28.5km, 1940m. Bridge of Orchy, Highlands.
Bridge of Orchy (06.50), bealach744m (08.30), Beinn Dòrain (09.35) - nearly stopped at the north top in the clag, bealach (10.25), Beinn an Dothaidh (11.15), Beinn Achaladair South Top (12.20), Beinn Achaladair (13.15), Meal Buidhe, Beinn a` Chreachain (15.00), Beinn a` Chreachain North Top (15.30), descent via Allt Choire an Lochain (under the railway) to the `footbridge` at GR353468, track to A82 at GR313444, eventually got a lift at roughly GR30244.
What a fab day. Had planned on doing it over two days. Carried more than I needed to having left the spare clothes in the rucsac! Met lots of people as I descended Beinn Dorain, but only one person, who left me in his wake, continued along the ridge. The sunset was stunning requiring stopping to take a number of photos as it got better and better. The footbridge was interesting, consisting of two girders spanning the river and nothing else, and they were not fixed as they tapered together. I gingerly maid my way across being careful not to create any bounce and gratefully reached the other side without being deposited in the river. A long walk out to the road ensued where the `milk of human kindness` was running thin until a lady stopped and made room for me in an already packed car - much appreciated.
Area :
Bridge Of Orchy (Beinn A'chreachain) To Schiehallion
The mountains immediately to the south of Loch Rannoch and to the north of Glen Lyon stretch all the way from Schiehallion (1083m), the birthplace of Charles Hutton’s contour lines, to Beinn Dorain (1076m) near the Bridge of Orchy. There are twelve Munros and a number of other peaks (above 800m) in the mountains list. The peaks to the south of Glen Lyon are included in the Glen Lyon to Glen Dochart & Loch Tay area.
