Carn Ghluasaid

One of three mountains (the other two being Sgurr nan Conbhairean and Sail Chaorainn) which are on the north side of Loch Cluanie. On their south side above the loch they do not look very impressive for their slopes and corries have no outstanding features and their summits are hidden. On the north side, however, they are very different and the three mountains form the headwall of a great cirque of crags and corries at the head of the River Doe. Much of the terrain on the upper part of these hills is short-cropped grass which gives very easy walking.

The best place to start is at Lundie on the A87 road, 4 kilometres west of the Loch Cluanie dam. A stalker's path starts a few hundred metres west of there and goes high up onto Carn Ghluasaid, making this a very easy hill to climb. The traverse continues round the edge of the north-eastern corries to reach Sgurr nan Conbhairean, whose cairn is right on the edge of the eastern cliff. Descend along the narrow north ridge and climb barely 100 metres to reach Sail Chaorainn. Return to Sgurr nan Conbhairean, descend the broad south-west ridge to Drochaid an Tuill Easaich and go down its south ridge. On the steep descent at the foot of the ridge, bear south-east and cross the Allt Coire Lair to reach the line of the Old Military Road, which is followed east to Lundie.

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