Day five starts with an easy 2 mile stretch and then you reach the infamous devil's stair case, a very steep twisting section. Below is a picture from the top of the devil's stair case looking back.

The paths leads on towards Kinlochleven this section of the walk is the highest at 1850 feet. In the picture to the right you can see the Blackwater Reservoir.

The picture below is of "Meall Ruigh a'Bhricleathaid" on the outskirts of Kinlochleven.

In the background of this picture you can see the pipes which run down the hillside in to the Aluminium Works in Kinlochleven.

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