Another Luss Hill Run

On sight, map and compass in the bag and it stayed there on a delightful spring morning round of a few Luss hills. Started the same as last week with a plod  up Beinn Eich, followed the path all the way to the top for a change. Ran off the back and traversed to the beallach before a short climb to the top of Cruach an t-Sidhein, only the last 50' as steep as it looked.

Beinn Eich on the left, Beinn Chaorach on the right from ascent of an t-Sidhein.

Good views from the summit to Arrochar and the Ardgarten peninsula. Sat and refuelled for a few minutes planning the route back then set off south west for Beinn a Mhanach, 1000' feet down and 1100' back up in just over a mile. Kept as high as possible crossing the glen to save re ascent, curved ascent to avoid gullies and crags on the run up to Mhanach's top which is some way back from where you expect it to be. Another 1000'+ descent and re ascent to get to Ben Chaorach, starts with an easy run down over grass and soft rush to cross a boggy bealach. A steep climb undulates up beside a fence before the gradient eases onto a gentle broad runnable ridge to the summit, relieved now that most of the day's climbing was done. The last third of the route is a gently undulating ridge run over Beinn Tharsuin and a couple of minor tops and the day's efforts began to have an effect, any uphill meant walk or maybe the odd shuffle if it wasn't too long. All too soon I was looking down to Coille Eughain Hill over Creag an Leinibh and the last couple of miles of running all the way to the finish 2000' below. Out for 5 3/4 hours. A few pictures here.