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The traditional descent has been to return north for 200 metres, to the first dip in the ridge: here a small cairn marks a faint path descending southeast into Coire Fionn Lairige. However, a better way has developed, following the natural ridgeline south from Creag na Caillich. Descent from the ridge end will be westwards: so it’s surprising that at the final knoll, the path heads out to the left – east – purely so as to contour above the brink of the crags of the ridge end.

On Creag na Caillich, looking south to Loch Tay

Having teetered these brinks, the path descends grassy slopes westwards to about the 700m level. Here it bends round to the left, to pass through a small peaty col below the southern crags. This is the col north of Point 685m. The intermittent path drops down the grassy valley beyond, to an intake dam (NN567367).

A grassy track contours eastwards, following a buried water pipe, with several small intakes. After a gate through a deer fence, the track bends uphill. Here fork off right over wet ground to Intake 1, and cross a concrete bridge above the small dam to the start of another track. This contours forward to meet the stony track descending from an abandoned quarry. Follow it forward around the hillside for 3km, to join the path descending from Meall nan Tarmachan.