"Glen Etive swan song to beat the bulldozers - clockwise circuit from Coileitir following the Allt Ceitlin up to Meall nan Eun (munro), Meall Tarsuinn (simm, subhump, corbett top), Stob Coir’ an Albannaich (munro), Beinn Chaorach (unlisted, but worth it for the Glen Etive views plus eerie granite rockscape similar to Craignaw’s ‘devils bowling green’ in Galloway) finally direct down. A couple of route musings ... First I annotated a pic of the Tarsuinn col which I hope some might find useful. This area guidebooks note is tricky in the mist and was one of many sections on this walk where the ‘path’ is indistinct. Secondly about the ‘direct’ route between Chaorach and the car. Best saved for a dry spell at a time of year when the bracken is down I’d say. Advocated in guides by the like of Cameron McNeish no less, it’s a route rather than a path, doable compared to the alternatives but not necessarily at all pleasant. On the plus side it’s short and direct and the going’s easy above 600m due to the convex nature of the hillside. But there are 2 deer fences to cross and the ‘open birch woodland’ lower down has had 20 years to thicken up since some guides were penned. In the ..." — davidb • Oct 2, 2019