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Stob Daimh(998m)

Saturday 14th June 2014

12kms

7hrs

The day held the promise of some sunshine and bright periods, although little sunshine was evident, and a very low mist was shrouding the hillsides as we left the small parking area at the head of Loch Ewe and set off along the old quarry track, towards the footbridge, which had eluded us on our previous visit, necessitating a balancing act on a pipeline, to cross the lower reaches of the Allt Coire Chreachainn.

Once over the bridge and onto the open, trackless hillside it is a matter of head down and on with what is quite a relentless uphill slog on broad grassy slopes interspersed with a number of rocky outcrops. At around the 600m height the going eases a little, as the ridge begins to narrow, and underfoot a faint, rocky path follows the crest of the ridge to the 966m Sron an Isean top.

Our fickle weather patterns were evident as we reached this first top; we were shrouded in mist, with little visibility, and yet you could feel the heat from the sun burning through the mist keeping us hot enough for base layer walking, but, right next to us, on the north faces of the hill were areas with deep pockets of snow still lying from the winter snowfall; no wonder we carry such large packs, you need a years weather wardrobe for a days walk.

From Sron an Isean, a short descent and a steep and rocky ascent takes you across the bealach and onto the boulder strewn summit of Stob Daimh, where we saw the first signs that the mist was about to lift, and we had brief glimpses of the blue sky above the mist. It didn't quite make it while we were on the actual summit, but, as is often the case, we had just started our descent towards the south top, Stob Garbh, at 980m, a Munro top, when the mist suddenly lifted and we were presented with great views around the Cruachan ridge with the reservoir and dam nestled in the coire below.

The long southeast ridge from Stob Garbh starts as a fairly steep descent requiring some care but soon becomes a gentler slope down which we made an easy, and rather leisurely descent towards the old quarry workings and the good tracks back towards our starting point.

A brilliant walk with some stunning views. Thanks Lawrie

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