Based in Dingwall and on my own today for these hills. It was a pleasant drive down to Glen Carron and parked on the A890 as advised in the book. One other car already in the lay-by. Following the path down, over the river bridge and under the railway bridge the path then more or less disappears. From then on it is just a slog upwards on grassy slopes to the obvious ridge. Wouldn't be too much of a problem in mist either as long as you keep to the left of the gullies. Every so often a path appears but soon disappears. Don't know how they get there, not sheep but they don't go anywhere. A beautiful day but some fairly rough terrain, initially gentle but as the hill at the lower end is concave the going gets steeper as you climb. Very slow, but I was in no hurry, and after a while as you get nearer the ridge the slope eases and makes for better walking. A couple following caught up just as another guy coming down also reached us. He was the guy whose car was in the lay-by and had done the walk starting with
A very gentle descent off Moruisg following the two guys, down to a col. The climb up the hill is fairly easy and no problem in route finding. Towards the top it gets rocky but still easy and I reached the top to find the two guys again puzzling as to which of two cairns was the top. This time I was able to help as the book states that the cairn is at the south-east edge of the plateau. This time it was the little pokey cairn that was the top. Corned beef sandwiches but no Guinness - recently I have found myself not enjoying the Guinness so much on the tops so now have turned to juice and water. Still like a good pint of the stuff in the pub when I have time to relax and enjoy it. This time I left the top before the two guys who had stopped for a good relaxing lunch. You retrace your steps for a good part of the way down to the col and then veer off onto the north ridge. There is a path and in the good weather the way along the ridge is
Sgurr nan Ceannaichean as he had not fancied the grassy climb up Moruisg. We all chatted for a few minutes then the couple went on ahead of me. The climb from here, though not so steep, seemed to go on for ever but when I reached the top the other guys had just themselves arrived. Two cairns and a puzzle as to which was the higher. One guy had a map (for once I had not bothered to get one for this area) which showed the bigger cairn to be the top. (Later when walking to the other hill you could see the two cairns with the big one obviously higher - all in perspective). Views were fantastic and extremely clear today. Juice, too early for lunch.
clear, probably need a wee bit more attention in mist to keep to the route. The route down seems to get steeper and rougher as you go down and there is a path only every so often. Once you see the stalkers path below you know where you are going but there is a very steep drop before you reach it. A quick rest, and then it is simply a long walk down a well made path, through deer fences, on and on. Peculiarly the path ends in the middle of nowhere about 300/400 feet from the railway bridge leaving you to struggle over rough, boggy ground along the edge of the railway track. Another pleasant drive back to the caravan.
