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What's the river / burn like in Cona Glen? Approaching from Callop. I would need to cross it once (potential plan on doing west to east route over the ridge). The OS map indicates a ford at NM 905736. While the weekend forecast looks good at the weekend, a lot of rain tomorrow and some Thursday. 

Ta

I can't answer your question, but that ford is over the side stream isn't it?

I've crossed around about there but to be honest don't remember much about it. It was August a few years ago and looking at the pictures the burn looked a reasonable width. 

I'm sure Simon is correct in that the ford marked on the map is the tributary.

Don't know what it'll be like now, but can tell you I've previously crossed no bother at approximately NM 899739:

http://www.petestack.com/blog/calloping-corbetts.html

Crossed there previously, don't remember anything about it. If you undertook your route so that the crossing was On the way back to Callop, the river would have had two days or possibly three days to drop from tomorrow's heavy rain, so unlikely to be a problem.  You could probably make a good guess from the streams as you walk up Callop. They are nice unfrequented hills.  I wouldn't be thinking twice about it on the current forecast.

Thanks all. 

Petestack: going to read your report. I like one where things don't go to plan!

Out of interest, what software did you use to create that map? I assume its from a gpx log.

The start point's a GPX track imported to Memory-Map, where I have custom (self-designed) icons for different peak classifications (here Corbetts, Grahams and Corbett/Graham tops) I colour in* when done. Arrows and text added to screen grab in separate graphics software (in this case Xara Photo & Graphic Designer) because it's usually easier to get what I want that way when Memory-Map's directional 'tick marks' can be skewed by momentary headings and its text features are comparatively clunky.

*Through having two sets of icons to show outline and colour.

Some info here...

http://www.scottishhills.com/html/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopi...

...but not much! Can't have been a big deal otherwise I'd have mentioned it, however it does look like it had been pretty dry in the preceding weeks.

Ha, you took the correct line off Glas Bheinn!

Ta. Hadn't realised there are two grahams there as well.

Back to the drawing board.

Always good to add an extra hill or two to your original plans!

Eyeing up Streap as a possible alternative...have read your report on that.

May I also point you at...

http://www.petestack.com/blog/streap.html

?

Thanks

Might have to scale back my plans a bit as picked up a cold. Not fully shifted it yet but determined to get out to the area anyway. 

Ended up doing the two grahams.

Still got my cold so I wasn't quite as full of joie du hill walking as normal. What's with the summit of Glas Bheinn: is it the slight rise NW of the trig? Looks that way on my viewranger map

I did the three Corbetts on your behalf, having been been persuaded away from solitary Beinn Bhan by a glorious morning. Druim Tarsuinn was really busy! (For a Corbett.) Stunning hills, stunning day, warm in the sun, a tad moist underfoot. 

You can always be sure someone has checked. Apparently not - details here:

http://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/waypoints/download/?hillnumber=1367

Just as well I did that rock too! The hardest part of summit bagging is finding the damn summit!