Corbett - Glas Bheinn
22 April 2007
It was a damp morning when we set off from the Grey Mare Waterfall car
park in Kinlochmore which adjoins and is located north of
Kinlochleven. We followed the red signposted route but shortly
thereafter lost it for a few minutes as one of the signs beside a
white cottage wasn't obvious.
Once on the correct path we climbed steadily through woods. There
had obviously been an extensive grass fire as the whole hillside had
been burnt. Beyond the forest we were on open moorland still on a
path which eventually joined the vehicle track which led from Mamore
Lodge to Loch Eilde Mor. This track was followed for a short
distance before we left it and took the path that led down to Loch
Eilde Mor and round to its south-west edge. Thereafter the condition
of the path deteriorated along the shore of the loch and up to Meall
na Cruaidhe.
The weather had been a mixture of low cloud and showers but visibility
was now poor but a small lochan was the indicator to leave the path
and commence the ascent of Glas Bheinn. This required following a
bearing over heather and grass but eventually we reached the summit
cairn.
Visibility was still poor so there was no point in remaining at the
summit and we returned to the path near the lochan. Instead of
following the path we continued downhill over some rough terrain to
the Allt Coire na Duibhe where at a venting system for a water
pipeline we had lunch. Afterwards a path along the side of the
pipeline was taken for a short distance before descending, again over
rough ground, to the path on the north side of the River Leven.
This path was followed back to Kinlochmore in the wettest conditions
we had all day.
Time taken - 6.5 hours.
Distance - 18 kilometres.
Height climbed - 850 metres.
Photos taken on walk:
http://www.caledoniahilltreks.com/galleries/glas_bheinn_apr07/index.htm
Lindsay
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