Beinn Bheula, 31st January 2026
I had managed to get out the weekend before this as well, on the hills on the southern side of Glen Luss. I'd headed for Beinn Chaorach along the long ridge from Auchengavin and then back down into Glen Luss. I'd only bagged the Fiona, but I was keen to get out on some proper hills. The weekend rolled around again, and I desperately needed to be out there. I need a solid forecast to get to the Munros I need, given the 4+ hour drivetime each way, so I picked the last of the Lochgoilhead Corbetts which I'd been saving for the winter anyway. Beinn Bheula sits to the south west of the village, and it didn't look like that much of a distance on the map, and there was even some hint of a decent track much of the way... I parked up at 1045 at Lettermay and checked with a man with a chainsaw that I was ok to park. I was tired from the week, but the forestry track at this point was decent. There's been some felling going on and so the road was a muddy quagmire at points, wh...
