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Beinn A'Chrulaiste(857m)

Sunday 1st November 2015

12.5kms

6hrs

Early starts and long drives on a winters morning are never very welcome - but when they come with clear blue skies, with just a wisp of cloud, and the air as still and calm as a mill pond there is nothing more wonderful. And so it was as we drove along Loch Lomond and across Rannoch Moor to Altnafeadh at the head of Glen Coe, our start point for a glorious day on Beinn A'Chrulaiste.

A few steps from the car and we were directly onto the steep western ridge of Beinn A'Chrulaiste, heading for the minor top of Stob Beinn A'Chrulaiste, with it's rocky knoll, which, on first sight, looks a little daunting until you get nearer and find that a relatively easy contour takes you around the base of the rocky knoll and onto the flat, grassy area that sports a small cairn marking this 639m top.

A short dog-leg north takes you across a few peat hags and boggy areas to gain the second, and main ridgeline which climbs on a broad, stony ridge to an even stonier summit plateau, which on a beautiful day as today, was a place to wander and just enjoy the extensive view we were so lucky to have; I would imagine, that in a few weeks time given a covering of snow and anything more than a slight breeze, this could be a very different plateau indeed.

We may well have achieved the summit, but we had barely covered a third of our intended walk, as we now set off descending northwards towards the bealach that sits at the head of Coire Bhalach, the centre point of a horseshow bowl around which we would now traverse taking in the two minor, and un-named tops at 708m and 705m, these tops and their ridgeline forming the south east arm of the horseshoe.

Once over the initial steep descent towards the bealach, the walking was relatively easy, and it was just a pleasure to take in the views and enjoy this wonderful autumn day in the hills, as we continued over these tops and then made our descent through some rough sections of grass and peat to join the well maintained West Highland Way track to the west of The Black Corries Lodge for a gentle stroll back to The Kings' House and our strategically placed car to ferry we drivers back to the start and collect the drop-off vehicles.

A great day to be on the hills - Thanks Alan.

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