280, 281. Carn Dearg (231), Sgor Garbhe (208). 24/08/2024

With the date of the final munro rapidly approaching, I thought it best to have completed the rest first, so Hamish and I travelled in to Corrour early, pitched our tent, saw a dozen ladies go swimming in the loch and then set off in the drizzle up Carn Dearg.

Fortunately it wasn't long before the rain stopped and we then had about 4h of clarity and even a little sun. The route was easy going, without too much ascent and there was a path all the way up and across to the top of Sgor Garbhe. 

On the descent, to avoid crossing swollen streams, we aimed for the eastern end of the trees and found a path through a clay pigeon range (with a sign saying beware of the wild boars) that led to the track along the loch. We got drizzle from here, but had generally been pretty lucky with the weather. And having stayed dry-shod until the track, Hamish decided to go in a puddle that was a bit too deep and get one sodden shoe for the last few kilometers.

This was a very efficient pair of hills, with only 800m of ascent needed. The 20km took us 6h15.

Loch Ossian and Corrour from half-way up Carn Dearg

At the summit of Carn Dearg

Looking east to Sgor Garbhe

Ben Alder from Sgor Garbhe