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Route: Succoth, Creag an Fhithich, Cruach nam Miseag, The Spearhead, Beinn Narnain, Bealach a' Mhaim, North Peak, The Cobbler, Coire a' Bhalachain, Narnain Boulders, Allt a' Bhalachain, Monadh Liath, Succoth
Date: 17/04/2017
From: Arrochar
Parking: Succoth
Start Point: Succoth
Region: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
Route length: 7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Time taken: 04:23
Average speed: 1.6 mph
Ascent: 1,253m
Descent: 1,276m
Munros on this walk:
Beinn Narnain (926m)
Other Summits: North Peak (870m), Ben Arthur (884m)
Other points of interest: Narnain Boulders
We recently spent a week up on the west coast of Scotland, a fair trek from All the Gear HQ. It's not a place I've been to before but I was keen to make the most of our location by having a few hikes up to my sleeve for those all-too-rare sunny days. Luckily for me, the first day of the holiday was shaping up to be one of the best.
The view from our front door in Crinan |
Starting the walk from the road in Succoth |
The head of Loch Long with Ben Reoch beyond |
There was no hiding from the fact that the climb up Beinn Narnain is direct with little deviation. It begins by following a wide track for a short distance before a small path heads off at a right angle into the trees. This direct route follows a line of concrete blocks that once supported a cable railway which was used during the construction of a dam on Allt Sugach.
A brief burst of sun |
The direct route |
The concrete blocks that used to carry to the old cable railway |
Approaching Creag an Fhithich |
Looking back to Loch Long |
Loch Long |
Creag an Fhithich |
Some mild scrambling |
Looking down from Cruach nam Miseag |
Sugach Buttress |
Cruach nam Miseag |
Into the cloud |
Approaching The Spearhead |
Starting the climb towards The Spearhead |
Ben Arthur makes its first appearance |
Cruach nam Miseag |
Shattered rocks below The Spearhead |
The Spearhead |
An easy gully leads up along The Spearhead |
Beinn Narnain's summit |
The neighbouring A' Chrois |
Beinn Narnain's summit |
Ben Arthur |
Bealach a' Mhaim |
Last of the cloud on Ben Arthur |
Ben Arthur |
Beinn Luibhean |
Beinn Ime |
Beinn Narnain |
Beinn Ime and Ben Vane from the Ben Arthur path |
The summit ridge of Ben Arthur |
The North Peak |
Allt a' Bhalachain |
Beinn Narnain |
The North Peak |
Below the North Peak |
Ben Arthur's summit |
The Needle |
The tilted slab after passing through The Needle |
The North Peak |
Ben Lomond |
The North Peak |
The North Peak |
It was a steep route down |
Ben Arthur - The Cobbler |
Ben Arthur |
Allt a' Bhalachain |
The Narnain Boulders |
Ben Arthur over Allt a' Bhalachain |
Ben Arthur over Allt a' Bhalachain |
The summit in detail |
The zig zags through the woods |
Loch Long and Arrochar |
Loch Long |
Thank you
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