Glas Mheall Mor
from the ridge looking towards Glas Mheall
Liath
Glas
Mheall Mor 981m
This mountain is on the edge of An Teallach,
I'm not sure if its considered to be part of the range, I guess not.
However when I set out I intended to get to Sgurr Fiona, which is
part of An Teallach - it was not to be!
Using the "easy" route to An Teallach from
Dundonnell (the guide books say the route starts from the Dundonnell
Hotel, it does not! Look for the Dundonnell Mountain Rescue
Headquarters, the path is to the right of the two wooden bungalows
opposite it).
The path is quite easy going, however
low cloud resulted in my views being somewhat limited! After a few
hours walking through cloud it suddenly cleared to give wonderful views
of Glas Mheall Liath. However I was now over 4 hours into the walk
and still some distance from Sgurr Fiona, so I decided to just go
up Glas Mheall Mor. Again very easy but now with wonderful views.
By the time I got off Glas Mheall Mor I had
been out for 5 hours, so I decided to make my way back. As I had
seen nothing on the way up I was a little unsure of the exact route
back. However after a short while I found an area I was sure was the
correct route, put my map away and walked on. After some time I
looked up to see Little Loch Broom appearing on the horizon - not
what I was expecting, moving to the edge I saw the Dundonnell Hotel
way off down to the right, it should have been way off down to the
left!
So! my lesson here, even if you are walking
down clear open hillside keep looking at the map!
Nine hours walking - much more needed to
reach Sgurr Fiona.
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