Wednesday 5 February 2025 - Stob Breac

Sue and Roger went up Beinn Tulaichean (946 metres). It's in the area above that Jenny, Phil, Richard and I were looking across to from our path up a lesser hill, Stob Breac (688 metres).

The forestry track on which we rose from 120 metres to over 400 metres offered frequent glimpses of the mountains in the area between Crianlarich and Callander. 

We missed the guide book's recommended fire break and finished up tackling a steeper version.

Once we were above the treeline the steep slope didn't relent, but the views opened out.

We slogged our way up to the 688 metres summit.

Then we headed back down.

I managed to glissade down some of the steeper sections, leaving me in the unusual position of being ahead of the others.

Lunch was taken at the edge of the forest.

The firebreak that led back to the forestry track was the guidebook route. It includes a tricky traverse past the waterfall shown below in the distance.

After surprising a few red deer, we were thankful to rejoin the forestry track for the last bit of the descent to the car park.

Here's our route - 11km with 650 metres ascent, taking about 5 hours

Another excellent day in the mountains, albeit not a very high one today.