Sgurr an Airid, a Corbett you must do again!
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:04 pmThis hill is a wee cracker and I would thoroughly recommend to do this hill on a fine clear day, not because of the lack of paths or tracks because there is an obvious trail right to the very summit, because it's an walk in walk out in the same direction it's very clear and many people have decided to do this little gem more than once for the views as you progress your walk are stunning in all directions. It's also quickly done, it took me an hour to get to the summit ridge with another half an hour to the summit trig point, so its an ideal hill if your passing on the way home from doing longer or bigger days on the hill or if your staying locally and wish a short evening stroll. Although from sea level none of the climbing is very steep as the path meanders and zig zags at a very easy gradient.
- Park at the Clachain Duich Burial Ground Car Park and directly across the road there is a gate at the start of the path which takes you through trees (not shown on the OS Map) and some high grass vegetation with a small stream crossing which will cause no problems. Looking back at the Car Park for the Cemetery
- Looking back over to where I was yesterday, Sgurr na Moraich the last climb and descent after doing the Five Sisters of Kintail
- The path changes to a grassy track which makes for easy going on the feet
- Track turns into a path then into a track then back to path after passing through a fence with a gate, not locked!
- Looking East from the path towards Gleann Lichd between Beinn Fhada and the Five Sisters
- After a while up a few zig zags at a fine gradient you come to the Bealach where there is a pominent cairn
- Always keeping slightly on the South side of the broad summit ridge the path winds it's way towards the summit, at this point it can be a bit muddy but nothing to require gaiters or the like
- At this point I saw that there was another walker in front of me and found out later it was 'Tayman' from Walkhighlands, had a quick chat and headed on to the summit.
- Summit Trig Point
- On the walkout I took this photograph to show the extent and position of the well used path along the East side of the Summit ridge. Also stopped for another chat with 'Tayman', so if your reading this 'Tayman' Hi again nice to have met you, and might meet up again on a hill somtime!
- Looking over the East end of Loch Duich from the path
- Same again lower down
- A sheep fank? maybe. Zoomed in from path.
Look forward to hear if you agree with me! 
