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From the summit, descent is obvious in normal conditions. Using the arriving people as live waymarks, pass left of the head of Gardyloo Gully and then bear right, just north of west. In mist (or worse mist and snow) getting off the plateau is more serious as there are sudden gully tops, with snow cornices, both to left and right, and a dogleg course is required. For precision bearings, and grid refs for GPS, see Route 7.

Once over the rim of the plateau, the Mountain Track zigzags down a broad, steep slope. (Old snow in the hollow of the Red Burn, over on the right, can give easy descent, but stay in control as there’s a waterfall lower down). The path takes a final ‘zag’ to the right, to cross the Red Burn below its waterfall. After another 500 metres the Mountain Track turns sharply back left. Here you could switch to Route 11 below – the crossing of Meall an t-Suidhe.

Keep ahead, on a well built path that runs down to the outflow of Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe. Do not cross this stream, but descend rough grass to right of it. Posts mark a faint path used by quad bikes.