Meall Garbh (Càrn Mairg)

Meall Garbh is one of the group of four rounded Munros on the north side of Glen Lyon, usually climbed with its neighbours. It lacks any distinctive form.

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Region: Perthshire

Altitude: 968 metres

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Càrn Mairg circuit from Invervar

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It is possible to ascend from the north, perhaps making use of the track up Glen Sassunn.

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Users' walk reports for Meall Garbh (Càrn Mairg)

There are 15600 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Meall Garbh (Càrn Mairg). They have contributed 161 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Our first attempt at "bagging" 4.	johnscot55	7/9/19	22	M4
The sub-zero camping, 4 Munros and a scary whiteout	Mountainlove	12/3/13	22	M4
Lyon - Lawers Ridges: perfect weather for a round of 11	Alteknacker	7/8/15	20	M11
A slow start gains momentum on the Glen Lyon 4	Quincy	14/7/18	11	M4
Glen Lyon Munros...my first foursome!	StevieC	29/5/16	11	M4
Travelling Back For My Lyon's Share	pollyh33	30/10/11	11	M4
Glen Lyon 'seven' in the winter white room	Kenny_G	16/2/26	9	M4
The beginning of an era – the Bivvi era	andygunn23	18/5/18	9	M4
Panther contra Lyon	BlackPanther	5/4/15	8	M4
Going For Four in Glen Lyon	scribe64	11/6/25	7	M4
Glen Lyon - 4 Munros circ. from Sunrise to Clearness via Fog	Petr Dakota	24/10/14	7	M4
The 'Inverar Four' but from the north	johnbythell	20/6/24	6	M4
The Fortingall Four !!	Anne McNaughton	24/8/18	6	M4
The Glen Lyon horseshoe, plus some extras	Bonio	16/3/25	5	M4
The Carn Mairg Quartet – Filling in the Blanks	jester	13/11/22	5	M4
Glen Lyon 4 in stark monochrome	HalfManHalfTitanium	15/3/22	5	M4
A Fantastic Day Above Glen Lyon	jupe1407	18/4/14	5	M4
Glen Lyon route bagpiped!!	munrobagpiper	18/5/13	5	M4
Glen Lyon 4	steven65	7/11/11	5	M4
4 Munros above Bonnie Glen Lyon	k traverses	24/5/26	4	M4
The Fast, The Slow & The Mountains - The Brain!	Meiklie Mist	14/11/24	4	M4
The Glen Lyon 4 - Mixed Conditions !!!	TheMuzzr	16/11/22	4	M4
Car park closed [OLD THREAD - ROUTE CHANGED 2022]	Richardwallace	4/10/22	4	M4
The Glen Lyon 4	martin1909	4/6/22	4	M4
Visiting the Iron Throne of Scotland	HighlandHikers	25/8/21	4	M4
Carn Gorm circuit, the snow's here	maxie23	28/10/18	4	M4
Carn Mairg group	mrssanta	21/5/18	4	M4
Passing 50 on the Invervar 4.	mamoset	10/3/16	4	M4
The Glen Lyon Four.	martin.h	24/4/14	4	M4
"Wee Guy" (6 yrs) bags his 22nd Munro in style!	davedanson28	6/10/12	4	M4
Invervar Circuit (4 munros)	2dalmatians	24/3/12	4	M4
Inverar 4	GrahamC72	27/7/24	3	M4
Càrn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Càrn Mairg and Creag Mhòr	JWCW2014	25/2/23	3	M4
Bluebells and Ptarmigan in Glen Lyon	zatapathique	28/5/22	3	M4
Carn Mairg from Kinloch Rannoch - winter not done yet!	malky_c	7/4/22	3	M2
Beautiful (if Windy) day on the Glen Lyon Horseshoe	EuanWardrop	20/3/22	3	M4
The Glen Lyon Ring of Four	The English Alpinist	30/10/21	3	M4
Glen Lyon 6	jayforres	8/7/21	3	M6
Mountains and glens around Killin.	simon-b	4/5/13	3	M12
Sunshine day on Cairn Mairg 4	doogz	17/4/11	3	M4
Summer Soltice on Glen Lyon 4	thebonnydooner	19/6/25	2	M4
Costa del Glen Lyon 4!	cbuchanan3	18/5/24	2	M4
Don't forget your hiking poles!	roisinsheridan	1/5/23	2	M4
A day where everything was thrown at me....	May3112	8/10/20	2	M4
Inversion City in Glen Lyon	polmanb	15/8/20	2	M4
Carn Mairg Curcuit	Bmg99	9/7/20	2	M4
Carn Mairg Circuit	Grisu	18/7/19	2	M4
An epic day up Glen Lyon	Alfachick	17/9/17	2	M4
Return to the Lyons den!	KatTai	5/7/17	2	M4
Glen Lyon 4 circuit	U059361	4/5/17	2	M4
A Baptism of Beef	roscoT	14/8/16	2	M4
Glen Lyon Four Carn Gorm	ancancha	22/7/15	2	M4
4 Munros Circuit - Anti Clockwise + the Hydro Scheme!!	ChrisH	13/5/15	2	M4
Glen Lyon Tops	weaselmaster	17/1/15	2	M4
Our first Munros of the year in Glen Lyon.	Gavsco	20/4/14	2	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe - Take 2	Backpacker	6/9/13	2	M4
Reoccurring Themes Carn Gorm	dektasker	10/8/13	2	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe	Gordie12	19/7/13	2	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe - completed at last	tullius0618	17/5/13	2	M4
Glen Lyon 4 ( snow showers and sunburn)	markthespark	15/5/13	2	M4
Glen Lyon 4	Huck Finn	15/3/13	2	M4
Glen Lyon 4	weaselmaster	10/1/13	2	M4
Clag Gorm, Meall GarClag, Clag Mairg and Clag Some Mhor	ScottishLeaf	1/7/12	2	M4
3 campbells, 4 munros	Bigdrc	29/4/12	2	M4
Lawers 6 Summit weekend	smiffysmc	17/3/12	2	M6
It was very sunny and I ain't Lyon.....	Gable Gable End	3/7/11	2	M4
Carn Gorm,Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg & Creag Mhor	Jockstar	29/8/10	2	M4
Mapless on the Cairn Mairg Round!	mountain coward	20/10/09	2	M4
Munros Ninety Four to Ninety Seven	Chris Henshall	23/10/07	2	M4C2
Glen Lyon Four Munros	BootsAndBanter	25/7/26	1	M4
Invervar Circuit on a Sunny Day	macq23	5/5/25	1	M4
Killin in the name: Day 2 - Glen Lyon	Jobbo	14/11/24	1	M4
Parking in Invervar now a bit limited	meltdiceburg	6/6/22	1	M4
Glen Lyon Munros	vestereza	8/5/22	1	M4
Càrn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg, Meall nan Aighean	Xavi Coll	22/10/21	1	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe	Jmarr4	19/6/21	1	M4
Glen Lyon 4 again	Coop	25/4/21	1	M4
The Carn Mairg Group	iainR	22/6/19	1	M4
Cairn Gorm (Glen Lyon) Circuit	The_Greenman2000	16/10/17	1	M4
Four Munros on a stunning March day!	anxious-ambler	25/3/17	1	M4
Glen Lyon Big 4	harkinchristopher	10/4/16	1	M4
Glen Lyon 4	thand	15/11/15	1	M4
Burning up on the Glen Lyon Horseshoe!	Jaxter	12/6/15	1	M4
Unconventional route - Glen Lyon	Fife Flyer	9/9/14	1	M4
Carn Mairg circuit from Invervar	jc185022	7/9/14	1	M4
Glen Lyon 4	Broggy1	26/7/14	1	M4
Putting a blue balloon on the Blue Cairn at last...	bobble_hat_kenny	17/11/13	1	M2
Glen Lyon Horseshoe (clockwise)	jwramsay	18/8/13	1	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe beaten by two stents	Second chance	15/7/13	1	M4
Carn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg and Creag Mhor	Leemackay1	18/6/13	1	M4
An easy four munros with great views	tomyboy73	26/5/13	1	M4
Glen Lyon Circuit from Invervar	achillespilot	18/2/13	1	M4
Ceud / 100 on Meall na Aighean	Collaciotach	1/7/12	1	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe	Driftwood	31/5/12	1	M4
The Glenlyon Four - Big Jesper's Tester	JimboJim	13/3/12	1	M4
First real winter walk	gary	10/12/11	1	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe	DFriedrich	6/8/11	1	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe	Dunfie	6/6/11	1	M4
12 miles and 4 Munros. And i ain't Lyon.	nathan79	1/6/11	1	M4
The Glen Lyon Horseshoe: Day and White	jimandandrea	20/3/11	1	M4
Carn Mairg and neighbours from Invervar	rockhopper	10/10/10	1	M4
Carn Mairg group	halfaseesaw	20/3/10	1	M4
Parking at this popular Munro area	brd888	10/6/95	1	M4
Cracking 4 munro circuit	Ca-Lum	9/7/22	0	M4
Four at Glen Lyon	ScottyBoy76	18/7/21	0	M4
Munros #4-13: Two Trips, Six Walks, A BIG Gap	willyrawley	9/7/21	0	M10
Carn Gorm & Meall Garbh (Half the Invervar Horseshoe)	jimbryce1967	21/10/19	0	M2
confusing route guide	Runci21	19/8/18	0	M4
Glen Lyon round	Scott Strachan	1/7/18	0	M4
4 Munros in Glen Lyon	ArgyllGoSlow	27/8/17	0	M4
The Glen Lyon Roar	Jokester	2/7/17	0	M4
Pleasant route - snow obscures navigation	Mark Jose	9/3/17	0	M4
A Lovely Day in Glen Lyon	Handknittedbagger	28/8/16	0	M4
Carn Gorm no go - access blocked by forestry	KatTai	24/8/16	0	M4
Invarvar Loop	teaandpies	18/8/16	0	M4
Hopping around lovely Perthshire	craigthe5th	15/5/16	0	M4
Lost in Glen Lyon? You need an Inver-VAR Check!	Craiging619	4/9/15	0	M4
Glen Lyon - access update	munrorunner	19/7/15	0	M4
Weekend in Glen Lyon	allymacp	11/7/15	0	M5
The Glen Lyon Horseshoe	BoyVertiginous	29/3/15	0	M4
Glen Lyon four, Bluesky	NickScots	30/11/14	0	M4
Another great walk in the Scottish Hills!!	rdtoward21	27/8/14	0	M4
Wild Winter Camping - Lessons Learned!	seamus0	30/3/13	0	M4
Carn Gorm,Meall Garbh,Carn Mairg,Creag Mhor	bran5358	7/10/12	0	M4
Meall Nan Tarmachan and ridge	bran5358	26/8/12	0	M2
Glen Lyon 4	snowdonia7	4/8/12	0	M4
Glen Lyon 2012	JonAksel	3/6/12	0	M4
Easy going at Invervar	luckyguy68	24/5/12	0	M4
The Lone Wanderer of Glen Lyon	Shads	14/5/12	0	M4
Carn Mairg circuit - 1st report and 1st 4-bagger!	Jim McK	12/5/12	0	M4
carn mairg circuit	gman	1/5/12	0	M4
Glen Lyon - Oscar bags his first Munros	stu1mcf	28/4/12	0	M4
Carn Gorm	keendark	11/3/12	0	M4
3 out of 4, nae photos and a broken trekking pole..	bobble_hat_kenny	3/3/12	0	M3
Glen Lyon II - the scrapheap challenge	old danensian	29/12/11	0	M4
Invervar round	Gavin99	19/11/11	0	M4
ben lawers 5 from craggantoul	scoob999	12/11/11	0	M5
Our first quadruple Munro bag (Glen Lyon)	railton22	2/9/11	0	M4
Glen Lyon Horseshoe	Kenny Monaghan	12/8/11	0	M4
Glen Lyon 4 wet and low visability	arthuy	31/7/11	0	M4
Sunny Sunday Glen Lyon Circuit	Frogwell	25/7/11	0	M4
Carn Mairg Circuit	Bruadair	3/5/11	0	M4
Carn Gorm Horseshoe	xpfloyd	12/4/11	0	M4
Carn Gorm Horseshoe	GillC	2/4/11	0	M4
Carn Gorm Horseshoe	woodblock79	19/10/10	0	M4
Glen Lyon horseshoe	pigeon	16/10/10	0	M4
Carn Mairg group	bthom8465	28/8/10	0	M4
Carn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carm Mairg, Cgeag Mhor	David Lyall	3/8/10	0	M4
Carn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg and Creag Mhor	m0ns00n	19/6/10	0	M4
Carn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg & Creag Mhor	stephen-m	13/6/10	0	M3
A Fair old heat on the Carn Mairg Circuit	fingeez	21/5/10	0	M4
Carn Mairg Circuit	sid0995	15/5/10	0	M4
Carn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg & Meall nan Aighean	Derek T	9/5/10	0	M4
Carn Mairg Group	Physicistinboots	3/5/10	0	M4
The Glen Lyon Horseshoe	jonny616	24/4/10	0	M4
Ben Lawers, Beinn Ghlas, An Stuc and Meall Garbh	birdiesboss	15/4/10	0	M4
Carn Gorm to Creag Mhor - Photos	Stretch	30/8/09	0	M4
carn mairg circuit	druidsam	22/8/09	0	M4
Carn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg & Meall nan Aighean!	munrowalker	28/7/09	0	M4
Carn Mairg circuit from Invervar	Alan S	1/3/09	0	M4
Carn Mairg circut from Invervar	gammy leg walker	1/3/09	0	M4

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