Wednesday 29th April – Carn Mairg Circuit

I had had fine views across from Meall Garbh on the Ben Lawers ridge of this group of hills sitting at the eastern end of Glen Lyon. Big rounded summits with high level walking between them, with the route round barely dropping below 850m.

Low cloud, poor visibility and a strong easterly were to make the route harder work than it should have been. The path kept on petering out, leaving you on a rounded shoulder with little variation in terrain to guide you. Map and compass all the way round to Carn Mairg itself.

While walking along the Meall a’Bharr ridge towards Carn Mairg, a long line of deer shot across my path appearing from and disappearing into the mist on either side of me. A fantastic sight, doubly so because it was so unexpected.

Then sitting eating my pieces on the last Munro, Meall na Aighean, the clouds suddenly lifted. Within a quarter of an hour the whole ridge cleared and I had clear views looking back along where I’d previously been struggling against the wind and mist.

Carn Mairg Circuit clears