Meall Doire Faid from the slopes of Beinn Enaiglair
Beinn Enaiglair (889m)
Chris let me borrow his car today, as he was off to the Summer Isles for day, and I decided to climb Beinn Enaiglair and Meall Doire Faid with Tony. I parked the car in the car park at Braemore Junction, 12 miles south of Ullapool and we started walking at 9.55 am. It was a warm and sunny morning, although there was plenty of cloud about. A path, marked by wooden posts, climbed the hillside and views opened up quickly to the Fannaichs, the hills of the Fisherfield Forest and a mist covered An Teallach. Home Loch was a lovely sight, with a boathouse and a single Scots Pine, backed by An Teallach and the Fannaichs. The path reached a track and we had a sight of our two hills. A path branched off this track and we followed this to the bealach between Beinn Enaiglair and Meall Doire Faid. On the way we passed a beautiful waterfall plunging into a refreshing looking pool, which temped me to jump in even though I can’t swim. We left the path at the bealach and climbed the slopes of Beinn Enaiglair. The crags and scree meant that we couldn’t take a direct line but we easily found a line that avoided all difficulties. I reached the summit at 12.15 pm and Tony arrived 5 minutes later. As we arrived at the summit, mist came rolling in from the sea and obscured the view towards An Teallach. However, we did have views to the hills of Coigach and Assynt, Beinn Dearg, Ben Wyvis, Am Faocagach, the Fannaichs and the Fisherfield Forest.
Beinn Dearg from Beinn Enaiglair
An Teallach from the slopes of Beinn Enaiglair
Meall Doire Faid (730m)
We had lunch on the top of Beinn Enaiglair and then we descended back to the bealach. However, we didn’t take a particularly good line in descent and we ended up amongst the crags and scree. We had a rest at the bealach, before tackling Meall Doire Faid. This was much more rugged than the map indicated and we had to weave between cliffs and crags. It took a bit of route finding but we found a way through and reached the summit at 2.10 pm. The weather had cleared and An Teallach, Ben Mor Coigach and Stac Pollaidh looked fantastic in the sunshine. However, Ben Mor Fannaich was in the cloud and it looked rather stormy in that direction. After a bite to eat, we descended back to the bealach. We took a better and easier line in descent and got to the path at the bealach with no problems. We followed the path back towards the car and enjoyed amazing views to the Fannaichs, An Teallach and the Fisherfield Forest in the hot, afternoon sunshine. It seemed too soon when we reached the car at 4.15 pm. The walk had taken 6 hours and 20 minutes and we both felt it had been a fantastic day.
An Teallach from the summit of Meall Doire Faid
Beinn Enaiglair from Meall Doire Faid
Ben Mor Coigach and Stac Pollaidh from Meall Doire Faid
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