Beinn Dórain

After climbing Beinn Odhar last weekend I decided to climb the next mountain to the north this weekend, Beinn Dórain. I parked next to the Bridge of Orchy Hotel and walked up to the station and through the underpass onto the West Highland Way very briefly before turning east onto the path alongside Allt Coire an Dothaidh. As the name suggests, Allt Coire an Dothaidh flows out of Coire an Dóthaidh, between Beinn an Dóthaidh and Beinn Dórain. Just above that coire is Coire a’ Ghabhalaich from where there are great views across to Loch Tulla. The path climbs out of Coire a’ Ghabhalaich past a lochan and onto the west edge of Beinn Dórain. This flat terrace continues for some distance and has great views towards Loch Tulla. Eventually the path climbs off the terrace and onto the main ridge, which means views to the east towards Loch Lyon. Andy Sweet on Beinn Dorain Walking along the main ridge brings you to a cairn at a false summit, then the path drops down slightly before climbing up to the real summit. From the summit of Beinn Dórain there’s a great view down onto Beinn Odhar. I took a video to show the stunning 360 degree views.

After spending a long time admiring the views in the glorious sunshine, I headed back over to the false summit. Then retraced my steps back down to Bridge of Orchy.


Posted in walking on 13th August 2006 at 10:03 pm

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