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A couple of wee Beags

Sub 2000s: Creag Bheag (Kingussie), Cruban Beag

Date walked: 10/03/2024

Time taken: 3.1 hours

Distance: 10km

Ascent: 645m

Another weekend of 'iffy' weather, where could we head that would hopefully keep us dry, the south, SW and the central belt were scheduled for the usual damp stuff. So I suggested to Parminder we head a bit further afield than our recent trips, sorted. We would head up past Dalwhinnie and tackle Cruban Beag first, then into Ralia Cafe for a for a coffee & bacon sarnie & then up to Kingussie to finish off with a stroll up Creag Bheag.
Parminder's turn to drive but that plan was soon abandoned as the engine cover underneath hadn't been replaced correctly after his last visit to a garage. So a quick 180 and we jumped into my car and headed up the A9, first time for a few months.

Cruban Beag, 1hr 55mins, 421m, 5.47km


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The River Truim taken from the bridge

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Truim again the other way

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We picked up the track - right of way to Laggan

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Nice house, the building on the right contains 3 garages

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The way ahead

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We would soon be swinging right

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We didn't follow this track for long as it was going in the wrong direction, we opted for the direct & more challenging ascent

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Looking back, the tracks can be seen further down - Parminder head down & loving it

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Plenty of dead bracken we would be heading up to the left above the scree line

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Looking NE

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Southish

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Making progress, heading up to the left

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Heading up there staying on the high side of the scree

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The way ahead

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Parminder skirting round the scree

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Looking south, also shows how steep the gradient was

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Heading up there

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Looking back

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Parminder loving it

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NE from on high

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Looking down on Parminder

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Heading for the gate

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Following the fence for a while now

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Looking east, the fence is protecting the trees below

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We had a choice follow the fence & then turn right, I opted to turn right before that & head north

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The way ahead, before turning left

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Looking down on the A9

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Trig now visible

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South towards Drumochter

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To avoid the very steep descent we opted for a different route headed south initially

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Heading down to follow the fence

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A path

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The fence has obviously been in situ for a while, quite a few places where the fence was down

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Following the fence, steep but much easier than our route up

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Looking back up

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The track now in view

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A few photo's from below the bridge over the river Truim

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Creag Bheag, 1hr 20mins, 244m, 4.52km

After our coffee stop we were raring to go and we parked in the large car park by the Medical Centre. Won't do a route as there is already one on WH.

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Handy map in the car park

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Nice new Health Centre

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Plenty of rather large houses in Kingussie

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Walk through the western edge of Kingussie takes us past a few large pads

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One mile, should be able to manage that

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A nice new house, walkers are being diverted

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Explains it all

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Well trodden path

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Not sure that classes as a road?

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Nice walk gradually uphill through the forest

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Plenty of storm damage, the path is not affected

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A few bags of hardcore in position to improve the path

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The tools for the path makers

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Half way there, so the sign post informs us

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Summit in the distance

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A very well made path, probably one of the best I have been on

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Looking back

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Map & boots not required

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A bench with a view, naturally we had to try it out

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The view from the bench NE

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Nice very gradual ascent

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Large cairn on one of the 2 summits

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Kingussie from the summit

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Kingussie without the cairn

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The cairn from the other top

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Large shelter on the other top

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The path continues if you are doing the circular route

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Golf course

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Loch Gynack, SW end

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The other end of the loch, nice large house in a stunning location

I really enjoyed the day, Cruban was certainly a bit more challenging than it probably should have been - but still fun.

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