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Scottish hill days - Ben Bhuidhe

Crunchie

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Myself and my friend went for a wee trip up Ben Bhuidhe yesterday. I wanted to get this one done as close to midsummer as possible as it's a 12mile trip with a 4 mile walk before you even reach the foot of the hill.

We started at the head of Loch Fyne and headed up a well-paved path up Glen Fyne.

Looking back over the bridge at the start
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My friend Andy made a couple of new friends but when he "baaaa'd back at them they went deathly silent. I can only assume he said something really offensive in "sheep" by accident.
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I found a new friend too, a little female smooth newt
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Glen Fyne was looking nice
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We passed by a heard of scary looking coos but thankfully they didn't seem that interested in us.
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Wee passed through some woodland
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and up the valley
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Until we came to the ruins of a wee cottage
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Then we started climbing
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Looking back the way we'd came
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I stopped to admire the view a few times
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As we got further up the rain came on and the cloud came down
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The final path to the summit came pant wettingly close to the edge of the cliffs a few times
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Made it to the top and despite my smile I was doubled up with back pain in this photo which was to cause me some problems on the way back.:(
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We chose a different path to come back down and passed a few waterfalls. I didn't get a photo of the biggest as I was hurting too much by then.
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Hope you enjoy!:)
 
My idea of sheer bliss -well, apart from the back pain. Hoping you recover quickly.
Thankyou for sharing such a beautiful walk with us Crunchie.:D
 
wow gorgeous pics! where in scotland is this?

The start point for this hill is at the head of Loch Fyne if you're driving to Lochgilphead from Glasgow you'll pass the start point. The hill itself isn't really visible from the road though as you have to walk right up the glen to get to it.:)
 
What a gorgeous walk! :love::love::love: Thanks for sharing your pics! I have family in Lochgilphead, but don't know the area that well.
 
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