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This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
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An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.
Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.
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The horizontal distance of the route.
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Easy walking on gentle slopes, but there is boggy ground to cross. Best when frozen or in dry weather.
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Head to: Killin
From Killin (A827) travel WNW 11km on minor road through Glen Lochay and park near road junction by bridge just W of Kenknock Farm.
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The summit of Beinn Heasgarnich, September '06
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Bein Heasgarnich
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Beinn Heasgarnich, its summit in cloud, viewed from the north-west across Loch Lyon. The approach track from this side can be seen skirting along the lochside in the foreground.
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Creag Mhor from Beinn a' Chuirn.
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Written by
Sam Marshall
on 20 May 2008:
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Of the two tracks which run into Loch Lochay you are better off parking and then walking along the higher one. I climbed this route in reverse and had to ascend the road at Badenoch farm which wouldn't have been necessary had I parked the car at the top gate and walked along that track. Also, having came out at Creag nam Bodach, I then had to walk further down the road. This problem was exasperated by the fact that I had a dog and the road past the farm has 2 cattle grids which have no alternative ways of passing them.
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Written by
Graham Ellis
on 23 Apr 2008:
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To get up the crags at Sron nan Eun, there is no obvious "baggers" path to follow. On the way up I took a gentle climb to the west, then turned NNW at NN40723484, heading up a steep gully to NN40613515. At this point a path becomes obvious. On the way down I carried on SE to NN40823503, then turning NE to scramble down another gully to NN41023522.
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Philip Whiteman
on 26 Mar 2008:
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Ordinarily this should have been a straight forward walk. We attempted to access Creag Mhor by ascending via Sron nan Eun first after walking along the top level track Kenknock. Slushy snow conditions made the ascent damn near impossible. We gave up and strolled back to the car in despair. In no snow or good snow pack conditions, this route should not be a problem as there sufficient adhesion should allow you to clamber through the outcrops.
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Peter Lang
on 08 May 2007:
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Did in reverse - parked car at 350m above Kenknock - upper track contours along Glen Lochay - easily cyclable - quick steep grassy ascent Sron nan Eun where path appears to summit C. Mhor - descend 500m NW then 500m W down wide grassy ridge (avoid crags) then strike E to bealach and steep route up Sron Tairbh - decent path until S. Fhir Bhogha then keep left over undulations to flat summit and cairn of B.Heasgarnich - descend to lochan and use Allt Tarsuinn for route finding if weather poor - leave bike at pass between Glens Lyon/Lochay - took me 6.5hrs with 2 breaks of 20 mins included
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Brian Howarth
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Same as Mike Watson's comment, I also found route-finding descent of Sron nan Eun difficult as crags are hidden from above. I spent a good 15 minutes trying to find a safe descent around one of the crags. Perhaps easier to do this route the other way round? I parked at the top of the pass between Glen Lochay and Glen Lyon rather than at Kenknock. there was still a good bit of road/ track walking.
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Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map,
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