It should be relatively straightforward to do the two hills between morning and evening trains apparently. I'm not sure which evening train the SMC books refers to but I thought I would also add on Geal Charn to these two and play it safe with the last train at 2051. This would leave me a full 8.5 hours with a bit of time to play with. I'm not slow and I didn't hang about but I got back to Corrour train station with 50 minutes to spare so I'm not sure where this leaves my trip in the scheme of fitness. At 33km and just over 900m of ascent, it doesn't appear the most physically demanding but the walk back from Geal Charn was pretty brutal and my legs were very sore the day after. It was a rather hot day so that didn't help. Essentially, this was an 8 hour walk with two 10-minute breaks for refreshments and while there may have been a pleasure sitting at the summits and taking in the views, I found it one of my more physically and mentally taxing hill days. The walk along Loch Ossian is straightforward and allows for a quick pace but once the climb up on to Beinn Eibhinn starts, the pace slowed dramatically. This is by far the hardest part of the round however the summit affords views across the valley to the 2nd and 3rd objective and one begins to relax in the knowledge that the sortie is eminently do-able. The amble over to Aonach Beag and Geal Charn didn't feel tough at all and there is a great sense of isolation. This was the most enjoyable part of the day for me and I nestled under a rock prow with a can of San Pellegrino limonata, which has never tasted so fine. I never met a soul except at the train station. The venison sausages, mash and gravy along with an unbelievably refreshing bottle of Stag at the new
Corrour Station House Restaurant were supreme and rounded off a good but hard day out. All that remained was to get the last train back to Glasgow and relax after a triple M-point day.
