[2] NN 97613 95135 Devil's Point

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2/10/07 Karen

A beautiful day, ascended Devil's Point on the way to the Wells of Dee. Met a couple on the top to take my photo.

01/04/07 Sarah + Jon

Stopped overnight at the hut at the base of the cliffs, then set off the next morning to contour round to ascend via the N ridge. Reached the col in just over 1 hour and then scrambled up seemingly vertical slabs to reach the top after almost another hour. Magic day with clear views to snow-capped peaks to the N. Descended S to the main col before dropping down a badly eroded very steep scree gully (not much fun). Returned through lovely forest from the bottom of the slope, with a round trip of 3 1/2 hours.

Pedraforca (Devil's Pitchfork) 2497 m

1/10/07 Peter

Had been eyeing this one up with the wells of dee for some time, however rainy weekends, races, and shorter days had something to say about it! had a half day at work so decided to have an afternoon run up the devils point. was a stunning day for it and was running well, could easily have taken in the wells of dee and been down to the track before dark but had been a bit conservative on time keeping so that will have to wait until another day. all in all it makes for a good run with tracks and paths all the way (although keeping the feet dry in the peat bog just before corrour is a bit of a challenge). had a look at Dave's way up the hill, reckon it would be quicker (i was 32min from the bothy and 18 down) although the path looks like a far more pleasant option. great views from the top so got a bit carried away with the pics - these are just a few of them!!!




























19/09/07 Dave H
Came on here from the Luibeg. Decided that by Gary's definition (if no-one else's) I was Normal, and left the bike at the ford. Ran on to the Corrour bothy. Definitely quicker and easier to run, though if you want a mountain bike challenge, the ride would certainly provide one. Took 30 mins. From the bothy there is a good path that goes up to the plateau, then round to the summit. This looked far too boring so I ran up it until it flattened out slightly (just before it crosses a stream about half way to the plateau), then went straight up to the summit. This is very steep, heathery and rocky, but just when you think the rocks are going to go on forever you pop up at the top. Definitely quicker than the path if your legs don't give out. Took 25 mins from the bothy. The top was clear of cloud, which meant I could see just how far down it was to the Dee. Spectacular spot. The way I came up looked lethal as a descent route, so I went back by the path. 20 mins back down, 30 back to the bike then 30 to the car. 3.10 altogether. Good day out but I've got lots of work to do now.











26/05/07 Derek & Evelyn



"The GPS says its only 1km from here". Unfortunately that's a GPS strapped to the back of a flying crow -which I'm not.







So its 'step we gaily' on to Corrour Bothy. We have no idea at this point whether there is a route onto the hill and are blindly going where no Coulls have been before (to mangle a phrase). However as we reach Corrour we can see that some very kind people (Owen perhaps) have built a sturdy path up onto the saddle behind the Devil's Point and from there its an easy, if bouldery, walk up to the summit.



The weather had literally been blowing hot and cold on the way up, sometimes we were stripping off due to exertion next minute adding layers, gloves and hats to counteract the chill wind coming over from the west. Ev was more than happy since it gave her the opportunity to try out her new lime green goretex jacket - can you see it in the photo? The murk in the background is snow - which is actually better than rain and added spectacularly to the views of distant mountains.
As we sat, we were buzzed by a Mountain Rescue helicopter, possibly drawn by Ev's jacket

We did get a photo of a ptarmigan on the way up, but it was so well camouflaged that it was more like 'spot the ball' so I left it out.

Had thoughts about going for Challenge 1 at the Well's of Dee and did make a start. However, not knowing the route was a problem and after some pointless climbing onto the other side of the saddle above Coire an t-Saighdeir, we gave up and headed home.



08/06/07 Gary

Got to the summit of Devil’s Point as part of my Big Day Out. I mountain biked to the top of the descent to Corrour Bothy. I didn’t fancy trying to cycle up this hill after getting to the summit. The first part of the path is easy cycling with lots of swoopy drainage ditches. Once through Luibeg ford the path gets increasingly difficult but is mostly rideable for the determined. Normal people will probably leave their bike at the deer gate.

As Derek says there is a good path up to the top. The running soon ended at Corrour Bothy and it was a struggling for breath fast walk to the top. It was very warm and I was at the summit in shorts and thermal still feeling the heat. There was absolutely no wind – unfortunately there was no view either as the last 50m went into the cloud base.

Having got this challenge point the plan was to skip along the tops to the Wells of Dee. I got as far as Cairn Toul but the going was very slow, boulders everywhere and more climbing than I expected. So I headed back vowing to return perhaps from the North. Here is me at the top. Honest!