It was a fairly cloudy morning as I headed for the Arrochar Alps but at least the cloud was above the summit tops. At the end of the forest on the east side of the A83 in Glen Croe, I found a small parking area which was capable of holding around five vehicles. It was empty when I arrived.
A path, wet and boggy in places, was followed up the south side of the stream that flowed between The Cobbler and Beinn Luibhean. Higher up the path followed a tributary that headed towards the bealach east of the summit of The Cobbler. It wasn't necessary to go to the bealach so I headed directly to the crag which is the highest point on The Cobbler. Two other guys were already on the crag but had decided against going to the actual top.
I climbed onto the crag, crawled through a hole and onto the top of the rock where I had a 360 degree view. Once I had descended the crag I had a coffee break and watched a few walkers climb to the summit of The Cobbler. Others decided the short climb wasn't for them. The descent was by the upward route although I did shorten it by cutting across the hillside. On my return the car park was full but I hadn't seen many walkers on my descent route.
Time taken - 2.5 hours. Distance - 5 kilometres. Height climbed - 620 metres.
I have very fond memories of doing this walk and of having a complete inversion whilst we were on the top(and then on the top of Beinn Ime too).
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The Cobbler
21 July 2007
It was a fairly cloudy morning as I headed for the Arrochar Alps but at least the cloud was above the summit tops. At the end of the forest on the east side of the A83 in Glen Croe, I found a small parking area which was capable of holding around five vehicles. It was empty when I arrived.
A path, wet and boggy in places, was followed up the south side of the stream that flowed between The Cobbler and Beinn Luibhean. Higher up the path followed a tributary that headed towards the bealach east of the summit of The Cobbler. It wasn't necessary to go to the bealach so I headed directly to the crag which is the highest point on The Cobbler. Two other guys were already on the crag but had decided against going to the actual top.
I climbed onto the crag, crawled through a hole and onto the top of the rock where I had a 360 degree view. Once I had descended the crag I had a coffee break and watched a few walkers climb to the summit of The Cobbler. Others decided the short climb wasn't for them. The descent was by the upward route although I did shorten it by cutting across the hillside. On my return the car park was full but I hadn't seen many walkers on my descent route.
Time taken - 2.5 hours. Distance - 5 kilometres. Height climbed - 620 metres.
