An easy 896m, Gairbeinn.

[Johnny Corbett]

I was looking for a short walk today and this one shorter than expected. I arrived at the end of the road where a sign informs you that the road is closed, this is just before Melgarve. I set off at 10.15 and after about 10 mins walking i reach the building at Melgarve and it's here you leave the track to head up to Gairbeinn but i decided to keep on the track to climb up from the south west to make the walk a bit longer. I returned by heading south from the summit to the track. The SMC book gives a time of 1hr 50mins to the summit so i reckoned this would be a 3 hour walk, hence the reason for staying on the Corrieyairack Pass as i wanted to be out for at least 4 hours. I had various ideas on making the walk longer, like continueing onto the demoted Corbett, Corrieyairack Hill or doing a horseshoe route coming over Carn Dearg. This is what i think a group ahead of me was doing but i opted to just do Gairbeinn with the walk taking me 3hrs 40mins with a good lunch stop on the summit. One other idea i had to make the walk longer was to invite Mountain Thyme along but she was busy doing a wee doubler down Lochearnhead way. Theres not much to say about the walk apart from it's a nice short walk with a rocky summit which i like, as it gives you options for a lunch spot and the views were not bad either. All in a fairly easy day even in the snow.

Melgarve from the start

Gairbeinn

Melgarve from the summit

North east along the ridge

Loch

Summit from the north

Me at the summit

The summit cairn

On my way down

Forest

Melgarve

Gairbeinn

[mountain thyme]

Maybe you were quick because youve been in training keeping up with me watch out or i wont guide you again

[ChrisW]

That's a fine wee hill JC with some cracking views too, great pics from a speedy up and down.

[quoman]

Looks a braw hill Johnny.

[Bod]

Nice one Johnny, looks like you had a rare jaunt there!
Trust you are well, cheers the noo

[Johnny Corbett]

Thanks for replies folks

[soulminer]

It is a fine hill resplendant in white. We combined it with Corrieyairick Hill as a horseshoe coming down Gairbeinn for a great short walk on the way home from Mill Cottage, Glen Feshie. A great summit to sit and look about from.
Cheers.

[rockhopper]

Maybe you were quick because youve been in training keeping up with me watch out or i wont guide you again

a nice wee wander Johnny and some lovely views .... but I think you'll need to stop putting up with that "whippersnapper" MT and her various comments as it looks more as though she's learning from you than vice versa - cheers