Sgurr Breac and A'Chailleach
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 5:13 pm
Drove up on Wed night, parked in a layby just after the A832 junction and watched the shooting stars before crashing out. Got light after 7 so started the walk just before 8.
Start of walk from the road.
Left at this junction, and through the trees.
Over the bridge and straight up to the ridge on a faint muddy path.
Gets steeper.
Wee cairn marks start of easier gradient.
Back down to Loch a'Bhraoin, An Teallach behind.
Route in from the road.
Into the clag on Toman Coinnich.
Still claggy on Sgurr Breac, with glimpses of a view to the north.
Back to Toman Coinnich.
Next, A'Chailleach - also in clag.
Loch Fannich on the claggy side:
Loch Toll an Lochain on the clear side:
Onwards to A'Chailleach.
Cairn:
Then retraced steps to descend Sron na Goibhre, there's a small cairn marking the point to turn north.
An Teallach:
Fisherfields, Sgurr Ban:
A'Chailleach with clag still clinging to the top.
Same with Sgurr Breac - happy to see the cloud on both tops since there's nothing worse than summits clearing when you're on the way down
Torridon:
Descent point from the ridge, steep boggy grass with rocky bits so I got the poles out.
Crossed the burn and continued down over boggy ground.
Turn right at the sheepfold, then there's a gate and stile over the deer fence and the same to get over the other side - so don't do what I did and descend towards the loch as you'll have to climb back up for the stile (d'oh). This part of the walk was over uneven ground and tougher than I expected.
Glad to be back to the bridge over Loch a'Bhraoin, phew.