Day 7. Uisge Labhair to Dalwhinnie.
Different sort of weather this morning, mist and low cloud. I did consider waiting for it to lift but there was no encouragement to stay in a cold damp tent so I packed up and left.
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| Damp and misty morning |
I was hoping it would lift by the time I reached the Bealach as the views back to Loch Ossian are stunning but I was out of luck.
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| Good stalkers path over the bealach |
There is a really good stalkers path that runs over the pass and down to Loch Pattack and the cloud started to lift as I descended and I had some nice views back to the hills.
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| The path down |
The sun had really got going by the time I reached the start of the climb to The Fara and I struggled up the first steep section stopping frequently to admire the views.
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| Looking back from the start of The Fara ascent |
The Fara is a long ridge, with a few minor bumps, that parallels Loch Ericht and means tat I didn't have to walk the long and boring road by the loch.
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| Dalwhinnie at the end of the loch |
The 'standard' way down from the ridge is by a knee destroying, very steep grass slope to the end of the loch but I decided to carry on down the end of the ridge to where it joins a track that meets the road near the distillery.
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| Looking south west along The Fara ridge |
The distillery was still open, just, so I went in for a beer to quench my thirst. I expected the cafe in Dalwhinnie to be closed but they were staying open late for Challengers so I stopped to eat there before going up to the hostel where I had a bed for the night.
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| Refreshments |
The hostel and it's garden was full of Challengers all very glad of the excellent showers after another hot afternoon.
18 miles walked. 900 meters ascent.
1 comment:
You're lucky Roger It's been freezing down here today. Some beautiful and breathtaking pictures. But you must look after more than your knees - get some sun cream on and get yourself some decent expensive sunglasses!
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