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Once again we set out from Glasgow under a clear blue sky. Down in numbers to just two for this trip due to others work commitments & a feeble excuse about a wedding. This will be my seventh walk of the year in good to great weather conditions so i'm wondering what the penance will be or is the payback for all the wet trips last year?
Parked the car in the car park kindly provided by the people who's farm it is, breakfast roll consumed while booting up & then headed of beside the wall to the left of the car park. There is a sign saying to the hill, but only follow it if you are going to climb Achaladair first.
- Beinn Dothaidh from Achaladair farm
We were headed to the bridge over the tulla staying with the track untill we could see the bridge, with good views of the hills & ridge along the way.
- Beinn Achaladair
After crossing the bridge the path becomes a bit scetchy, but we had the walk notes so when we hit the railway line followed it untill we found the underpass.
Then followed the dear fence up towards coire an lochan, hanging left before reaching the lochan having picked a spot on the ridge to aim for. this was a bit of a slog in the hot conditions. Some deer apeared on the ridge to check us out, but too far away for a decent pic.
- Lochan a Chreachain
Once on the ridge this is a glorious walk especialy with the good weather the views across Rannoch are just stunning & once you reach the summit of Beinn a Chreachain you can see all the hills on the other side.
- Ridge to Cheachain with Achaladair in the distance
Before we headed for the summit we had a wee sit down for about 20 minuits just taking in the scene. Watching the cloud come across glen coe which was very hazy looking.
- Summit of Beinn a Chreachain
- Hazy fantazy. Creise & BEM
From the summit the drop down is straight forward with an on off path. Once down you can either go straight up the edge of the ridge to get the views or take the diagonal path wich takes you gradualy to the ridge. We did a half & half.
Once on the ridge at Meall Buidhe we stoped for lunch. As Beinn a Chreachain was my 50th munro ( 2 years to the day from my first) i had brought two stella's with me and after a pie & a pint, so to speak, a little dozze was in order.
- Post lunch
40 minuits later down to the bealach before heading steaply up to the summit of Achaladair.
- Steep accent of Achaladair looking back to Creachain
- Ben More & Stob Binnien
The cairn is right on the edge & the drop is pretty impresive.
- Looking down to the farm
- Summit of Achaladair
From this point the ridge walk is still fine, but seams wrong as you are walking in completly the wrong direction form were the car is. With the great weather we ambled along taking our time. Once at the head of coire Daingean the path is obvious most of the way, but even after all the dry weather it is still boggy in parts. Here we also came across our first midges ( much chat on the forum about this)
All in all a great, if long walk.