Time for another hillwalk, and a shakedown of the new 65l rucksack packed with a load of kit. We parked at the parking spot on the A85 at NN455276 and set off up the dirt road and then along the boggy forest path. Once out of the forest, we headed WSW to intersect with the north-east ridge of Ben More and on our way we came across wild blueberries! Tasty. The final ascent onto the ridge was fairly steep and wet on the ground, but at least it wasn't raining and there were occasional patches of sunshine. Once on the ridge, it was a straight forward kilometer or so to the top of Ben More, although it was an exposed place at times with high winds.
After the top of Ben More, we descended to the Bealach-eadar-dha Beinn, then reascended to Stob Binnein, and continued along the ridge to Stob Coire and Lochain after which we headed West to the belach before Meall na Dige. At the belach, we headed NE down into the valley, and back to the patches of blueberries before the forest, where we stopped to pick a bagful, before continuing down the forest road and back to the car! Done. 7.5 hours, 1370m ascent and 14km horizontal.
