A 3-day journey to northern Suthlerland included a stroll of the Corbett ben Hee from West Merkland. The route is comparatively simple to search out, particularly on a positive day, and is a principally light outing.

My buddy Ben and I had already walked a number of different Corbetts within the space so we had been in search of a gentler day. We loved beautiful sunshine, too.

Stroll of Ben Hee

We parked in a big gavel space at West Merkland after which walked simply over 1km to succeed in a observe heading north. After round 1.5km on this flat and vast observe, the path to Ben Hee heads up through a phenomenal gorge. You’ll see a small cairn in conjunction with the observe indicating the way in which.

From right here, there’s a slim path that follows the financial institution of a fritter away a beautiful corrie. The stream may be very fairly and there are a number of beautiful waterfalls that cascade into swimming pools. Wanting over our shoulders, we might see the cleat define of Ben Stack behind us.

Larger up, the route climbs on to open mountain slope and the trod comes and goes. There are a number of small cairns that present the way in which however in poor climate, you would want to navigate by map and compass.

The overall route is to move up and eastwards and in the direction of a bealach east of the Drochaid Coire nam Mang ridge. That is the steepest part of the stroll however even then it’s not arduous when you take your time.

The ultimate stroll to the summit at 873m is northwards on a gently ascending grassy slope. At increased altitude, the grass is strewn with massive rocks and boulders.

There’s a trig pillar and a wind shelter on the summit and the views are implausible, taking in Ben Hope, probably the most northerly Munro, in addition to the trio of Corbetts of the Quinag.

Ben and I sat for some time having fun with the sunshine and the views earlier than returning on the same route again to the van. We loved an important view of Ben Stack for nearly the entire return stroll.

Ben Hee is a superb half-day Corbett stroll.

Ben Hee route particulars:

Distance: 13.5km

Complete ascent: 804m

Route: Strava and OS Maps

Corbetts bagged: 121