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Another two Ronnie Corbetts in the bag
Today seen me walking with mgmt! his brother Stephen and 3 members of the Lomond Mountaineering Club.
Mgmt! parked at the public toilets at Lochearnhead. Walked back up the road and over the bridge and turned left onto the main road, the A84. Crossed the road and headed up the path signposted for Balquiddar and Killin cycle route. Passed the church on the left and followed the track up passed some houses.
Where the first track splits signposted Balquiddar and Killin cycle path, we turned right and headed under the bridge and up the steep, slight zig zag track to where it splits again. Here we headed left through the gate and followed the track straight ahead. Just before the bridge we headed left through a wooden gate and over that bridge.
- 2nd bridge..dont go under it
- through the wooden gate
- what is it?
- the track towards Creag Mac Ranaich
- single horned sheep
The track is a great route all the way up to about 600metres. Just as the track passes over a small stream which is easily missed, we left the track and headed north east up through some crags. The snow was deep and slippy on occasions but a fairly straightforward climb.
- from the bealach to Creag Mac Ranaich
- climbing Creag Mac Ranaich
- Stephen
After reaching the plateau and passing two small lochans we headed northeast up to the summit. Reached the summit in 2hours 45 minutes. Quick group picture at the summit. Headed back down and sheltered behind some rocks and stopped for lunch. Donned further clothing as it was cold as we stopped.
- towards Creag Mac Ranaich
- Summit of Creag Mac Ranaich
Retraced our footprints back down to the bealach between Crag Mac Ranaich and Meall an t-Seallaidh.
From here we headed southwest up to just before the lochan.
- lochan before Cam Chreag
From here we headed south up to Cam Chreag and then approx 60 metres down towards a lochan and then continued south, where an easy climb takes you up to the summit of Meall an t-Seallaidh.
- lochan between Cam Chreag and Meall an t-Seallaidh
- mgmt! and ronnie corbett. congratulations )
This summit corbett was mgmt!s 50th.
Corbett that is… although its no long to his actual 50th birthday
We stopped for a summit pic of mgmt with his Ronnie Corbett bag and celebrated with a wee cake…don’t know who opened it and stole a bit.
- summit of Meall an t-Seallaidh
- summit
- summit
- over to Ben Vorlich and Stuc a Chroin
- Ben Vorlich, Stuc a Chroin and Beinn Each
From the summit headed east down the easy slopes to pick up the track again and followed the track back to the main road. As we headed down the slopes cracking views were seen over to Ben Vorlich and Stuc a Chroin.
The very last part of the walk was in the dark.
Good day out. No views at the summits but conditions were dry.
Back to the car in 7hours .
Thanks to mgmt! for driving
