on the summit and continued north for 1.5km along the ridge, calculating that we were walking at approximately 5km an hour.
Headed west from the plateau down very steep heathery ground and across the Allt Ghamhnain to pick the path back up at the edge of the forest back to Inveraunan.
4 hours 55mins
- excellent track
- after the forest
- wee lochan when heading towards Beinn Udlaidh
- beinn udlaidh summit
- looking over to Beinn Bhreac Liath
- summit of Beinn Bhreac Liath
- Beinn Odhar
- Beinn Dorain
- Beinn Udlaidh from Beinn Bhreac Liath
