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Beinn a'Mhonicag - a Glen Roy amuse-bouche

Beinn a'Mhonicag - a Glen Roy amuse-bouche


Postby Graeme D » Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:41 pm

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Beinn a'Mhonicag

Date walked: 19/07/2017

Time taken: 0.9 hours

Distance: 1.1 km

Ascent: 315m

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Day 1 of my annual summer holiday tour of some hills, and the general idea was to head for the general vicinity of Affric and Kintail, and possibly even get a sneaky wee visit to Skye in as well.

As I headed up the A9 and cut off at Dalwhinnie heading for the Road to the Isles, I still wasn't totally sure where I was heading and when. I had left a list of 4 or 5 routes with my wife and a vague indication of which day I was most likely to be doing each one, but flexibility would probably be necessary to combat the distinctive vagaries f the Scottish summer weather.

As I drove into Roy Bridge, an impulsive decision made me turn right off the main road and head up the minor road into Glen Roy itself. I had never been up Glen Roy at all and my plan was to do a quick smash and gab warm up raid on Beinn Mhonicaig, which I recalled from previous reports I had been seen is no more than a 1 hour up and down from the car park by the view indicator.

This wee Sub2K was just exactly that - a little warm up exercise with the added bonus of some fine views and a foray into a new unknown glen.

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Information board #1

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Information board #2

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Grassy ascent path

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Leana Mhor (East)

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East to Beinn Teallach and Beinn a'Chaoirainn

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Creag Dubh and beyond to the trench of Loch Treig

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Towards the Aonachs and Nevis from the eastern cairn

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Glen Roy with the Parallel Roads prominent on Leana Mhor

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Approaching the summit

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Teallach and Chaoirainn across the shoulder of Leana Mhor

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Loch Lochy hills from the summit

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Leana Mhor (East), Beinn Teallach and Beinn a'Chaoirainn from the summit

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At the summit with the Nevis range behind

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Glen Roy and the Parallel Roads again

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Glen Roy from the final stages of descent

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Empty glen, empty car park


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Last edited by Graeme D on Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Beinn a'Mhonicag - a Glen Roy amuse-bouche

Postby rockhopper » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:07 pm

Nice warm up and good weather too. Spent about a day up here a week ago with very mixed and mostly wet weather. No doubt the weather will improve when the schools go back :roll: - cheers :)
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