I left my car in the car park on the south side of the A850 Broadford to Portree Road east of the Sligachan Hotel and walked west across the old bridge over the Allt Daraich. I then passed through a gate and headed south along a path on the east side of the River Sligachan.
The path, wet and boggy in places, continued up Glen Sligachan to the Allt na Measarroch, easily crossed as the water level was low, then below Marsco.
Prior to reaching the Allt nam Fraoch-choire I left the path and commenced the ascent of Ruadh Stac crossing some rough ground and later the Allt nam Fraoch-choire.
It was a fairly steady ascent across heather then higher up scree and rock before the gradient eased and the cairn marking the summit of the Marilyn, Ruadh Stac was reached.
After a break here I descended the east ridge to the col with Garbh-bheinn then north into Am Fraoch-choire.
I later crossed the Allt nam Fraoch-choire and walked down its north bank where at times there were traces of a path. Lower down I cut across the moorland to rejoin the path in Glen Sligachan and returned to the start.
- Time taken – 6.75 hours.
- Distance – 18 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 580 metres.