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Farragon Hill from north
Farragon Hill from north
by Tinto63 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:15 pm
Corbetts included on this walk: Farragon Hill
Date walked: 31/08/2012
Time taken: 6 hours
Distance: 18 km
Ascent: 800m
Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).As my companion for the day had already walked Farragon Hilll from Edradynate we agreed to take the route from Loch Tummel suggested in the Corbett book. We had a little difficulty finding the starting point as the building shown as Netherton on the Randranger sheet does not appear to exist and the track leading up through the woodland is quite well disguised. There is also a lack of parking places in the area although we managed to pull off the road about 300m to the west at NN 867593.
The route is straightforward and on a good track as far as NN 849560 where a small cairn at the side of the track marks the start of a faint and non continuous path that leads SW and W above Lochan a` Chait. From here Farragon appears quite a complex hill with numerous crags, although the mist (and rain) that had descended by this time could have enhanced this impression. We eventually made it to the top in poor visibility and steady rain.
We returned by the same route.
Highlights if the day were spotting an eagle above Duntanlich Lochan on the way up (already noted on the wildlife page) and exploring the quarry workings below Beinn Eagagach which appear to be associated with the mine on nearby Meall Tairneachan.
Re: Farragon Hill from north
by mountain thyme » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:55 pm
Thanks for sharing. Thats my biggest problem with walking .. finding the starting points of some of the walks 

Re: Farragon Hill from north
by Johnny Corbett » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:42 am
Yoy should not be admitting you're your weaknesses, people like me will play on themmountain thyme wrote:Thanks for sharing. Thats my biggest problem with walking .. finding the starting points of some of the walks



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