Often referred to as the Central Highlands, this area covers the mountains between Loch Treig, Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan. Access is commonly from the A86 or the Corrour Halt stop on the West Highland Railway. An impressive fourteen Munros are scattered across this area (four of which are over 1100m), and included in the mountains list are all of the peaks above 600m. Ben Alder is often thought of as one of the more remote mountains in Scotland and its vast high plateau sits in contrast to the ridge created by Beinn Bheoil. Peaks to the east of Loch Ericht are listed in the East Highlands region.
This was the last day of my Munro-bagging trip at Roy Bridge. I had expected this walk to be a bit dull, but it was lovely, and the weather was much better than expected. The way up Stob Coire Sgriodain was pathless and rough after passing through the village of Fersit, but it was also very pretty, with lots of blaeberries and crowberries, and route-finding was straightforward. Near the summit there were breathtaking views of the Glencoe hills, the Aonach Eagach, and Loch Trieg. There was some enjoyable easy scrambling and nice rocks to have lunch on. And despite lots of threatening clouds, no rain until I was almost at the summit of Chno Dearg, when dark clouds appeared and a downpour struck. On the way back down I found masses of cloudberries and ate loads. I've read that you shouldn't eat too many, but there were lots of them, and I've since read that they do grow quite abundantly on this particular hill. I did not meet a single soul during my walk, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
