7km, 980m.
Having driven across to the west coast via Roy Bridge with frequent and prolonged cloudbursts, I arrived in Glenelg Inn for a well earned pint in the sun kissed garden. stopped the van on the Airedale road and spent the evening supping a G&T, looking out across to Knoydart, Eigg, Rùm and Skye with the Cullins clear from top to toe. Had a bit of a lazy start and left the van at 8am, slogged my way up onto the ridge without finding any path and got to the summit at 10.30am withe some wispy cloud billowing around. Half an hour later I was on the north top, and down at midday.
Took the Glenelg ferry across to Skye and was rewarded with seeing a sea otter. Then drove over to Carbost bunkhouse to meet my clients.
Area :
Loch Eil To Glen Shiel (Incl Knoydart)
The Great Glen to the east, the A87 to the north and the A830 to the south separate this area from its surroundings and enclose an area of high mountains and low glens. The highest mountain is Sgurr na Ciche (1040m) and further north the South Glen Shiel Ridge is formed by a whopping seven Munros! Also in the area is The Saddle (1010m) which is home to the classic Forcan Ridge. Peaks in the mountains list are all above 900m.
