Final approach to Ben Hee
summit.
Ben Hee
873 m
Ben Hee is not a very popular
mountain, as the approach is not
very dramatic, so if you like solitude its the place to go!
Take the Land Rover
track from the A838 until it reaches the Allt
Coir a Chruiteir burn, the Estate have been doing a bit of
work here, so the ground is disturbed. You need to turn right onto an
old stalkers path, however its not clear were to turn, just take the
right bank at the first crossing of the burn. It will not be long
before you find the track. Most guide books tell you to follow this
track, which is correct, however the track has collapsed into the burn
at, at least eight locations, so be prepared for some diversions and crossings
of the burn. (And getting your feet
wet)! I would guess that if
the burn was in full spate, the route would be quite difficult.
After the fifth diversion from the path I
decided to turn right and climb up to the saddle between Meallan
Liath Mor and Ben Hee, at this point its a quite steep climb, I
would suggest you continue to look for the stalkers path (you will
need to cross the burn a few times), until the ground in front of
you starts
to rise very much more steeply,
then turn right up the easier and shorter route to the saddle.
From the saddle the route to the summit is
quite easy, wide and open. (unless, like the
late April day I chose, its
under three feet of snow, when it can be quite a struggle)!
For the return I went straight down from the
summit to the Allt Coir a Chruiteir burn, I would not recommend this
option, the heather
and rock surface makes for uncomfortable
walking, better going back to the saddle and dropping down from there.
Unfortunatley, despite an excellent weather
forcast, there was low cloud and the promised views were never seen!
View from the summit!
Time taken about 5 hours.
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