Out and back from the north. Parked Nevisrange gondola car park (£3)

Start 1110h + Finish 1820h = 7h10 18.7km 1495m ascent

Summits today:
SGURR FINNIOSGAIG - Simm, Graham Top
AONACH MOR - Munro
AONACH BEAG - Munro

Nevis Range is a good, efficient set up for winter skiers, summer mountain bikers and tourists. But no dedicated walkers path goes up from the car park. Ideally pick a day the gondola doesn’t run (link below) and always be ultra cautious not to impede cyclists/skiers! I enjoyed this day out as something different but traditionalists will probably prefer approaching the Aonachs another way.

Take the gravel trail up from the right hand corner of the car park, then at the old tramway go left across to the gondola line. Next wend you’re way up as best you can roughly following the pylons then the World Cup downhill track. In places are faint side trods, between which you’re warily forced on to the cycle track. Including Finniosgaig serves to get you away from the cyclists soonest and is a busy, popular viewpoint worth visiting.

Above the gondola station the summer crowds melt away fast and it’s a steep grassy plod up to a large featureless summit plateau . The gondola stops quite early, so by 5pm for descent I had the whole place to myself. Enjoyed a rest stop in the timing hut at the top of the downhill course before walking all the way down ‘Top Chief‘. A fast unusual and enjoyable way to get off a hill! Top chief maintains a steady gradient traversing west on boardwalks to Meall Breac, with good views of Carn Mor Dearg and the sun setting west over Loch Eil. If you want to get off In a hurry earlier, hikers can avail of a free gondola down in return for a donation to Lochaber Mountain Rescue.

Gondola times.. (S20 no gondolas on Tuesdays)
https://www.nevisrange.co.uk/plan-your-visit/opening-hours/
Plus useful webcams...
https://www.nevisrange.co.uk/webcams/
Trail map..
https://www.nevisrange.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Witches-Trails-Map-14-March-18.pdf