Early start for a run over the Arrochar hills, planned route was the race route over the 4 Munros and if I had any energy left The Cobbler. Left Arrochar car park just after 6 on the Glen Loin trail, about 4 1/2 miles to get to the start of the climb up the first hill Ben Vorlich, a lot of patchy cloud made for an atmospheric climb, and a couple of walkers up ahead gave me a target to chase, caught them going along the ridge to the summit cairn, met them again at the trig on my way back to the steep drop off towards the Sloy dam. After 100 or so yards the gradient eases enough to start a slow jog down to the dam, across and up Vanes grassy sides, take a slightly easier, less direct route compared to the race route, brings me on to the ridge between Vane and Beinn Dubh, a few minutes brisk walk and I'm on top, a few walkers here, first I've seen since Vorlich. Drop into Sith Mor, quiet again, easy running on a grassy curving descending traverse missing out the crags a direct route takes you through. Steady trudge up a faint path towards Glas Bealach, turning North up Ime's steep sides, another few walkers on top. Busier now, walkers everywhere on the short run to Bealach a Mhaim and up to Narnains summit plateau, another short down and up to the Cobblers central peak. Descend the much quieter An t Sron ridge, re-joined the masses for a run down the zig zags to finish inside 8 hours.
Ben Vorlich from Glen Loin
Vorlichs Teig Point
Ridge between Beinn Dubh and Ben Vane, above and below the lcouds
Sloy dam from Vorlich descent
Turning stone on the descent from Ben Vane
Ben Imes gnarly ridge from the Ben Vane descent
Road to Cairndow from Imes summit
Beinn Narnain Summit
Ben Ime from Narnain
Cobbler summit
Cobbler, Ime and Narnain from An t Sron
Copbblers airy north summit from An t Sron
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