A short stay at Lochailort Part 4: Beinn Bhreac (Moidart)

7 June 2013

Participants - Neil and Ben
Where - Beinn Bhreac (Moidart), 240m/787', Sub-2k Marilyn, Map 40, NM 681715

It was travelling home day and another hot one. I had decided to drive down through Moidart and cross on the Ardgour ferry and wondered about climbing Ben Laga. But as I was driving down the road I changed my mind and decided to do this little Sub-2k instead. I hadn't found any reports on the website about it but the map showed a network of paths and it looked like an interesting area.

I parked at Blain at the end of Loch Shiel where there was room for a few cars at the start of a track that headed in the direction of the hill. The path initially went through a nice wooded area.....

 and went gently uphill to emerge at Loch Blain.....

There was a second lochan just a bit further on, the map didn't have a name for this one.....

Then it was a case of taking to the hillside. The area was a series of humps and bumps and I was wondering which one might be the summit. This looks like it in the distance.....

It was and it was a nice perch. This is looking to the island of Eilean Shona whose highest point is also a sub-2k; looks a bit rough that one.....

Ben had been chasing all over the hillside and had a deserved rest at the cairn.....

The view to the south was of Beinn Resipol.....

We went back the same way and met another spaniel coming up! It was a walk of about 4 miles and 2 hours which was just right given that I had a long drive home. It was a real Marilyn baggers Marilyn; I had never heard of it before I looked at the map the night before but it turned out to be another wee gem.