Hi Mark
I crossed the River Ling at the outlet of Loch Cruoshie on last years crossing. It was the Friday so it was raining but nothing terrible, I still spent a while looking for a crossing. Much depends on how happy you are at wading rivers. Close to the bank the river bed was washed out nearly waist deep so the first step into the water is the worst. Once I had decided to cross it wasn't quite as bad as it looked but I could imagine that in bad weather this crossing might not be for the faint of heart.
I didn't see any sign of bridges or stepping stones.

When I did cross the River Ling I came out on the west bank of the burn that runs by the bothy. I did fancy visiting the bothy but the burn ran too fast and rocky for me to cross although I could have done it if I had planned to stay the night. If you planning stopping at the bothy in bad weather you might want to ensure that you plan for that.

The whole area was a bit wet and boggy. I could imagine that the river could rise quite quickly in heavy rain.

Colin

In May 2008 in a heatwave (remember them?) going from Iron Lodge to Bendronaig, we crossed at about NH051362, (ie above the loch)at a spot shown to us by a helpful MBA person who was checking the bothy and knew the area well. In those conditions it was very easy but friends of mine had a much more difficult crossing in the previous winter. Even in dry conditions I didn't fancy the look of the outflow from the loch, but I'm a confirmed coward when it comes to river crossings.

Sorry, Meant "below the loch" of course

Somewhere at the end of this is our crossing.
TGOC2011 DAY 1

Surely you should be facing upstream?