Tom Pape and Ross Cowie

ACW 19th June 2022

 

  Summit Distance (Km) Our Time Our Real Time TP & RC 19/6/2022
The Range of the Awful Hand  
  Bruce's Stone     04:13  
1 Bennan 3.61 00:56 05:09 Lost trod almost straight away in bracken & went vert uphill, lost ~5mins. Some race route canes higher up (initial sections Merric hill race route but with trig). Hit cloud/clag below top so couldn't see mast, hit track too far north & went back, lost ~2mins.
2 Benyellary 2.12 00:22 05:32 Stayed with wall rather than cutting corner, lost ~1min. In clag. Good path.
3 Merrick 2.25 00:22 05:54 Followed wall on left but cut over too early. In clag. Good path.
4 Kirriereoch 1.83 00:23 06:17 Lost trod but ok. In clag.
5 Tarfessock - South     06:17 Initial very steep descent on wet slippy rocks, lost ~1min. Found trod past ponds. Tried to contour round knoll but it was Tarf so had to cut straight uphill, lost ~5mins. 
6 Tarfessock - North 2.92 00:35 06:53 Hit both summit cairns but double checked with GPS. In clag.
7 Shalloch on Minnoch 1.64 00:21 07:15 Ok nav. Rain & strong wind.
8 North Top 2.01 00:14 07:29 Good trod/path straight to cairn, went west to double check for outlying higher point but cairn was on trod/path.
9 Craigmasheenie 1.92 00:22 07:51 Compass bearing down rough ground, across fence, round south of lochen. Bit of trod up knolls/crags to top. This top was below cloud level.
10 Shiel Hill 1.32 00:24 08:16 Could see top but looked along way away - didn't have glasses on. Dropped down then up bit of trod & ~obvious grass re-entrant.
  Forest Track Start 1.32 00:18 08:34 Looked like option to north through chopped down trees or bit of trod leading to firebreak. Went for firebreak & found trod into trees which followed until disapperaed, bit of firebreak then just headed downhill south-south-east towards daylight & track. Hit track ~1km south of junction.
  Leg 21 04:21 08:34  
  Forest Junction + break 0.94 00:16 08:51 ~10 mins rest, bag re-pack & picnic at junction. Now sun out, still windy.
  Forest Track Finish 11.20 01:06 09:58 Trotted track at ~6min/k (track more downhill going clockwise). Bit of walk up last section climbing north to firebreak.
  Leg 12 01:23 09:58  
The Rhinns of Kells  
11 Black Craig 1.27 00:27 10:25 Ok grassy bog thru short firebreak to good burn (water re-fill). Straight line through bracken then tussocks, better going through short heather.
12 Knockower 1.53 00:18 10:44 Good trod to fence. Boggy bit then rough ground to top. Bit of an off route non-top.
13 Corran of Portmark 1.26 00:16 11:01 Down to slight col & joined quad bike track & up to top.
14 Bow 0.89 00:09 11:10 Good grass path.
15 Cairngarroch 2.86 00:27 11:37 Good grass path then cut off to cross wall and contour round to other wall, bags off. Out & back on trod.
16 Meaul 1.65 00:18 11:56 Good trod to top.
17 Carlin's Cairn 2.86 00:27 12:24 Good grass path. Got warmer, sunburn.
18 Corserine 1.32 00:12 12:37 Good grass path
19 Millfire 2.69 00:23 13:01 Good grass path
20 Milldown 1.11 00:10 13:11 Good grass path
21 Meikle Millyea 1.40 00:18 13:29 Good grass path. Filled bottles at pond on way.
22 Little Millyea 2.18 00:20 13:50 Trod and marked with some yellow tape flag/canes. Some rough ground.
23 Darrou 1.16 00:13 14:03 Trod and marked with some yellow tape flag/canes. Rough ground.
  River Dee 1.51 00:18 14:22 Very rough tussock descent. Stream more water. Couldn't run descent as too rough (awful). Picked through cut down trees instead of quarry.
  Leg 24 04:24 14:22  
The Minnigaff Hills  
24 Cairnarroch 2.52 00:44 15:07 Picked spot at highest point of track to go straight up. No trod, rough (awful). On broad top picked up some bits of trod towards top.
25 Millfore 2.70 00:33 15:41 Faint quad bike track.
26 Red Gairy Top 0.79 00:06 15:47 Good trod.
27 Curleywee 3.56 00:59 16:47 Trod at first to lochen & sheepfold. Cut down rough, bad ground to cross path & fence, slow (better ground further south). Picked grassy rough line up westerly ramp then onto ridge, some bits of trod. Hard.
28 Lamachan 2.41 00:33 17:21 Path descent & climb.
29 Larg 1.73 00:14 17:35 Good grass path to wall, bag drop. Out & back.
30 Mulldonoch 3.60 00:35 18:11 Trod contours round at ~600m height. We stayed higher then dropped to it with stream drink. Trod got better & descended to fence/col/pond with trod up to last top & other last top.
  Bruce's Stone 4.77 00:41 18:53 Back to fence & crossed it then followed rough fence trod to stream. (didn't go direct like some of the other descriptions when ascending) Descended rough trod on north side of stream to track. Track back with cut up to stone.
  Leg 22 04:30 18:53  
           
           
  Total 79 14:40 14:40