Meall a'Mhuic (Glen Lyon)
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:38 pmCompany: Myself and Beinn
Dog friendly: Yes
I abandoned my ‘Plan A’ walk this morning - as the hills around Tyndrum were again covered in cloud. As I headed East, past Crianlarich, I entered the long-forgotten land of blue sky and sunshine
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For ‘Plan B’, I decided to ascend Meall a’Mhuic in Glen Lyon - this would be my 100th Graham.
The drive from Loch Tay to Bridge of Balgie was a bit interesting owing to frost and ice on the road. Once in Glen Lyon, I parked in the large car park at Innerwick.
Near the start there is a sign “Meggernie Estate – No camping” - it would appear that this estate is still not complying with the Outdoor Access Code.
Innerwick War Memorial:
I followed the track from Innerwick as far as the Allt Ghallabhaich. I took the upper track, with the intention of crossing the burn to re-gain the Meall a’Mhuic track a bit higher up. However, this wasn’t possible due to a six-foot deer fence and a steep drop down to the burn. I therefore descended a few hundred metres back down to the lower track. If doing this walk, stick to the lower track.
Beinn on Lairig an Mhuic track:
Ascending track towards Meall a’Mhuic:
After crossing the Allt Ghallabhaich, via a small bridge, we started the ascent of Meall a’Mhuic up an ugly, wide bulldozed track. This bulldozed track is next to what must have been the original land-rover track.
Meall a’Mhuic:
The view back towards the Lawers range was quite nice this morning.
Looking back towards Lawers range:
Just over 0.5km from the bridge, we left the wide bulldozed track to follow a zig-zagging landrover track heading up the hill.
Zig-zagging track ascending Meall a' Mhuic:
Looking back towards Lawers range:
Glen Lochay hills:
It didn’t take long to reach the end of the zig-zagging track. After that it was just a case of head for the summit.
Meall a’Mhuic:
Cam Chreag:
Beinn was off the lead for most of the walk today. He reached the summit at least five minutes before me and just lay down waiting for me to catch-up.
Beinn waiting at the summit (zoomed):
The views from the summit were not too bad. I particularly liked the view across to Ben Nevis.
Looking towards Loch Rannoch from the summit of Meall a’Mhuic:
Ben Nevis from the summit (zoomed):
View North from the summit:
Loch Rannoch from the summit:
After a quick drink at the summit, we returned to the car via the same route.
Descent back towards Innerwick:
Looking forward to more blue-sky walks this year!
Dog friendly: Yes
I abandoned my ‘Plan A’ walk this morning - as the hills around Tyndrum were again covered in cloud. As I headed East, past Crianlarich, I entered the long-forgotten land of blue sky and sunshine
.For ‘Plan B’, I decided to ascend Meall a’Mhuic in Glen Lyon - this would be my 100th Graham.
The drive from Loch Tay to Bridge of Balgie was a bit interesting owing to frost and ice on the road. Once in Glen Lyon, I parked in the large car park at Innerwick.
Near the start there is a sign “Meggernie Estate – No camping” - it would appear that this estate is still not complying with the Outdoor Access Code.
Innerwick War Memorial:
I followed the track from Innerwick as far as the Allt Ghallabhaich. I took the upper track, with the intention of crossing the burn to re-gain the Meall a’Mhuic track a bit higher up. However, this wasn’t possible due to a six-foot deer fence and a steep drop down to the burn. I therefore descended a few hundred metres back down to the lower track. If doing this walk, stick to the lower track.
Beinn on Lairig an Mhuic track:
Ascending track towards Meall a’Mhuic:
After crossing the Allt Ghallabhaich, via a small bridge, we started the ascent of Meall a’Mhuic up an ugly, wide bulldozed track. This bulldozed track is next to what must have been the original land-rover track.
Meall a’Mhuic:
The view back towards the Lawers range was quite nice this morning.
Looking back towards Lawers range:
Just over 0.5km from the bridge, we left the wide bulldozed track to follow a zig-zagging landrover track heading up the hill.
Zig-zagging track ascending Meall a' Mhuic:
Looking back towards Lawers range:
Glen Lochay hills:
It didn’t take long to reach the end of the zig-zagging track. After that it was just a case of head for the summit.
Meall a’Mhuic:
Cam Chreag:
Beinn was off the lead for most of the walk today. He reached the summit at least five minutes before me and just lay down waiting for me to catch-up.
Beinn waiting at the summit (zoomed):
The views from the summit were not too bad. I particularly liked the view across to Ben Nevis.
Looking towards Loch Rannoch from the summit of Meall a’Mhuic:
Ben Nevis from the summit (zoomed):
View North from the summit:
Loch Rannoch from the summit:
After a quick drink at the summit, we returned to the car via the same route.
Descent back towards Innerwick:
Looking forward to more blue-sky walks this year!
great report, really enjoyed it