Loch Treig Munros

• On the A86, 13km east of Spean Bridge, a narrow road is marked south, downhill to Fersit.
• Follow this road to its end, where there is ample parking available beside the large green rubbish-bins. One of the local's 4x4s has the number-plate FER51T !

• From the car-park, face south and you should see a path heading off right through the ferns. Follow this path to meet a track, now well grown over with grass.
• Cross this track and continue up the path through a forest onto open moorland. The ground becomes sodden. Cross the ground and follow the path that skirts around some crags. The path is now very obvious.
• Continue following it uphill to a large concrete pillar - a good spot for a photo.
• The path travels up to the base of Meall Cian Dearg, then zig-zags up the steep craggy ground ahead - this can be challenging in icy conditions. Further up, the ground levels and more moorland is crossed.
• The path remains obvious as it reaches Coire Shomhairlie, then travels up to a last flat area before reaching the bouldery ground of Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin's summit with its small cairn. Stunning views.

• The boulders on Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin's summit can hide the path in poor visiblity. Just head south-west and you'll find it as it twists and turns avoiding the worst bouldery sections.
• The col is reached, which is pleasantly grass covered.
• Follow the well-defined path across the col, then encounter more boulders on the ascent up Stob Coire Easain. The path is obvious all the way to the summit. Great views in all directions.

• You could proceed north-west from Stob Coire Easain's summit down to Coire Laire and follow the Allt Laire over wet ground to the wooden bridge 1km north of Fersit. However, I'd rather return to Fersit by the same route up - it's far more direct.

• From Fersit, cross the bridges over the River Treig and the railway-line, go through an old wooden gate and head past some houses.
• Pass a large farm shed and go through a large metal gate, then where the track starts to turn north-east, leave it and cross the first of the two burns.
• A faint path can be followed southwards up the wet tussocky ground by the burn. It's a slog, but not unpleasant, just make a direct bearing for Chno Dearg.
• The path gradually disappears and the closer to the summit you get, the more boulder-fields are encountered. The summit itself is bouldery and a large cairn shelters baggers out of the wind.

• Aim south-west from Chno Dearg's summit and as the bealach between Chno Dearg and Stob Coire Sgriodain's south east top (924m on OS map) is approached, a well defined path is met. Follow this path accross the wet bealach and up this rocky south-east top.
• Continue along to the middle top, and still on the path, drop to the dip below the last haul up Stob Coire Sgriodain.
• A short pleasant slog up a grassy slope leads to Stob Coire Sgriodain's summit. This is quite an interesting craggy top with significant drops down to Loch Treig and views over to the Easains.

• From the summit, aim north for 800m on the path and drop to c850m to a flatish grassy area.
• From here, turn right (east) away from the main path and head down a wide grassy gully.
• The descent steepens and a faint path is followed down to flatter heather-clad terrain.
• Meet the burn flowing out of Lochan Coire an Lochain and stay alongside it, back down towards Fersit, a path gradually developing on the way.

• Creag Meagaidh & Treig Nov'11

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