Cam Bhealach

The Loch Lochy Hills

17.5.12 - Achnasheen Trip, Day 2 - 18km, 1190m - 359 mins

Area 10: Loch Eil to Glen Shiel

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I was a little puzzled as to why the entire valley was labelled "Cam Bhealach" on the map - surely the bealach is only the highest point? Well no, not necessarily. The Gaelic "bealach" (or Welsh equivalent "bwlch") can apparently refer to an entire mountain pass from start to finish, so I was indeed walking up the Cam Bhealach, which incidentally means "bent pass" although it didn't seemed to be any more "bent" or winding than any other highland pass I'd been in.


Cam Bhealach