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Heading up Allt a’ Mhuilinn to Ben Nevis

As you reach the stream, your eventual descent path is opposite, but continue upstream for 600 metres through scenes of increasing grandeur to the Ben Nevis hut, formally the Charles Inglis Clark or CIC Hut. If it was in Austria, the hut would serve gassy beer and herbal tea on red-chequered tablecloths. Being in Scotland, it is owned by the Scottish Mountaineering Club and is locked up.

Cross the stream 100 metres below the hut, and head down the well built path to its right (east). After 3km, a wide ladder stile leads to the top of a forest road. After 200 metres fork down left, and follow the road left over a bridge. It contours southwest for 1km, with fine views, until you can take the main track forking down to the right.

At the slope foot it joins another track. Turn left for 200 metres, under power lines, until an overgrown stony path turns off right (NN 133 752). It is signed for the Distillery. It leads to a stream, and follows its left bank, under the railway. Then it runs along to the right of a whisky shed. Head out though the distillery’s main gate to the A82.