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Fionn Bheinn
From the parking spot head over the main road to a track just next to the roundabout where the A832 meets the A890. After a short distance, turn right at a signpost leading to the hill path. Follow this path to where it crosses the Allt Achadh na Sine and then follow the stream uphill before branching off to take a more direct line up the hillside towards Creagan nan Laogh. Launch options are plentiful here on the slopes looking back towards Acnasheen. For those wishing to visit the summit, it’s easiest to continue northwards, descending slightly, before another short clim
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Before you goAll of Glen Carron, including Fionn Bheinn, is in the Highland Restricted Area (HRA) and midweek flying is subject to strict airspace restrictions.
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From the A835 (Tore to Ullapool road) turn left onto the A832 just after the village of Garve. On entering Achnasheen, turn left to reach a parking area in the centre of the village beside the small village pond.
Achnasheen lies right in the middle Scotland, midway between the east and west coasts and conditions here can be difficult to predict here as the glen is open to sea breezes which can push in from either coast. It’s also worth noting that the weather station at Loch Glasscarnoch just to the north (see www.xcweather.co.uk) does not necessarily give a good indication of what con
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