09/10/07 Peter
started at the punchbowl and ran up glen quoich until it joins the slugin, then up the path towards the clerics stone. from there there is a faint path that heads up into the corrie, i followed this as far as the waterfall before turning left and following the compass up to the loch. from there i couldnt see a thing and so simply pointed the compass west and forced my way up the corrie and onto the plateau. unfortunatly i did not find one of the grassy gullys that dave mentioned (below), instead i went up screes (two steps up- one step down) broken by rock bands which offered some easy scrambling. from the top of the corrie i visited the summit before following my compass down to the path to glen quoich. the path down makes a great run, long and fast on a fairly good surface. from there raced down the quoich just in time for training in the evening, a big day out for a single point!
10/09/07 Karen. A cold day. Cycled up Glen Slugain from Invercauld and ran up to lochan and back. Loads of blaeberries!
4/8/07 Dave H
Biked up the Slugain via point 13 then carried on on the newly rebuilt path that goes to the Cleric's stone (114992) and maybe further. Stopped when I got as close to the corrie as possible. The path is excellent for walking or running, but not so great for biking because there are a huge number of drains to cross. There must be at least 50, some of which you can ride across, some you can't, and some you can't tell until you have a puncture trying too hard. Good views down the Quoich though. Took 90 mins on the bike, and 60 back down. Ran/jogged/walked up to the corrie, in about 30 mins to the far end, with stops for photos and to see the large number of ptarmigan. The corrie is an impressive place, there must be lots of good rock climbs, there's certainly lots of rock. You could get to the summit of Beinn a Bhuird from here without climbing if you wanted to - there are several steep but grassy gullies. It would be quite easy to carry on to Ben Avon from where I left the bike - maybe another hour but I didn't have time.
21-10-07 Gail and Graeme
Determined to be the first to get Ben Avon but failed due to low cloud and the fact that we couldn't find our compass in the morning(not that we know how to use it anyway). Made it to this loch though and were almost standing in it before we realised it was there. Took a photo but decided not to bother posting it , as it looks just like Peter's. Cycled to the ruin and then walked the rest of the way. I agree it would make a nice run on a better day. Disappointed that we didn't make it to Ben Avon as I don't think we'll get another chance this year.
started at the punchbowl and ran up glen quoich until it joins the slugin, then up the path towards the clerics stone. from there there is a faint path that heads up into the corrie, i followed this as far as the waterfall before turning left and following the compass up to the loch. from there i couldnt see a thing and so simply pointed the compass west and forced my way up the corrie and onto the plateau. unfortunatly i did not find one of the grassy gullys that dave mentioned (below), instead i went up screes (two steps up- one step down) broken by rock bands which offered some easy scrambling. from the top of the corrie i visited the summit before following my compass down to the path to glen quoich. the path down makes a great run, long and fast on a fairly good surface. from there raced down the quoich just in time for training in the evening, a big day out for a single point!
10/09/07 Karen. A cold day. Cycled up Glen Slugain from Invercauld and ran up to lochan and back. Loads of blaeberries!
4/8/07 Dave H
Biked up the Slugain via point 13 then carried on on the newly rebuilt path that goes to the Cleric's stone (114992) and maybe further. Stopped when I got as close to the corrie as possible. The path is excellent for walking or running, but not so great for biking because there are a huge number of drains to cross. There must be at least 50, some of which you can ride across, some you can't, and some you can't tell until you have a puncture trying too hard. Good views down the Quoich though. Took 90 mins on the bike, and 60 back down. Ran/jogged/walked up to the corrie, in about 30 mins to the far end, with stops for photos and to see the large number of ptarmigan. The corrie is an impressive place, there must be lots of good rock climbs, there's certainly lots of rock. You could get to the summit of Beinn a Bhuird from here without climbing if you wanted to - there are several steep but grassy gullies. It would be quite easy to carry on to Ben Avon from where I left the bike - maybe another hour but I didn't have time.21-10-07 Gail and Graeme
Determined to be the first to get Ben Avon but failed due to low cloud and the fact that we couldn't find our compass in the morning(not that we know how to use it anyway). Made it to this loch though and were almost standing in it before we realised it was there. Took a photo but decided not to bother posting it , as it looks just like Peter's. Cycled to the ruin and then walked the rest of the way. I agree it would make a nice run on a better day. Disappointed that we didn't make it to Ben Avon as I don't think we'll get another chance this year.
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