The high point - but only just - of a series of knobbly little tops scattered along the south side of Strathconon, Carn na Coinnich offers a short and largely easy ascent, and wide-ranging views of the larger hills that surround it at a distance. It's a good half-day convenient for a tight schedule or a brief lull in the weather.
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NH3226454873 Follow the track west for about 1.5km, passing a pine plantation to reach the cottage just before the Mains of Dalbreac.
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NH3102054861 Turn left onto a track running diagonally uphill, then along the west edge of the woods, with some nice old scots pines. Continuing south across open ground, the path zigzags up to a junction.
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NH3130354221 Keep left on the track making a rising traverse east-southeast. Cross a couple of small streams to reach a larger burn, the Allt Bail' an Uillt Shios. Boulder hop over this, and stay with the track to make a long steady ascent south-southeast onto a broad bealach between the various little peaks. Carn na Coinnich can now be seen ahead, marked with a trig point. 4
NH3251051854 Leave the track to cross boggy ground, climbing onto the broad north ridge of the hill. This leads easily to the top. Graham-baggers will have noted that Carn na Coinnich earns you one tick off the list; for the rest of us, it's just a good wee hill that's well worth climbing for its own sake.
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NH3245651051 From here it's possible to make a circuit via Loch Gruamach, Loch an Daimh Ghlais and Meall Doire Fheara; but for the easiest return (and this is, after all, a quickie) go back down the way you came up.
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Difficulty: ModerateDistance: 7.64 miles (12.30 km)
Total ascent: 606m
Time: 3 – 4 hours (Walking)
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Start/Finish:Layby at track entrance off the glen road just before the bridge at Bridgend (don't block access), NH322548
Nearest town:
Dingwall
Terrain:
Largely straightforward underfoot, with easy route finding too. Vehicle track most of the way, with a final ascent on pathless ground, quite rough and boggy.
Seasonal variations:
A useful low-ish-level option when the weather's too wild for bigger hills, and a short route that easily fits into a narrow winter daylight window.
Weather and Hill Conditions: mwis: Northwest Highlands – Met Office: West Highlands
Public transport:
None
Guidebooks:
The Grahams (SMC)
Maps:
OS Explorer 430 (1:25,000), OS Landranger 26 (1:50,000) Directory Listings:
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Strathpeffer (0845 22 55 121)
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