Day 11 Cairngorm to Glen Gairn
A bright sunny morning again but the cold north wind was still blowing.
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| Heading down Coire Raibeirt |
The descent or Coire Raibeirt is gentle at first then drops very steeply to Loch A'an where the view of all the crags opens up.
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| Loch A'an coming into view |
The water in Loch A'an is crystal clear as there is no peat on the hills around it although that didn't stop the midges according to someone who had camped by the loch last night.
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| Shelter stone Crag at the head of Loch A'an |
It is a long walk down the river, first on a rough path that becomes boggy before reaching Faindoran bothy, which is in excellent condition, and then a track.
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| Loch A'an |
When I reached the junction to Glen Builg some heavy dark cloud rolled in and as soon as the sun was covered the temperature dropped.
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| Glen A'an |
The walk up Glen Builg continued wearing jacket hat and gloves. I had just been thinking that I hadn't seen much wildlife when an eagle appeared overhead until it decided I wasn't interesting and flew away, never beating a wing.
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| River A'an near Faindoran bothy |
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| Up Glen Builg |
The place that I thought would be ok as a camp was exposed to the north wind so I continued for another mile or so down Glen Gairn and found a quiet spot by the stone remains of an old building.
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| Down Glen Gairn |
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| Nice campsite |
19 miles walked 500 meters ascent.
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