
I haven'y posted on here for a while but I have been lurking and doing lots of hills this year and I thought I would write a report in praise of Maoile Lunndaidh as He seems quite unloved and I liked him
We arrived at craig car park to be met by gangs of hungry midgies, the worst this year, we've never got the bikes off the car, boots on and got moving so quickly, however I was still getting midged on the long ascent up the track, I was pushing my bike very very slowly, I have to say, no photo's of this bit. things improved and we speeded up for the rest of the cycle on a fairly good track to Glenuaig lodge, where there is a cute wee walkers hut with bunk beds, a heater and light!
Locked the bikes up here.

The wee walkers shed

looking east along the river Meig
So we went down the landie track and after a short time headed SW to find a small plank bridge over the river

The wee bridge, would be useful in spate
There are various routes and ways to ascend this hill but looking at it from the shed we thought that we would head up and cross the an crom-alt then pick up the ridge to Fuar-toll Beag.
that's what we did and it was steep in parts but no bother and views into the waterfalls on the alt were good

The ridge we went up heading right on the photo

Looking back to Glenuaig lodge

Nice wee pools in the river

The corrie of Fuar toll beag

Looking down the ridge, can still see Glenuaig lodge

still a bit to go

Sudden view of Loch mhuilich leading to Loch Monar

The demoted (wrongly in my opinion


Further up and a wee glimpse of cheesecake. easy going now underfoot and cloud threatening but never came to anything.

Looking ahead towards Carn Nan fiaclan
Then as the top is reached the very broad ridge narrows and there is a view down to the stunning Fuar Tholl Mor, amazing, looks prehistoric

Fuar Tholl Mor
and a massive corrie on the south east side too heading towards Loch monar

From here it was a very easy stroll over the plateau to the summit, David's 200th Munro



The summit plateau towards the Strathfarrar hills
Time to begin the long way down, we went north off the plateau to the bealach

Can still see glenuaig lodge, a long way away with Moruisg and sgurr nan Ceannaichean behind
When we reached the bealach we turned west and followed the stream down to the entrance of the corrie of Fuar Tholl mor

looking up towards Fuar Tholl Mor
We then went towards this wee gorge and picked up a path on the North side which followed this stream all the way back to the river Meig at the old ruins shown on the map, It was fairly easy going now but still seemed to take forever to get down, like it always does after a long day on the hill

Wee gorge and path on the right of it

waterfall out of Fuar Tholl Mor

The wee gorge

looking back up at the hill, finally nearing the river

The way we went up the ridge with Bidean An Eoin Deirg behind, looking pointy

We came down next to the stream from the corrie

Tired but still smiling
So back down to the river by the Ruins, picked up a squechly ATV track and forded the river just before the lodge, had a bit of chocolate and a wee sit down in the walkers shed the got on our bikes and enjoyed a lovely cycle back, especially the last 2 miles which were downhill. Fewer midgies waiting for us at the car and off we went home.
so we did
18.5 miles in total, 12 bike and 6.5 walk
with 4300ft ascent ish
in 9hrs.
I enjoyed it!
