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Ben Wyvis and Easter Ross
Location of Ben Wyvis and Eater RossBen Wyvis is within the Easter Ross area of the Highland Region of Scotland. Easter Ross, as indicated, is in the eastern part of the old county of Ross-shire and can be found north of Inverness and beyond the Black Isle and the Cromarty Firth with a northern boundary of the Dornoch Firth.
Ben WyvisBen Wyvis is the name given for the whole of the mountain range east of Garbat on the A835 Inverness to Ullapool Road. The highest point, and the Munro, is called Glas Leathad Mor. Ben Wyvis also has two Munro Tops, one at either end of the ridge. The southerly Top, An Cabar, is climbed on the normal approach route. The other Top, Tom a'Choinnich, is at the northern end of the Ben Wyvis ridge. A new car park has been created on the A835 just south of the Allt a'Bhealaich Mhoir with a short path linking it to the path through the forest on the north side of this stream. The path is followed through the forest and once beyond the trees you will find another new path that will take you high up onto the An Caber ridge.
Mountains of Easter RossSouth of Ben Wyvis but with the same starting point is the Corbett, Little Wyvis, which gives a short day's walking. Further north are the Corbetts Beinn a'Chaisteil and Carn Ban. They can be approached from the Black Bridge on the A835 and on towards Loch Vaich. Beinn a'Chaisteil is above the north end of this Loch but the ascent of Carn Ban is still miles away and is probably one of the remotest Corbetts. Other Corbetts which I would include in this section of my web site are Sgurr a'Mhuilinn, Meallan nan Uan and Bac an Eich in Strathconnon. This Glen is reached from Marybank north of Inverness. The first two of these Corbetts can be climbed together starting and finishing at an old church. The starting point for Bac an Eich is further down the Glen.
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