Meall a' Bhuiridh
Munros: Meall a' Bhùiridh
Date walked: 15/03/2025
Time taken: 4.25 hours
Distance: 6.4km
Ascent: 758m
Hadn't intended climbing this hill but a closed layby elsewhere narrowed my options. Got to the top by half past ten but decided against continuing to Creise from a mix of not feeling up to it and not wishing to be late for my evening appointment with the supermarket. Still, good to get some exercise on a fine morning.
Pre-dawn at Loch Earn.
Sunrise over Loch Earn.
Ben Vorlich catching the early morning light. Not having climbed its neighbour I briefly considered going there but then told myself to stick to plan A, Beinn Challuim. What could go wrong? It was a fine, sunny morning after all.
Got to the closed layby opposite Kirkton Farm and decided I would not be trying from Auchtertyre but if I'd thought about it more that is probably what I would have done, heading half a kilometre south east from Auchtertyre to then follow the normal route from there. So for want of a better idea I ended up at Glencoe Mountain Ski resort car park unenthusiastically readying myself to ascend Meall a' Bhuiridh.
Looks a nightmare from here but actually the first part of the hill path is quite decent.
View looking north west.
Schiehallion to the east.
A bit of effort to get up towards the top of the chairlift and the snowy domed summit beyond beckons.
Following an arc west, away from the ski area and onto the hill's northern ridge.
The path up the north ridge.
View east again.
As it gets more stony and snowy I slow down a lot to try to avoid rolling an ankle.
The connecting ridge to Creise comes into view.
Aonach Eagach off to the north west.
View south east from near the summit.
View south.
The other Aonach Eagach (I think).
View west.
Stob a' Choire Odhair and Stob Ghabhar in the middle distance.
Stob a' Choire Odhair.
Stob Ghabhar again.
View south east.
Not so benign looking to the north.
A few more photos from the descent:
Overall a decent short walk with good views but the thin layer of soft snow on top of the stony ground wasn't easy on the knees.
Pre-dawn at Loch Earn.
Sunrise over Loch Earn.
Ben Vorlich catching the early morning light. Not having climbed its neighbour I briefly considered going there but then told myself to stick to plan A, Beinn Challuim. What could go wrong? It was a fine, sunny morning after all.
Got to the closed layby opposite Kirkton Farm and decided I would not be trying from Auchtertyre but if I'd thought about it more that is probably what I would have done, heading half a kilometre south east from Auchtertyre to then follow the normal route from there. So for want of a better idea I ended up at Glencoe Mountain Ski resort car park unenthusiastically readying myself to ascend Meall a' Bhuiridh.
Looks a nightmare from here but actually the first part of the hill path is quite decent.
View looking north west.
Schiehallion to the east.
A bit of effort to get up towards the top of the chairlift and the snowy domed summit beyond beckons.
Following an arc west, away from the ski area and onto the hill's northern ridge.
The path up the north ridge.
View east again.
As it gets more stony and snowy I slow down a lot to try to avoid rolling an ankle.
The connecting ridge to Creise comes into view.
Aonach Eagach off to the north west.
View south east from near the summit.
View south.
The other Aonach Eagach (I think).
View west.
Stob a' Choire Odhair and Stob Ghabhar in the middle distance.
Stob a' Choire Odhair.
Stob Ghabhar again.
View south east.
Not so benign looking to the north.
A few more photos from the descent:
Overall a decent short walk with good views but the thin layer of soft snow on top of the stony ground wasn't easy on the knees.
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