Ben Tee
2 November 2007
The start of this walk was the road to Kilfinnan Farm accessed from
the A82 Spean Bridge to Invergarry Road just north of Laggan Swing
Bridge. North of the farm at a cattle grid opposite the forest I found
an off road parking space.
I climbed the steep hillside through bracken keeping to the south of
the small forest plantation which was shrouded in cloud. Beyond the
forest a few knolls were crossed and a couple of fences. The deer
fence had a style but the wooden gate was in poor condition and had
collapsed.
Beyond the deer fence the ground was wet and boggy with only a gentle
rise for around 1.5 kilometres. Fortunately the earlier low cloud
lifted substantially although the showers continued.
The walking became slightly easier as the ground became a bit steeper
as I climbed Ben Tee's east ridge. Higher up I entered the cloud
again and the wind was now strong. The gradient increased but here
there was a walker's path to follow. The summit cairn was reached with
a bit of difficulty due to the strong wind. Just prior to that a lone
ptarmigan, in its partial winter coat of white, was darting about
amongst the rocks.
The return was by the ascent route assisted by a strong tail wind
although the later section of the walk was once again affected by low
cloud.
There was actually an old stalker's path, now mainly used by sheep
that ran from near the Kilfinnan Burn up through slopes of grass and
bracken and towards the top end of the forest. Using this path would
be more suitable than wading through the bracken mentioned earlier.
Time taken - 4.25 hours.
Distance - 9.5 kilometres.
Height climbed - 880 metres.
Once gain due the weather there are no photos.
Lindsay.
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