Beinn Bhuela circuit

[Gavin99]

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The plan for this walk was to follow the WH route up on to Beinn Bhuella then cut across onto Cruach nam Miseag , one I had wanted to climb for a while , it stands out when driving north up the Gareloch as a lumpy mass in the distance , an odd looking hill. I parked up below lettermay at a large lochside layby and headed up into the forest . The route is easy to follow as long as long as you remember that the OS map is out of date , there is a new forestry road leading down to the bridge ,making life easy . The ascent beside the waterfall is easy (and waymarked ) , the route then heads up into the crags to the summit .

Into the forest

Once across the bridge turn left at white post to enter firebreak leading to the waterfall

Route up beside waterfall

View across to Cruach nam Miseag

Looking up into crags and mist

Route up

View back down gully to Curra Lochain

Lochan na Cnaimh from near summit

A dreich trig point

Looking down the Gareloch past Rhu to the Clyde

Heading south from the summit ,Caisteal Dubh , brings you to to Ceann Garbh and below its crags lie the remains of the Grumman Martlet which crashed in 1940 ,killing the pilot, Lt Russell. The wreckage is widely scattered but still recognisable.

Engine -Pratt and Whitney Wasp

Wingtip with Fleet Air Arm roundel

Rear of cockpit with armour plating

Aft fuselage and tailwheel mounting

Leaving this sad place I headed NE to skirt the northern edge of the loch before starting the climb up Cruach nam Miseag.This is a great wee hill ,full of twists and turns and rocky knolls ,with fine views south to the Clyde .

Route down to loch and up Cruach

Rock-face

View down Loch Goil

From the summit I headed NW across ground full of dips and rises before meeting a burn ,following this beside a gully to meet the edge of the forestry . A section of this has been clear felled, allowing access down to the forest road below ,which heads back north to the start of the walk and lovely Lochgoilhead.

route back down to forest

A great day out

[kevsbald]

Very unfrequented which makes it a fine day out in my book. Nice one.

[snodland]

I agree. Some lovely photos there, particularly of the Lochan and the view down the Clyde. I would love to climb it though as I use Public Transport I think it may need an overnight stay from Glasgow

[ChrisW]

That looks a great walk made better by it's lack of popularity. I love the waterfall shots and the later landscapes - great stuff

[Gavin99]

Snodland , amazingly enough a bus runs out through Lochgoilhead to Carrick Castle , right past the start of this walk .As far as I know it starts in Helensburgh so plenty trains out to there . Garelochead coaches No. 302 I think . Well worth it.

[Johnny Corbett]

I did the Corbett along with the Graham earlier this year and had hoped to add on the Sub 2000 as well but time was not in our favour so missed out on it so good to see it was an enjoyable walk for when i return to climb it.