Stob an Eas (732m) 21st June 2009

Looking to the summit of Stob an Eas

The trig point on Stob an Eas

I parked the car at the wide entrance of the forestry track at NN168074, in the Hell's Glen. The mist hung low over the hills, it was humid with no wind and I was devoured by midges in no time. I started walking at 8.15 am along the forestry track, which was rutted and waterlogged in places, making for difficult walking. The track continued further than indicated on the map, and deteriorated into a path. The path ended at a firebreak and the ascent of Stob an Eas ascended the steep slopes which then confronted me. The grass was long and wet, it was hot and humid and I was soon soaked. Looking across the Hell's Glen there was a view of a mist covered Cruach nam Mult but this view disappeared as I ascended into the mist. I reached the trip point at 9.35 am, after 1 hour and 20 minutes of walking, and the mist had cleared a little and so there were views of misty mountains and Lochs Goil and Fyne. I stayed for 10 minutes but started the descent when it started to rain heavily. I was drawn down slopes which were less steep than my route of ascent and eventually I was confronted by the wall of forestry which chokes the bottom of the hill. This left me with no choice but to bash my way through the trees to the track I had followed on the way up. This bash wasn't as bad as expected and once I got to the track it didn't take long to reach the car. I finished the walk at 10.30 am, giving a total of two and a quarter hours for the round trip.

Clach Bheinn (437m) and Loch Long

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