Before 8am I was parked up in the car park to the south of Victoria Bridge, accessed along a single track road from the A82 at Bridge of Orchy. I walked across a boggy path to rejoin the road to Victoria Bridge and immediately after crossing this bridge I took a left and headed along the estate track on the north side of the Abhainn Shira.
![Abhainn Shira](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/01-Abhainn-Shira.jpg)
Beyond Clashgour Hut, a wet, muddy and in places eroded path, ran up the east side of the Allt Toaig.
![Clashgour Hut](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/02-Clashgour-Hut.jpg)
The cloud was low down on the hills and there were some light rain showers. On reaching the Allt Caolain Duibh I crossed it then followed an eroded path north-east into the cloud and onto the summit of the Munro, Stob a’ Choire Odhair. Here I sheltered behind the cairn from the wind and rain for a bite to eat.
Thereafter I made the descent on a path to the col with Stob Ghabhar where the cloud briefly lifted. The path then continued west gradually gaining a bit of height until it turned south and here the gradient increased as I crossed rocks and scree to reach the cairn marking the summit of the deleted Munro Top, Aonach Eagach. A narrow ridge was then followed to another cairn at a path junction. The ridge then widened as I made the gradual ascent to the summit of the Munro, Stob Ghabhar, which was marked by a cairn.
With no views I returned to the cairn at the junction of paths then descended some stony ground which led to Stob Ghabhar’s South-East Ridge where old metal fence posts assisted navigation. Here I met three folks on their ascent of Stob Ghabhar, the only people I saw all day. Lower down and out of the cloud I crossed the Allt Coire na Muic then the path was a bit tricky to descend.
![View back to start](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/03-View-back-to-start.jpg)
![Stob a' Choire Odhair and Beinn Toaig](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/04-Stob-a-Choire-Odhair-and-Beinn-Toaig.jpg)
![Waterfall](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/05-Waterfall.jpg)
![View back towards Coire Toaig](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/06-View-back-towards-Coire-Toaig.jpg)
Lower down boggy ground led to the Allt Toaig and once across it I returned to the car park by the morning’s route.
- Time taken – 7 hours.
- Distance – 16 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 1260 metres.