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Left home about 5:30 and there was very little traffic going up the A82 along Loch Lomond, roadworks hadn't started at Pulpit Rock when I drove up, but when I came back they had extended the single track section around the traffic lights with cones so delays possible for the next 60 weeks.
Plan was to park at the Cluanie Inn & have a leisurely cycle downhill then do the ridge west to east. Ridge from the Cluanie:
Took about 25min to get down to the start of the walk, ditched the bike in a ditch & set off.
Met a couple of guys here who had left bikes at the Cluanie and parked here, they'd missed the start of the path so had to backtrack a bit. Further along the path there's a bridge.
Then an uphill grind, feels like summer's here now...
...so it's good to have a cool burn further up to help cool down. At this point I was thinking about the coast downhill on the bike...which meant the starting point is a couple of hundred metres lower than the Cluanie Inn...so I would have to add that to the ascent on the walk d'oh.
Path then turns east and zig zags up to a bealach.
Other 2 walkers looked like they'd continued on instead.
Up on the ridge now, hard work getting here & the reward is another hike up Creag nan Damh.
Back to Sgurr a Bhac Chaolais.
Ups & downs on the way.
Back to Forcan Ridge.
Towards Shiel Bridge.
Sisters.
Brothers.
Scramble down:
No.1 Creag nan Damh:
Next, a non-Munro with a handy bypass path
Steep going up Sgurr an Lochain.
No.2 Sgurr an Lochain. Looking back from the top.
Over to Knoydart.
Next up, it's Sgurr an Doire Leathain. Cairn is slightly to the north off the ridge.
Sgurr an Lochain lochan. Muriel Gray is sure there's the remains of a crannog there.
Sgurr an Lochain from further along. Met a couple of fell runners coming the opposite way here, we agreed this is the best looking hill.
No.3 Sgurr an Doire Leathain, and a nice easy walk over to
No.4 Maol chinn-dearg, looking back to Sgurr an Doire Leathain. Met a veteran walker here who had completed the Munros and had come up this one on a stalkers path to enjoy the views. I was already wondering what time I'd get back to the car, pick up the bike, 3 hour drive home etc so it was refreshing to meet someone enjoying a day in the hills without time/bagging pressure.
Anyway, nice bit of ridge leading to Aonach Air Chrith.
Glen Quoich leading to Loch Quoich.
Scrambly bits.
No.5 Aonach Air Chrith with a wee bit of snow. First hills I'd done in Kintail without snow on them and felt like something was missing - hopefully winter will be back soon
Last 2, looks like an easy grassy walk to both of them.
No.6 Druim Shionnach looking to Spidean Mialach & Gleouraich.
And a last wee scrambly bit before the final hill.
No.7 Creag a'Mhaim with Lochs Cluanie & Loyne.
Then a zig zag path down to reach the road, looks like there would be a short cut near the bottom on the map but I couldn't find it.
Tarmac road is rough going after a nice ridge, relief to get back to the Cluanie. Great day though
