With dodgy weather forecast, decided to go to Beinn Bhuidhe, Glen Fyne today. Did the walk as per SMC guide, though to nitpick the path is on the south side of the burn as you swing west and upwards from Inverchoracan, it's reasonably easy to follow until reaching the upper corrie when poor vis meant I lost it until the main ridge. Followed that through the rain and cloud, but no strong winds, until reaching the trig point, which looks like it has lost an argument with a bolt of lightning. Returned the same way and back in the car in 5 hrs 30mins, which looks reasonable when reading Butterfields book and the SMC guide. But curiously slow compared to McNeish, who has the distance as 10km instead of 20km for return trip! For bike users its possible to cycle as far as a gate at NN 2293 1640 where a polite sign asks you to leave your bike here, complete with handy rail to padlock it, if you feel the need. This would save about 10km in total if thats the way you prefer your day.......... This was a harder hill than I thought it was going to be.
For bike users its possible to cycle as far as a gate at NN 2293 1640 where a polite sign asks you to leave your bike here, complete with handy rail to padlock it, if you feel the need. This would save about 10km in total if thats
The track continues well beyond this point, so you could save even more walking. Attempting to 'close' another rough stuff route does not sound polite to me.
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With dodgy weather forecast, decided to go to Beinn Bhuidhe, Glen Fyne today. Did the walk as per SMC guide, though to nitpick the path is on the south side of the burn as you swing west and upwards from Inverchoracan, it's reasonably easy to follow until reaching the upper corrie when poor vis meant I lost
it
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until the main ridge. Followed that through the rain and cloud, but no strong winds, until reaching the trig point, which looks like it has lost an argument
with
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a bolt of lightning. Returned the same way and back in the car in 5 hrs 30mins, which looks reasonable when reading Butterfields book and the SMC guide. But curiously slow compared to McNeish, who has the distance as 10km instead of 20km for return trip! For bike users its possible to cycle as far as a gate at NN 2293 1640
where
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a polite sign asks you to leave your bike here, complete with handy rail
to
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padlock it, if you feel the need. This would save about 10km in total if thats the way you prefer your day.......... This was a harder hill than I thought it was going to be.
KRO
Personally, I'd treat any timings / distances / ascents in McNeish's book with a VERY large pinch of salt. I've seen too many errors to ever trust it (nice photos though).
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The track continues well beyond this point, so you could save even more walking. Attempting to 'close' another rough stuff route does not sound polite to me.
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Richard Webb
Interesting to read that name Rough Stuff. I remember a guy called Ian Mitchell who was in the Rosyth Civil Service and Mountaineering Club.He was a very keen Munro bagger way back in the late sixties, early seventies. I believe he also disappeared into the hills with a group called the Rough Stuff who used bikes to access remote hills way back in the days long before MTBs.
Interesting to read that name Rough Stuff. I remember a guy called Ian Mitchell who was in the Rosyth Civil Service and Mountaineering Club.He was a very keen Munro bagger way back in the late sixties, early seventies. I believe he also disappeared into the hills with a group called the Rough Stuff who used bikes to access remote hills way back in the days long before MTBs.
They begat the MBA amongst other things... I still off road on a real bike.... Despite the plague of goml [censored] brought down upon us in response to mountain bike's popularity.
Interesting to read that name Rough Stuff. I remember a guy called Ian Mitchell who was in the Rosyth Civil Service and Mountaineering Club.He was a very keen Munro bagger way back in the late sixties, early seventies. I believe he also disappeared into the hills with a group called the Rough Stuff who used bikes to access remote hills way back in the days long before MTBs.
...and the RSF is still going strong - it'll be 50 years old in a year or two. You can find out more at www.rsf.org.uk
