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Chno Dearg, Stob Coire Sgriodain

Chno Dearg, Stob Coire Sgriodain


Postby gman » Thu May 02, 2013 3:28 pm

Route description: Chno Dearg and Stob Coire Sgriodain

Munros included on this walk: Chno Dearg, Stob Coire Sgriodain

Date walked: 01/05/2013

Time taken: 4.2 hours

Distance: 13 km

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Weather for Wednesday looked dodgy at the start of the week so thought I'd get these 2 quickies ticked off. Heavy rain as I went through Glen Coe but cleared up later :D

Left the big parking area about 8:40 and crossed the Fersit bridges.
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Past the barky dogs, big barn, through the gate & along the track to the start of the muddy climb up Stob Coire Sgriodain. This wasn't too bad - no knee deep peat hags just good old mud.
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Seemed to be a path in places, obvious craggy target to head for anyway. Crags:
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Came up a snowy gully, view back down:
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Chno Dearg looks a bit more straightforward.
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More crags.
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Then could see the top & ridge continuing round to Chno Dearg.
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No clag on the cairn :D
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Easains ridge on the other side of Loch Treig.
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Bit rocky on the way round to Chno Dearg.
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Back to Stob Coire Sgriodain and Lochan Coire an Lochain.
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Towards the top of Chno Dearg.
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Stob Coire Sgriodain from the top, Easains in the background.
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Bein na Lap & other Corrour hills.
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Beinn Eibhinn.
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Then a quick descent, could see Fersit so just headed straight for it.
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Peat hags & deer on the way back.
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Head for the left of the lochan ahead then join the track back to Fersit.
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Creag Meagaidh.
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Nice easy trip with good views, might be a dull mudfest in the rain & clag though.
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Re: Chno Dearg, Stob Coire Sgriodain

Postby trekker53 » Thu May 02, 2013 3:39 pm

Nice report gman,
Good timing for me as off to Roybridge on Sunday for a few days to tackle all the surrounding munro's. Good to see what the ground conditions are like.
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Re: Chno Dearg, Stob Coire Sgriodain

Postby riverlodge » Thu May 02, 2013 3:58 pm

great report, also much appreciate the intel ahead of this weekend for that area. :)
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Re: Chno Dearg, Stob Coire Sgriodain

Postby BlackPanther » Thu May 02, 2013 6:19 pm

Lovely set of photos and good to see these two hills getting some positive press. They are still on my to-do list and I heard lots of stories about them being an awful bog feast - not that it puts me off :lol:
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Re: Chno Dearg, Stob Coire Sgriodain

Postby weaselmaster » Thu May 02, 2013 8:18 pm

We're going up there too this weekend - going to be busy with WH folks!
Hoping to do the 3 at creag pitridh, these 2 and either the easians or teallach/a'chaorainn over 3 days.
Thanks for the report, gman :clap:
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