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Beinn na Sroine from A85 Tyndrum to Dalmally road

Start/Finish

Lay by on the A85 Tyndrum to Dalmally road at about NN 245 286 at the edge of the wood clearly shown on the map.

Distance/Time

4 km      About 2 hours.

Peaks

Beinn na Sroine, 636 m, NN 233 289. OS sheet 50.

Introduction

This hill offers a straightforward ascent In clear weather, Beinn na Sroine is an excellent viewpoint for the Ben Cruachan and Ben Lui ranges not to mention Beinn Donachain & Beinn Mhic-Mhonaidh.

Route

(1) Walk away from the wood (towards Dalmally) for about 50 m until just past a fence going uphill then pick a route up the tussocky grass, heading roughly NW until the crest of the NE ridge is reached. Follow this ridge SW to reach a small cairn which is the NE top. Continue a few hundred metres further to reach the trig point which marks the summit of Beinn na Sroine, 636 m. On 26/3/13, the aerial shown on the map as being close to the summit was no longer there.

(2) Retrace the route of ascent.

Notes

(a) This walk took place on 14^th April, 2006 and 26^th March, 2013.