Update from Gael Cameron:
Today's walk was from Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven. Weather very dull this morning, not the beautiful sunny day we had here in Kilchoan. They arrived at Inveroran at 10ish for coffee with Hughie and Jordan and then moved on to Kingshouse arriving there in time for lunch.
The Inveroran to Kingshouse section - 9.5 miles (15.25 km) - is one of the most exposed. It's wide open all the way down to Kingshouse. After a good mile along the way, the track is good, but a little broken up in places. Considering it was laid in the 1700s that's not too bad at all. The route follows the old Glencoe road for three miles, running parallel with the A82 as far as Altnafeadh, after which it leaves Glencoe and strikes north, climbing the Devil's Staircase to the col. They tackled this at approx 2pm and were surprised to have reached the top after 35 minutes. The long, gentle descent to Kinlochleven runs along the edge of some wild moorland scenery stretching out to the Blackwater reservoir to the east, looping across the shallow valleys of Choire Odhar Beag and Choire Odhar Mhor before coming alongside the service track to the reservoir. It was 5pm when they saw the beautiful sight of Kinlochleven. Spirits were high - perhaps slightly delirious. A map of today's walk is here.
The end is in sight and I get the impression it is eagerly awaited.
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