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Arrived at Dalrigh at 06.30 and parked in the car park.
Heavy rain at this stage so I sat in the car for twenty minutes or so until it relented a bit.
Put waterproofs on and headed down to the white bridge at the River Fillan
River Fillan at Dalrigh from the white bridge by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Crossed over and headed up the farm track at the side of the railway.
View up to Beinn Dubhcraig, misty by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Crossed over at the bridge
Bridge over railway by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Once over the bridge, you will see a small cairn on your right hand side after a short distance. If you leave the path here, the field that you have to cross, to get to the footbridge over the Allt Glean Auchreoch, is extremely boggy underfoot, as I found out ( knee deep, squelch ).
Swampy field to bridge by
robert irvineMuch easier to follow the W H route and stay on the track until you are level with the bridge and then go down the edge of the field.
Bridge over Allt Glean Auchreoch by
robert irvine, on Flickr
What a beautiful looking bridge.
Once across, there are signs of path improvements going on, only for a short distance so far.
Path improvements after bridge by
robert irvine, on Flickr
After this, the path does become very muddy as it makes its way through Coille Coire Chuilc, which is a beautiful stretch of old forest with a very natural look to it, really enjoyed this stretch, apart from the mud.
Lovely old trees by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Very natural looking by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Then the path leaves the forest.
End of forest by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Broken stile and fence by
robert irvine, on Flickr
You now continue walking along side the Allt Coire Dubhcraig, which has a selection of really nice looking waterfalls as you ascend.
Allt Coire Dubchraig by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Waterfall, Allt Coire Dubchraig by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Waterfall, Allt Coire Dubchcraig 2 by
robert irvine, on Flickr
From here it is just a case of following the stream uphill, muddy at times, until you arrive on the ridge in front of you at about 900 metres, turn left and follow the path up the short climb to the summit of Beinn Dubhcraig.
Bit of cloud about, so not the best selection of photos.
Misty Beinn Dubchcraig summit by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Ben Dubchcraig summit cairn by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Beinn Dubchcraig to Ben Oss by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Ben Oss and Loch Oss by
robert irvine, on Flickr
I sat here for a short while and really enjoyed the silence and intermittent views.
Leave the summit and backtrack down to the ridge and then follow the path towards Ben Oss down to the Bealach Buidhe.
Cross over the bealach and watch out for a small cairn on your right.
Leave the main path here and follow the one on your right which heads up towards the ridge.
There is one more drop down before the final pull up to the summit.
Weather had cleared up a bit and the views were a lot better from here.
Ben and Loch Lomond from Ben Oss summit by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Ben Ledi from Ben Oss by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Loch Oss from Ben Oss by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Beinn Dubchcraig from Ben Oss by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Ben Lui and Beinn a Chleibh from Ben Oss summit cairn by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Ben Lui summit close up by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Beinn Dubchraig with Crianlarich hills behind by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Stob Binnein by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Ben More by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Cruach Ardrain and Beinn Tulaichean by
robert irvine, on Flickr
An Caisteal, Beinn a Chroin behind and Beinn Chabhair by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Black clouds over Arrochar Alps by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Summer skies over Beinn Dubchcraig by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Cloud skimming over Ben Lui by
robert irvine, on Flickr
Sat for a long time and enjoyed the views.
Few other walkers arrived and left, nice to have a chat.
Retraced route to descend, rain came back on again on way down, weather on top was perfect.
Arrived back at car park wet but happy.