by bootsandpaddles » Mon May 10, 2010 4:52 pm
Corbetts included on this walk: Ben Ledi
Date walked: 10/05/2010
Time taken: 5 hours
Distance: 17 km
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Fancied a shortish walk not too far from home today. I've been up Ben Ledi lots of times and wanted to try a new route. Parked at Bochastle near Kilmahog. A new path leads across the hillside in a southwesterly direction through a Woodland Trust plantation - or it will be I think when they have planted some trees. It goes underneath Samson's Putting Stone and the hillfort and then you turn up the hill aiming for the corner of the forestry. From there it is just a case of following the ridge of Ben Ledi until you meet the tourist path. There is one low wire fence to cross and two deer fences with gates. After the summit of Ben Ledi you carry straight on as though you were heading for Ben Vane, past the lochan and then branch off east along the ridge to Ardnandave Hill. Then down towards Stank Glen where you can pick up the path that takes you to Sustrans Route 7 alongside Loch Lubnaig and the Falls of Leny and back to Kilmahog. A bit boggy in places but loads of wild flowers and some huge hairy caterpillars.