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Route: This is a short, easy walk, identical to that given by
walkhighlands.co.uk.
There are no significant difficulties.
Conditions 17/3/06: 5°C at start, 7°C at end. Complete cloud cover till 1300,
sunny intervals thereafter. Crampons/freezing/continuous snow above 700m.
Strong E winds, very strong on crests and ridges.
Conditions 7/9/09: 16°C, 5/8ths cloud cover, dry, 40mph winds on ridges, 50+ on exposed places.
| 15/8/04 | 5/5/07 | Description | Ht. | Asc. | Dist. | Grid Ref. | Mob. |
| 0930 | 0910 | Park at P on A890, nr Bridge on R. Carron (just W of L. Sgamhain, 3 miles NE of Craig) |
150 | 0 | 0.0 miles | NH08135207 | Orange |
| 1120 | 1035 | SE to bridge over R. Carron, then ascend hillside SE heading straight to summit of M Moruisg |
928 | 780 | 1.8 miles | NH10164999 | Orange |
| 1040 -1045 |
SW to cairn at end of summit ridge | ||||||
| S to minor top on ridge | 854 | 790 | 2.45 miles | NH09854900 | |||
| 1150 | 1105 | S then WSW to bealach | 735 | 2.95 miles | NH09314851 | ||
| W up ridge to bend | 840 | 895 | 3.25 miles | NH09974850 | |||
| 1215 | 1130 -1135 |
SSW to C Sgurr nan Ceannaichean: Higher(?) but smaller cairn at S end of ridge. |
913 | 970 | 3.6 miles | NH08744804 | No Orange |
| Return N dn ridge to bend | 840 | 3.9 miles | NH09974850 | ||||
| 1300 | 1215 | Descend ridge N, then bear right down to valley & cross river to path by Alltan na Feola |
350 | 4.8 miles | NH08804991 | ||
| 1220 | Path NW to gate into Forestry regeneration area | 335 | 4.9 miles | NH08755003 | |||
| 1250 | Reasonable and fast path NW/N to gate out of Forestry regeneration area. |
180 | 5.9 miles | NH07925118 | |||
| 1300 | Very boggy path E to bridge under railway. | 150 | 6.5 miles | NH08315189 | |||
| 1400 | 1305 | NW to parking on A890 | 150 | 965 | 6.7 miles | NH08135207 | Orange |
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