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Toss of the coin, heads for shopping, or tails for a short walk and unsurprisingly tails won. I drove up to Sutherland to walk Quinag which was a hill on my radar. The route has been well reported on WH so I’ll just post some images (click to enlarge) and a short video showing the route experienced.
I started from the large car park off the A894 at 1030 and walked in a clockwise direction.
Useful information sign at start of walk.
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Walk ahead
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A steady ascent over stony ground led to Spidean Coinich summit cairn with steep rocky cliffs and grand views.
Some people visible on the summit as the dark clouds gather.
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I followed the obvious ridge with many ups and downs.
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Views back up SC
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Two people visible ahead as the clouds cleared.
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A view back towards Cul Mor Suilven and Canisp.
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Back down to road
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I headed over to the stony ridge of Sail Gharbh and trig point.
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View across to Sail Ghorm and Lochinver.
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Back to SC from summit of Sail Gharbh
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Back over Quinag and down to the wee exposed cliffs
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Down to Kylesku Bridge
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Across to cliffs of Sail Gharbh and two people close to edge.
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then along to the summit of Sail Ghorm
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Back over route.
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South and the iconic profile of Suilven..
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Sail Ghorm summt
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A wee ravine on the decent
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I headed back down glen and followed the boggy path to reach the car park at 1530.
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Then a pleasant drive back to Ullapool for a decent fish supper then home for 1800 to complete a round trip of 175 miles.
A final view of Quinag from Loch Assynt
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A short video (apologies for music and reduced quality of image imposed by you tube)