by Alerigg » Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:54 pm
Munros included on this walk: Beinn na Lap
Date walked: 08/08/2019
Time taken: 3.5 hours
Distance: 10 km
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This was forecast to be the best day of the week but my son and I had to get the walk to the summit and back to the station in between arriving on the 12.30 train at Corrour and departing on the 3.24. So we had less than 3 and a half hours. It’s a straightforward walk with three clear sections: the road to the base of the hill, a steady climb up the grassy hill side to about 700M before heading up the surprisingly stony ridge to the summit. With our cocker spaniel for company we set off bang on time at 12.30. A sunny day with a brisk walk to the base of the hill completed in 25 minutes we set off up the grassy slope. There’s a clear path but it was wet and slippy after torrential rain for two days, Loch Treig had risen by over 2M in 48 hours an engineer we spoke to in the morning reported. We made steady progress but it’s reasonably steep and required a bit of effort to keep going at what we thought was the required pace. Hit the ridge at 1.45 and pushed on to the summit for 2.05. Outstanding views all around but then things went a wee bit awry. Our spaniel decided the pursuit of a mountain hare was a good idea and twenty minutes later she reappeared.......to be precise it was 2.28 when she turned back up. So we had 56 minutes to catch the train or wait for the 21.20 some six hours later!
Off we set and cut off SW quite quickly from the summit to save some time. This was a good move as the ground was much drier and firmer than the original path. At full speed downhill with 50 plus year old knees complaining we hit the road after 32 minutes and the station 15 minutes later; an impressive 47 minutes from summit to station. And of course the train was delayed by 30 minutes. Time for a well earned cup of tea at the station from the really welcoming Corrour Estate staff.
A little bit more challenging than we had planned but an enjoyable adventure and the views from the train and the climb were simply world class. Pity we didn’t have time at the summit to enjoy the views there but we were searching for the dog and watching the clock!
PS be kind please, this is my first post after being a regular user of the site!
