Hi Willie

If he walks up to Beinn a' Chairein from Cannich then that sounds ideal as I'm hoping to walk in the opposite direction. I'll be somewhere in the V between Loch Mullardoch and Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin hoping to get as near to Cannich as possible before having to use a road. I'll probably be crossing over Beinn a' Chairein.

Thanks for your help.

My brother suggests either walking down the E ridge of Beinn a' Charein through the relative clearings that Alan mentions (obvious on Google Earth) until you reach the forest track. Turn R along this to reach the Affric-Kintail Way track and the road down into Cannich. He says the section coming through the forest before the main track is pathless, deep bracken and not easy to find your way if you don't know it (I'm sure you'd be fine though).

Alternatively if you head S directly from the summit passing the mast there is a faint Argocat trail that leads down to the Affric-Kintail track.

Hope this helps.

Willie

Thanks Willie. That's really helpful.