A walk up Glen Cannel
Posted: Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
After being away for a few days in Knoydart, it was time to finish off the break with a couple of Mull walks. Some of you may remember that I had a mad idea to walk the entire length of the famous Loch Ba Ring Dyke last year.
I didnt really feel like doing the whole thing but I decided to take a look at the section furthest from the road -up in Glen Cannel and round the slopes of Beinn Chaisgidle
The weather was dry and windy but not too hot. This dry spell seems to have run for quite some time now - as a consequence some of the streams are very low as you will see in the pics
The geology was not desperately exciting - the walk was great but the ring dyke is not nearly as impressive as it is above Loch Ba! In fact it appears as little more than a slight change in the rock type in a few streams where it is visible. However it was good to be able to pick it up -sometimes even when you KNOW where a geological feature is, it can be hard to find.
Anyway, here are some pics of the day:
A seriously low River Clachaig
The ruin of Gorteinbuidhe in Glen Cannel
Cruachan Dearg seen from Gorteinbuidhe - there is a sense fo being far from the sea here, all around are high hills
Another view of Cruachan Dearg
The view over to Beinn Talaidh - even from this angle, you can see the graceful sweep of its slopes. Note, the lighting was a bit "flat" on this trip. Not as clear as it has been but still nice and dry!
Beinn na Dutharach, seen from a rather dry stream. B na D has a lot of gabbro - thats what gives it the knobbly rocky appearance near the summit. Its also the hill that I mentioned in a previous blog that has a lochan called Lochan nam Ban Uaine - lochan of the green women.
A rather minimalist bridge not far from Gorteinbuidhe....
From this point it was simply a case of retracing my steps back to the car at Knock. A really nice walk, made a lot easier by the dry conditions.
Be back soon!
JW(MM)
I didnt really feel like doing the whole thing but I decided to take a look at the section furthest from the road -up in Glen Cannel and round the slopes of Beinn Chaisgidle
The weather was dry and windy but not too hot. This dry spell seems to have run for quite some time now - as a consequence some of the streams are very low as you will see in the pics
The geology was not desperately exciting - the walk was great but the ring dyke is not nearly as impressive as it is above Loch Ba! In fact it appears as little more than a slight change in the rock type in a few streams where it is visible. However it was good to be able to pick it up -sometimes even when you KNOW where a geological feature is, it can be hard to find.
Anyway, here are some pics of the day:
A seriously low River Clachaig
The ruin of Gorteinbuidhe in Glen Cannel
Cruachan Dearg seen from Gorteinbuidhe - there is a sense fo being far from the sea here, all around are high hills
Another view of Cruachan Dearg
The view over to Beinn Talaidh - even from this angle, you can see the graceful sweep of its slopes. Note, the lighting was a bit "flat" on this trip. Not as clear as it has been but still nice and dry!
Beinn na Dutharach, seen from a rather dry stream. B na D has a lot of gabbro - thats what gives it the knobbly rocky appearance near the summit. Its also the hill that I mentioned in a previous blog that has a lochan called Lochan nam Ban Uaine - lochan of the green women.
A rather minimalist bridge not far from Gorteinbuidhe....
From this point it was simply a case of retracing my steps back to the car at Knock. A really nice walk, made a lot easier by the dry conditions.
Be back soon!
JW(MM)
Comments
These are great photos, MM. It's not often you get to see things so dry. If you took away the trees in the 2nd last photo it would look like Afghanistan. Thanks again.
Jill from EK
really super photos MM,thanks
carol --- from over here
great photos as always, Lewis is very dry too it must be nearly 2 months since we have had a good downpour,
island threads from lewis
Great pics MM.
Carol from IBHQ
At least I now know what the Loch Ba Ring Dyke is!! A lovely secluded spot on Mull! Lovely photos!
Wild Freckle from Sunny Mull
Great pics, MM. I've just been looking at the map - I've been to the mausoleum near Knock, but if I'd realised there was a crannog in Loch Ba, I'd have walked a bit further and taken a look at it.
Iz from NE Wales
John Wayne could've got straight down off his horse (YEE-HAW!) and walked across that bridge no bother!
Flying Cat from all that's left is a bandy leg...
EffCee, why would anyone, let alone the now defunct JW, want to walk across such a bridge? Don't tell me that they want to get to the other side, I know that. But WHY?
Barney from Swithiod somewhat critical
when i lived in pitcairngreen(just outside perth)in 1969-70 there was a bridge like that over the river almond at almondbank and there are a few similar ones in kiwiland
carol from turning back the clock
A nice wee river, the Almond. Don't remember the bridge though. But of course I am older than thee, Carol. Perhaps it hadn't been built in "my" day.
Barney from Swithiod in almondland
Ohforgoodnessake Barney, gather those two braincells together...
Flying Cat from BandylegsRUs
Ah-ha! But he would have fallen in the water when the knee on the hand rail side hit the hand-rail or upright - yes? EffCee, your creative insights leave us bipeds standing.
Barney from Swithiod cathcing the bus
Exploring the hills and coasts of Mull and Iona and occasionally elsewhere, with a close eye on the geology
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