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The track slants uphill towards rocky moorland. At a junction, take the main track back up right. It soon zigs back left, through a small pass at 450m. Then it slants gently downhill into Glen Tarken. After 1km, a side-track turns down left: this is the short-cut route.

Short cut via Glentarken Burn

The short-cut track gives a walk of about 3hr, but its ford over Glentarken Burn could be impassable in spate.

From the junction above Glen Tarken, the side-track descends to pass below a hydro-scheme tunnel end, then goes through a gate. Now rather fainter, it contours left (south) across the top of a spoil heap (presumably from the water tunnel), then turns downhill to left of a stream. It fords the Glentarken Burn, then rises to join the main valley track beyond.

The main track contours along the valley side, passing some water intakes. After 3km it bends across the valley floor, before heading down-valley under the steep Creag Dhubh, then gently up the valley side. Where the main track turns sharply back right, take the smaller track ahead, slanting down towards Glentarken Burn.