Ben Hope (927m) - 22/06/2021
Distance: 7.5km; Ascent: 946m; Time: 5h
Ben Hope is the most northerly of the Munros. We had seen it yesterday on our way back from Talmine. From the north it appears as a sheer 600m rock face and looks impossible for a hill-walker to ascend (some idea of this can be gained from the closeness of the contours on its north and west faces). I started out early and saw Short-eared Owl on the drive, Ring Ouzel and Mountain Hare on the way up - and no people until I started back on the way down. The views are extensive across the north coast and out into the north Atlantic Ocean and along Glen Hope to the south.
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