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Beinn Stumanadh from the summit of Meall nan Clach Ruadh
| Loch Loyal and Loch Craggie. This is the usual way in, the spit is an evil bog, but the walk along the beach is unforgettable. |
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| The ascent ridge, Meall nan Clach Ruadh and Ben Craggie in the background. |
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| The summit |
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| Looking across to Ben Loyal. |
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| South into the sun, Ben Klibreck and Loch Loyal. |
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Map:
Beinn
Stumanadh
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Another hill suited for a short day in heavy snow. Beinn Stumanadh is a last gasp of the big hills, isolated beyond Loch Loyal. After Stumanadh and Clach Ruadh, all is flat bogland, the great blank of the Flow Country. Beinn Stumanadh is a very fine hill. Because of its northern location the vegetation zones are shifted down in altitude and the summit tundras are as wild as anything in four figures further south. The summit plateau made of frost shattered gravels covered in dwarf willow. Classic tundra. Again the view is out of all proportion to the modest effort required to obtain it, I think the walk along the beach is the hardest bit of the day, but very enjoyable, there being few unspoiled lochs the size of Loch Loyal. |
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