First things first, first the route....
Spent some time, several hours in fact, mulling over the OS sheets to see how best to approach the 360. Early on I proposed that I was going to walk to and fro the actual circuit, which adds another couple of days but decided to walk home which adds a day and a half onto the route. The original route drafted out below...
One of the original routes of the LN south trail takes in Dores and I wanted to head uphill early, and take in the Lochs of Ashie, and Duntelchaig. Having walked around Duntelchaig many decades ago I thought it was time to see how it, and I have changed. A wild camp at the west end of Duntelchaig will be enough for one day. The plan is then to head for Inverfaragaig and camp on the nearby vitrified fort - Dun Deardail.
The image below shows the upstand of Dun Deardail, right of centre, with Loch Ness in the background.
Day 3 will take me to nearby a hidden loch close by Loch Tarff, fourth day to Invermoriston, fifth to nearby Drumnadrochit, and a final Great Glen overnighting would be just short of Craig Phadraig above Inverness.
The path on the north side of Craig Phadraig is shown below.
A recce was done in January '19 whereby the route over the Craig and down through Scorguie estate onto the Carse means a tour around the Ferry area, before crossing the Ness, and then Inverness Firth.
Once over the Kessock Bridge, a hugging of the north side of the Firth towards Kilmuir and then Munlochy would mean one last night in the nylon hoosie before getting home via the plantations of Ardmeanach.
The route has been finalised now - in late February and the following post will explain the decisions behind the sectors.
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