On Saturday 9th November a group of five went to do the Carn Mairg Cuircuit. Their route can be seen using; https://consumerplatform.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/24517715/241109--carn-mairg-circuit--glen-lyon?lat=56.623072&lon=-4.195574&zoom=12.9948&style=Leisure&type=2d.
This is a collection of four Munros making an excellent circuit when approached from Glen Lyon. There was the promise of fine scenery and good walking throughout. The area featured grassy rolling outlines with longer walks between the tops, surface geology of quartzose mica schist and quartz feldspar, with clipped grass, stretches of peat and heather, and occasional scree and boulder fields near the tops. Well established paths and fence posts lines provided straightforward navigation – which was just as well since for the vast majority of the 8:30hrs they spent covering 19.3km and 1371m of ascent they could see…NOTHING.
Having parked their cars at about 1km west of Invervar, NN 65531 47863, they headed off in clockwise fashion up onto the first of the Munro’s, Carn Gorm, NN 63511 50072. Here we see the group having some lunch after their pull up Carn Gorm…enjoying the last dim appearance of the sun.
Having decided not to do the Munro top An Sgorr they proceeded onto the next Munro, Meall Garbh, NN 64700 51696, where they developed focussed stares.
More of the same in terms of views, plus it was damp and cold. Here they are having descended Carn Mairg, NN 68491 51259, after ignoring the Munro top Meall Liath. It was their second break for the day before the ascent of the final Munro, Meall na Aighean, NN 69474 49680. The last 1:30hrs of the day were spent using head torches to get off the hill and back to their cars…such fun – and it was too!
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