Beinn Bheula  

Getting there
The route starts and ends just outside Lochgoilhead, near the Outdoor Centre. Space to park at the side of a passing place, just south of the bridge over Lettermay Burn.

Beinn Bheula
South of Lettermay Burn, a track heads westwards by some houses. Follow the track uphill into Lettermay Forest and continue for 1km to a junction, then take the left fork (taking the right fork leads down to a small dam, from where a path is marked on the OS map heading uphill - this no longer exists and has long been swallowed up by the forest). On the track for another 500m, then turn right at the next junction and continue to a bridge over Lettermay Burn. Leave the track and keeping to the north bank of the burn, trace a faint path to the base of a picturesque waterfall. Cross the burn near the base of the waterfall and begin striking uphill aiming south-west towards a white post. The path quickly disappears into thick grass and ferns, but the going underfoot is never difficult. After crossing a fence higher up, navigation may become testing in mist caused by the confusing rocks and topography. Beinn Bheula's summit crest is gained, from where the trig point is a breif walk southwards. Superb all-round views.

Return
Head southwards and on a faint path continue to Creag Sgiolte. The path disappears, drop on steep grassy ground south-east, avoiding rock slabs, to reach a grassy bealach with a section of wing from a plane that crashed in 1940. Head east and drop to the edge of forestry below. Trace the forest boundary until the burn tumbling down from Loch an Cnaimh is met, then head into the forest following the burn. Descending steeply on a loose path for a short distance, a break in the forest on rhe right is met. Along this break a path winds a way through the dark undergrowth and makes for an exciting run, twisting while avoiding low slung branches. A forestry track is met and followed back to meet up with the track used on the way in.