Creag Mhor and Beinn Heasgarnich

Overview

1->2->3->4->5->6->7->1

                                                                   LOCATION      HEIGHT       DIST             ASCT                      EST TIME

                                                                   OS Grid            Metres         Km               Metres                   

1                Parking spot                         NN 466 364     226              

1->2                                                                                                           5.31              100                          1 hr, 32 mins

Walk up the estate road to Batavaime

2                  Batavaime                           NN 421 347     266              

2->3                                                                                                           3.38              812                          2 hrs, 28 mins

Climb steep grassy hillside NW to reach the east ridge of Creag Mhor at Sron nan Eun, and continue up this ridge following a path to the summit.

3                  Creag Mhor                         NN 391 361     1,040           

3->4                                                                                                           3.60              383                          1 hr, 40 mins

Avoid the steep rocky descent of the NE face of Creag Mhor by going NW for ½km then N for ½km down the broad ridge leading to Meall Tionail. 
Then bear E down a grassy coire leading to the wide flat col at Lochan na Baintighearna at about 650m. 
Then ascend steeply at first and go along the broad undulating ridge.

4                  Stob an Fhir-Bhogha         NN 411 372     1,023           

4->5                                                                                                           1.21              63                             26 mins

Continue NNE and then N along the ridge to Beinn Heasgarnich.

5                  Beinn Heasgarnich           NN 413 383     1,073           

5->6                                                                                                           2.30              1                               35 mins

Descend E down Coire Ban Mhor, following the Allt Tarsuinn until it reaches flat ground N of Lochan Achlarich.

6                  By Lochan Achlarich          NN 435 382     650              

6->7                                                                                                           1.63              7                               25 mins

Continue NE down the stream to reach the road.

7                  Road at watershed            NN 447 392     506              

7->1                                                                                                           4.18              33                             1 hr, 7 mins

Walk down the road.

1                  Parking spot                        NN 466 364     226              

 

Total trip                                                                                                   21.61            1,398                       8 hrs, 12 mins         

 

Timings based on 4 kph, add an hour for each 500 metres ascent