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Thought car park would be busy on a Sat so got there before 8, only one car there at that time
View from the car park, route turns right through a gate at the trees. Carn Liath ahead:
Further on, path branches to the left at wooden hut:
Gets steep on the hill, 'camera' break looking back down:
Tops were in low cloud, first Munro cairn reached at 9:10 - this is too early, thought watch had broke
Onwards on the ridge, most of the snow has gone now:
2nd Munro, Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, also in cloud. Clear path cut into ridge:
Back to Carn Liath:
Top of Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain:
Then down to the bealach, Carn nan Gabhar in cloud. Clear patches in the snow on the way up:
Path a bit icy so easier to walk around.
3 cairns at the top, pretty much a level walk between them. Second cairn has a trig point.
Cloud has lifted now so all 3 tops are clear:
View north from summit.
And east:
Back to middle cairn from the summit & possibly Ben Vrackie?
Met a guy on the top who was heading back down over Airgiod Bheinn, this looked a bit craggy on the map so I went back to the bealach instead:
The return path is mainly muddy/boggy all the way back:
So coming down Airgiod Bheinn (on the right) might be a better option, doesn't look too bad:
Rare dry section of path:
Leads back to landrover track, then to the road. Car park a bit busier now