Day 6, Staoineag bothy to Gaur power station.
I slept well last night despite the wind and rain showers, the bothy is in a rather exposed position. No mice.
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| Looking back to the bothy |
There were a few fairly heavy showers as I made my way down to Loch Treig before starting the climb up the track, then path, to Corrour station.
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| Rain shower over Loch Treig |
The café was full of cyclists but, after waiting, I was served a lovely second breakfast.
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| Corrour Station |
It was nearly lunchtime before I left, it would have been quite easy to stay there all day. There was another shower as I climbed up the track to Peter's Rock but after that, while there were showers about, none of them affected me.
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| Loch Ossian Youth Hostel |
There were some good misty views towards Glencoe and Rannoch Moor as I walked the long track to Rannoch. I met no other walkers but there were quite a lot of bikepackers.
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| More rain coming over Loch Ossian |
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| Looking back to the Mamores |
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| Rannoch Moor and surrounding hills |
I joined the road and continued walking east wondering where I would find a reasonable, sheltered place for the tent.
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| Loch Eigheach |
The area around the Gaur power station looked on the map as though it could be ok so I turned off the road and walked round towards it. There is a big fish ladder to bypass the dam that runs down by the road and when I reached the power station a nice flat spot sheltered by trees, perfect.
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| Fish ladder |
I was hoping to get my shoes and socks dry but they didn't get long enough before a rain shower forced me to bring the smelly objects into the porch.
I wonder if my "cold" yesterday was really hayfever as today, apart from the odd drip, I was fine.
was fine.
I wonder if my "cold" yesterday was really hayfever as today, apart from the odd drip, I was fine.
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