Start the walk at the far (southern) end of the car park, where there is a sign for Schiehallion and an excellent path.
- Beginning of Path
You should see the route clearly as the path ascends up the mountain up to the ridge to about 850m so all you should have to worry about is the relatively short climb. It should take about 1hr to get to the point where the path stops, but most of the climbing is now done at this point. All along the route there are good views of Loch Tummel and the surrounding countryside.
- Loch Tummel
The path then stops at the beggining of the boulder field. this is marked by the first of several cairns.
- First Cairn
From here the path slowly disappears but the route up the boulder field is easy to follow.
- Route up
After about another hour of navigating your ankles over the boulders and rocks, the top can be easily seen and becomes more rocky.
- Nearly there!
Finally at the top at 1083m, a small cairn is precariously perched. It should be obvious not to venture too far to the south or west of the cairn as there is a sheer drop.
- The top
From here you can see Loch Rannoch and beyond..
- Loch Rannoch
It was time for me to get out the 18yr malt for a well deserved we dram! The route back is exactly the same way up, and for the fit amoung you can run down it relatively easily as the path is good after the boulders. All in all a good 1/2 day, and the weather was kind to us. Although the forecast suggested 10% chance of cloud free munros, we must have been in that 10% bracket! And my wife enjoyed herself too!
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