Showing posts with label Tyndrum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tyndrum. Show all posts

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy

Started along the West Highland Way supposed to turn off to Auch Glen and go over Ben Dorain, low cloud again and decided to run to Bridge of Orchy then do an out and back to Ben Dorain up the walkers path.


A few walkers on the WHW but not many on the hill. Ben Dorain has two summits and found a new path traversing past the first summit that came up behind the second higher summit.


Ran along the ridge over the lower summit on the way down. Met a group of walkers who had strayed from the path, they were pleased to get back on track. Finished in just over 5 1/2 hours. A few more pictures here.

Friday, June 15, 2018

Inverarnan to Tyndrum

Longer day today, cross the road from the Drovers on the grassy path back to the forest track from yesterdays descent. Followed this up Gleann nan Caoroann past the pipeline following the track as far as it goes towards Ben Oss. Aiming for the bealach between Oss and Lui which was just visible. The cloud level dropped and missed the bealach by about 100 yards, starting the climb up Oss, turned down to the bealach and up to Lui's summit, no views. Back towards the bealach and came off the ridge too early working back to the ridge nearly turned back up Lui again, ignoring the advice of my phones GPS! Spotted Oss's steep flank through the mist and turned back before any extra ascent. Followed a fain path to Oss's misty summit.


Short down and up to Dubhchraig, then about turn back to the wee lochans and down to the Cononish green huts and an easy jog to Tyndrum finishing in just over 8 hours, a few more damp pictures here.