The well-trodden route up Ben Hiant is from the B8007 a mile or so west of
Camas nan Geall, but it doesn't offer the spectacular views found by approaching the ben from the west side. The whole of the southern coast of the peninsula becomes more and more visible as one climbs....
....into increasingly open, grassy and rolling downland. On our walk on Wednesday - see earlier post
here - we weren't aiming for the summit but, at 528m, it was an easy 150 metres above us. Instead, we were looking to cross the southwestern shoulder of the ben so....
....we could look eastwards, up Loch Sunart.
In the centre of this picture is the beautiful bay of
Camas nan Geall, and below us a bowl of almost forgotten land which is visited by few.
This is a close-up of
Camas nan Geall with, beyond it, the headland of Ardslignish. On the far side of the loch is the island of Oronsay and the entrance to Loch Teacuis, with the hills of Morvern beyond.
Looking south, the hill to the left is
Stellachan Dubha, a twin-peaked feature visible from Kilchoan, and the headland on the other side of the loch is....
....Auliston Point on Morvern. The two bens along the horizon are
Beinn Tallaidh to the left and Mull's highest point, Ben More to the right.
Many thanks to Sue and Richard for their company on the walk.
The last photograph shows nicely Mull's energetic Tertiary volcanic region, similar to Ardnamurchan's history. Beautiful clear air Jon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these lovely views,very nice!
ReplyDeletePS They look great when enlarged.
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