Beinn na Lap, from Corrour

Beinn na Lap may be remote but the close proximity of Corrour rail station - at 400m - helps to make it one of the easiest of the Munros. The walk up is a plod up a trackless moorland but the views - taking in the higher mountains nearby as well as part of Rannoch Moor - are excellent.

Terrain

Muddy lower slopes; pathless indistinct ridge higher up.

Public Transport

Train to Corrour station

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Start

Corrour railway station (train only - no access by road). Map and directions.

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Walk Statistics

Distance: 10km/6.25 miles
Time: 3 - 5 hours
Ascent: 562m (Profile)
Grid Ref: NN356664

Summits Climbed

Munro: Beinn na Lap

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Accommodation

Walk Description

Stage 1

Catch a train to Corrour Station. The remotest stop on the UK rail network, it isn't accessible by road. The large building has long been an independent hostel and cafe but in 2010 was taken over as a SYHA hostel to complement the small rustic hostel near the Loch. Begin the walk along the vehicle track across the moor to the east. When the track forks follow it round to the left. The tiny Loch Ossian Youth Hostel is visible on the near shore of the loch.

Stage 2

At a second fork in the track turn left once more, passing an iron barrier. This track is signed as part of the Road to the Isles. Almost straight away the track swings left; leave it here and follow a faint boggy path that heads directly for the west ridge of Beinn na Lap. After a gentle start it begins climbing straight up the moorland ahead, with good views looking back over Loch Ossian.

Stage 3

The slope eases into the broad ridge of Ceann Caol Beinn na Lap. Head up this towards the summit; there are some rocky undulations along the way. Before reaching the summit there is square windshelter cairn on the right hand edge of the ridge overlooking Loch Ossian.

Stage 4

Finally the true summit cairn is reached - the high level start minimised the effort involved in getting here and it can be hard to believe this is really a Munro. Nonetheless the views do not disappoint as Beinn na Lap gives a fine perspective on the arc of higher summits around as well as a more open sweep towards Rannoch Moor. The usual return is back the same way - perhaps leaving time for the Corbett Leum Uilleam if you had an early start. Another option for a longer walk would be to follow the Sron na Cloiche Sgoilite ridge and then follow the path and track back through Strath Ossian and along the north shore of Loch Ossian.

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Route Profile

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