A Trip to Skye - Hike #4 Blaven (Bla Bheinn)

This is the point where things started to get a bit more mountain real. Having had a few test runs it was off to Skye to try a mountain. It's also the point where I decided to keep a blog so the phot's from now on will be from actual walks , not stolen ones off the web. 😀

It'll be the one in the middle under the clag then!

Having passed the correct parking spot on the way in and then again on the way back we chose an ideal 'leg warm' up spot about half a mile from the start. From there on in a pleasant walk by a babbling brook and then a steep ascent up the valley. As it starts to flatten out its then a sharp right (NNW for anyone checking) and up the ridge to the top with a spot or two of easy scrambling.

This is the turn right (NNW) point

Once at the top we were treated to ridge and mountain views around this beautiful island. Dry but a bit overcast views

After looking across at another possible 'top' we decided that death by adventuring wasn't required today and that it was definitely lower and didn't have a trig. back down and a long descent had my knees singing a little.

Distance - 6 mile
Ascent - 990m
Time - 4 hours and then back for the Waterboys

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