Beinn na Feusaige and Càrn Breac

West of Dingwall, the A890 runs from Achnasheen towards Kyle of Lochalsh, with the West Coast railway line close by for much of the way.

Around 10 km beyond Achnasheen the road enters Glen Carron and loops around Loch Sgamhain before crossing a bridge over the Allt Coire Crubaidh. Just east of this bridge, the route begins on a short length of the old road, reached through a gate.

Parking is available to the side of the gate, though space is tight and care is needed not to obstruct access to the track. Limited parking is also available on the opposite (south) side of the road beside another track entrance, again taking care not to block access.

The outing begins along the old road with Coire Crubaidh and Càrn Breac ahead and Beinn na Feusaige rising above the forestry on the right. The tarmac leads towards a bridge, just before which a track heads north-west. This track is followed for roughly 1km past the edge of the forestry, on the way passing a small hydro building and a rickety old wooden bridge.

Reaching a fence , cross it and leave the track to begin hiking over heathery and grassy moorland towards the foot of Beinn na Feusaige. The initial slope appears steep and heavily clad in heather, with few obvious breaks. Higher up a few lines of easier ground appear, though the terrain edges close to some steeper, craggier ground. Above this the angle eases, and a pathless ascent over increasingly thinner heather leads towards the broad summit crest of Beinn na Feusaige.

On the way the remains of a wartime aircraft crash are encountered, marked by a small cairn (a USAAF B-26 Marauder crashed here in 1943).

Higher up the gradient eases, and a line of old fence-posts are met travelling across two flat summit areas divided by a small lochan. Beinn na Feusaige's eastern top , marked 625m on OS maps, carries a tiny cairn standing on grass, though its western top - also marked by a small pile of stones but standing on rock - appears marginally higher though no height is given on maps. Views are wide-ranging in all directions.

For Càrn Breac, retrace steps back towards the crash site , with fine views towards Torridon on the descent. Aiming westwards over heathery moorland, the southern shore of Lochan Meallan Mhic Iamhair is skirted around before more heather-clad slopes are climbed up to reach the minor height of Meallan Mhic Iamhair .

On the further side of Meallan Mhic Iamhair, undulating ground is descended to drop down to a bealach.

On the western side of this bealach an old stalkers’ path rises through the heathery slope for a short distance before fading out higher up - in mist this path can be easily missed, so noting its position for the return is worthwhile.

The ascent along Càrn Breac’s crest is straightforward, with heather giving way to grass and several small cairns passed en-route. The summit carries a stone-built trig point standing within an impressive stone-walled wind-shelter . Views over Coulin towards Torridon and beyond are extensive.

The return begins by retracing steps to the top of the stalkers’ path . This path is then followed downhill into Coire Crubaidh - it is damp and eroded in places, faint in others, and easily lost briefly.

The path eventually drops to the remains of an old shieling , beyond where a faint path - or possibly a deer-trod - cuts through heather and grass heading eastwards. Further on, a small dam on the Allt Coire Crubaidh is met where a track is then followed back to the roadside.