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Access: The clearly sign-posted car park for Ben Wyvis is on the
east side of the A835 (on the right going towards Ullapool) just S of the
Allt a' Bhealaich Mhoir bridge at Garbat, 3.6 miles after the junction with the A832 at Garve.
The sign post is a Forestry Commission green one, not a big blue “P”.
There is alternative parking on the west (left) side at Garbat 4 miles after the junction.
Route 1 (1/12/03): Ascend path by the Allt a' Bhealaich Mhoir to the good path up ridge to An Cabar.
Almost entirely easy paths along all ridges throughout this walk.
However, essentially no path down from Tom a'Choinnich
to the horizontal forest track above Garbat – only very boggy hints until close to the forestry.
There is then a good track beside the Allt a'Gharbh Bhaid down to Garbat farm from this forestry road.
The walks can be done in either direction. Both are given below.
The Corbett Little Wyvis can be included as below in the
second route, although crossing the bealach
to it from An Cabar is a bit tedious.
In this case, go round anti-clockwise so that Little Wyvis can be omitted
if you run out of steam or weather or time.
Comment:
A 4m wide strip of the fragile moss along the ridge out to Glas Leathad Beag has been
severely damaged by some thoughtless idiot on a tracked vehicle (sometime before Feb 2009).
Fortunately, the damage seems to be healing (Mar 2016).
| 1/12/03 | Description | Ht. | Asc. | Distance | Grid Ref. |
| 0850 | Car Park on A835 at Garbat 4 miles after jn with A832 | 145 | 0 | 0.0 miles | NH41196786 |
| Ascend path due E of Garbat to forestry track | 235 | 85 | 0.65 miles | NH42036763 | |
| 0925 | Path SE to forest edge | 360 | 210 | 1.4 miles | NH42996699 |
| 1035 | From Allt a' Bhealaich Mhoir just above forest edge, follow good path due E up ridge to T An Cabar |
946 | 800 | 2.85 miles | NH45046659 |
| 1045 | NE to next top | 980 | 845 | 3.3 miles | NH45356725 |
| 1110 -1115 |
NE to M Ben Wyvis (Glas Leathad Mor) | 1046 | 920 | 4.25 miles | NH46316838 |
| 1125 | Optional detour E/SE to An t-Socach (1 mile and 50m ascent extra) |
1007 | – | – | NH47096817 |
| 1150 | (NW then) N to bealach | 861 | 4.9 miles | NH46506944 | |
| 1200 | N/NW to T Tom a'Choinnich (or by pass to SE) | 953 | 1015 | 5.33 miles | NH46357001 |
| 1220 | NE to col | 796 | 6.2 miles | NH47557067 | |
| 1240 | E/SE to top | 910 | 1130 | 6.8 miles | NH48487049 |
| 1250 | ENE to T Glas Leathad Beag | 928 | 1170 | 7.27 miles | NH49227070 |
| 1300 | Optionally continue NE to Meall nan Bradan Leathan for view. (Adds ¾ mile and 42m ascent.) |
920 | – | – | NH49647110 |
| 1330 | Return (SW/) W over top(s) to main col | 796 | 1195 | 8.35 miles | NH47557067 |
| 1355 | Reascend WSW to T Tom a'Choinnich | 953 | 1350 | 9.2 miles | NH46357001 |
| 1400 1510 |
Either SE/S to bealach and Descend by Allt a'Gharbh Bhaid WSW to edge of forestry |
855 320 | NH46506944 NH43376796 |
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| — | Or Descend ridge WSW/SW to edge of forestry | 320 | 11.5 miles | NH43376796 | |
| 1530 | Path beside Allt a'Gharbh Bhaid down to forestry track at river crossing |
225 | 12.2 miles | NH42276794 | |
| 1535 | Left over bridge, 375 yds along road to track down (very clear) | 235 | 1360 | 12.4 miles | NH42146781 |
| 1550 | Standard path W back to car park | 150 | 1360 | 13.15 miles | NH41196786 |
Route 2 (24/2/09): This is the reverse of the above route,
and includes Little Wyvis, which is a Corbett.
Weather (24/2/09): Cloud base at 2000'; 3°C at car.
| 24/2/09 | Description | Ht. | Asc. | Dist. | Grid Ref. |
| 0920 | Car park on A835 just S of Garbat 3.6 miles after jn with A832 (Orange) |
144 | 0 | 0.0 miles | NH41036713 |
| 0925 | Track NE beside road to Allt a' Bhealaich Mhoir | 145 | 0.2 miles | NH41226735 | |
| 0935 | Path E beside Allt a' Bhealaich Mhoir to forestry track | 217 | 0.5 miles | NH4169667208 | |
| 0945 | Track NE to far side of Allt a'Gharbh Bhaid bridge | 230 | 95 | 1.2 miles | NH42306791 |
| 1010 | Path E by Allt a'Gharbh Bhaid to edge trees (Good path up clearing in forest) |
320 | 185 | 1.87 miles | NH4337567975 |
| 1040 | Ascend stream ENE to ridge end (over boggy terrain) | 450 | 315 | 2.86 miles | NH44406915 |
| 1145 | Ridge E to T Tom a'Choinnich (easy terrain on ridge) | 953 | 820 | 4.17 miles | NH4635170026 |
| ENE to bealach | 796 | 5.05 miles | NH4753870649 | ||
| NE passed pt 817 to col | 812 | 5.35 miles | NH4803370709 | ||
| 1220 | E to minor top | 910 | 940 | 5.63 miles | NH4848870473 |
| 1225 | ENE to col | 888 | 5.85 miles | NH4880370616 | |
| 1235 | E to T Glas Leathad Beag (Orange) | 928 | 980 | 6.1 miles | NH4922970677 |
| 1245 | Return W to col | 888 | 6.4 miles | NH4880370616 | |
| 1250 | WSW to top | 910 | 1000 | 6.6 miles | NH48487049 |
| NW to very minor col | 812 | 6.87 miles | NH4803370709 | ||
| 1300 | W over minor bump with pt 817 to bealach | 795 | 1005 | 7.2 miles | NH47557067 |
| Start W up ridge, then contour SW to stream and S to corrie lip for good view into Choire Mhoir |
872 | 1080 | 7.9 miles | NH4683469927 | |
| Continue SW to Highest pt on corrie lip | 890 | 1100 | 7.95 miles | NH4680269830 | |
| WSW to ridge path from Tom a'Choinnich | 900 | 1110 | 8.1 miles | NH46596971 | |
| 1340 | Path S down ridge to bealach | 860 | 8.3 miles | NH46506944 | |
| 1405-15 | SSW up ridge to M Ben Wyvis (Orange) | 1046 | 1295 | 9.0 miles | NH4629868379 |
| Path SW to bump | 980 | 1305 | 9.9 miles | NH45356725 | |
| S to col | 930 | 10.2 miles | NH45156680 | ||
| 1445 | SSW to T An Cabar, E cairn (Orange) | 946 | 1320 | 10.35 miles | NH4504666579 |
| 1520 | Steeply S to watercourse | 535 | 11.05 miles | NH4508665397 | |
| 1530 | SW to bealach | 500 | 11.3 miles | NH4487065145 | |
| 1600 | WSW to bottom of a grassy gully | 590 | 1410 | 12.15 miles | NH4358964676 |
| 1620 | WSW to top of grassy gully | 690 | 1510 | 12.25 miles | NH4344164622 |
| 1630 | WSW direct to C Little Wyvis (Orange) | 764 | 1585 | 12.55 miles | NH42966447 |
| NW down to track. (Probably easier to go NNE along ridge then down to zigzag in track) |
700 | 12.67 miles | NH42906465 | ||
| 1650 | Track/Ridge NNE to cairn at sharp bend in track | 634 | 1600 | 13.25 miles | NH4329465486 |
| 1705 | Boggy path N by fence to forest corner | 446 | 13.6 miles | NH4315966081 | |
| 1715 | N by forest edge to Allt a' Bhealaich Mhoir | 355 | 13.9 miles | NH4312766521 | |
| 1735 | NW to forest track | 210 | 14.9 miles | NH4169667208 | |
| 1745 | Path WNW by stream back to A835 | 144 | 15.2 miles | NH41206737 | |
| 1750 | Path SW back to car park (Orange) | 144 | 1600 | 15.4 miles | NH41036713 |
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