I parked on the north verge of the A87 Invermoriston to Shiel Bridge Road, opposite the Loch Cluanie Dam, crossed a fence, went round the east side of a power station and onto a vehicle track that led to a disused quarry. I climbed north, crossed the Old Military Road then over rugged terrain consisting of several undulations, knolls, rocks and boulders.
Higher up I came to and crossed a deer fence then higher still the gradient eased before it steepened again and led to the cairn marking the summit of the Graham Top, Carn nam Feuaich. There was a cool wind blowing here but plenty of rocks to shelter behind for lunch.
Afterwards I descended south-west to Loch a’ Chairn, which was covered in snow and ice, then climbed Carn nam Feuaich West Top, a Sub Simm, the highest point marked by a rock.
The return route was a descent slightly west of the ascent route to the disused quarry followed by a short walk back to the start.
- Time taken – 3.5 hours.
- Distance – 6 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 550 metres.