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Leum Uilleim, 909 metres
OS Map 41, Grid Ref 331641
Start at Grid Ref 356664, Corrour station
Distance walked 9 km’s
Height Gain 600 metres
17 April 2009
Shortly before the end of a 300 mile overnight drive i paused on Rannoch Moor and took the first 3 photo’s below, then carried on to Fort William. Next i caught the 7:40 am south bound train which arrived on time at Corrour at 8:30 am.
- Rannoch Moor before sunrise
- Rannoch Moor before sunrise
- Rannoch Moor before sunrise
- Leum Uilleim from Corrour station
- Corrour station
The train back to Fort William was at 3:20 pm which gave me just under 7 hours to hike over Leum Uilleim, plenty of time. I first headed west to gain the ridge of An Diollaid, then south west to the summit of Beinn a’Bhric, a good viewpoint for a rest and something to eat. The cloud had lifted above most summits, the sun was shining and in another 20 minutes i was on the summit of Leum Uilleim, an excellent viewpoint with a shapely summit cairn.
- Stob Coire Easain and Loch Treig
- Pink and Grey rocks
- Pink and Grey rocks
- Stob Coire Easain and Stob Choire Mheadhoin
- Summit cairn of Leum Uilleim
- Summit cairn of Leum Uilleim
- Binnein Mor (left of centre) Ben Nevis (centre)
- Beinn na Lap and Loch Ossian
- Loch Ossian
There was no need to hurry and i spent nearly 2 hours on the summit lazing around, after which an hour’s stroll put me back at the station about 3:00 pm. The train was bang on time and i arrived back in Fort William at 4:10 pm. Later that evening i decided to grab a couple of hours sleep in the car at the end of the Glen Nevis road, before driving northwest for an early start the next day. As i rounded a bend near Achriabhach i was amazed to see the hillside ablaze. I took a few photo’s from the bridge at Achriabhach then drove a bit closer
to get some more, but it was getting dark and the smoke was getting a bit thick, so i turned around and went looking for a more peaceful place to park up.
- Fire on the hillside in upper Glen Nevis
- Fire on the hillside in upper Glen Nevis