Tom Bailgeann on a Stunning Day

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Tom Bailgeann - An enjoyable hike on a sunny day!

I started off this walk at 11.40am feeling very optimistic as the weather was just glorious! Wall to wall sunshine and just a slight breeze to contend with. The entrance to this walk is on the B862 just past Achnabat on the right-hand side, heading towards Errogie. There is not much room for parking your car by the gate - the main reason is that there is a Police sign stating not to park or enter the track up to Tom Bailgeann. Therefore, your best bet (and the area I parked at) is further along the road where there is a very large layby. I parked my car here and then walked back to the start point for this Sub2000.

Although there is the Police sign on the gate, walkers are allowed to enter to complete this hill. Once past the gate, it is a slightly steep and rocky climb up a well defined path. There are 2 routes to choose from nearer the summit of this hill, one being the lower route through some boggy terrain or a slightly higher path over drier ground. On this occasion I took the lower route. Although slightly boggy, I didn't lose any boots this time!!

Once through this section of the hike, you can continue to follow the path straight up to the summit. There is a rather large pylon which is situated next to the trigpoint, however, you can squeeze between them to get a decent shot without the pylon in the photo if you prefer.

For the decent, I took a slight detour over two smaller hills just below the summit, to get a good view over to Loch Duntelchaig and the road below. I then rejoined the path I had taken for my ascent and retraced my steps back to the car.

Overall, this is a superb little hill to do if you are stuck for time but still want to hit the hills. Although my time is down as 1.5 hours, it actually took me 40 minutes to get to the top (this time includes time stopped for taking photos) and I then spent a further good chunk of time at the top in the sun having lunch.