Meall nan Tarmachan

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Meall nan Tarmachan is the only Munro summit on the Tarmachan ridge. It can be climbed quickly from Lochain na Lairige but is usually enjoyed as part of a very enjoyable and rocky scramble along the whole ridge. The ridge is very prominent from Killin.

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Region: Perthshire

Altitude: 1044 metres

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Detailed route description and map

The Tarmachan Ridge

Other routes and challenges

The first part of the route described above can be used for a short out-and-back route, but the full ridgewalk given above is one of the finest in the southern Highlands and it would be a real shame to miss it.

One possible but little done alternative would be a horseshoe of ridges around Coire Riadhailt and Coire Glas from the north.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Beinn nan Eachan

There are 17051 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Meall nan Tarmachan. They have contributed 164 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
Dreamt of 8... ended up with my first solo 5 Munros	Kay10	1/9/17	25	M5
Tarmachan ridge walk	stuliv83	21/9/14	17	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge in 65mph winds and snow	Mountainlove	9/12/12	14	M1
Munros, Tops, a pagan shrine and the Tories eviscerated !	weaselmaster	7/7/24	12	M9
The Tarmachan Ridge – A Winter’s Delight	andygunn23	12/1/24	12	M1
Sunshine on Leith	pollyh33	16/11/11	12	M3
Snow, ice and my crazy descend from Meall nan Tarmachan	Petr Dakota	16/1/16	11	M1
A summers evening, Meall Nan Tarmachan	Sarah86	29/6/14	11	M1
Monstrous Winds, Surreal MARHOF experience	weaselmaster	11/11/18	9	M7C1S2
April full day	tomyboy73	1/4/12	8	M3
Meall nan Tarmachan: 7yo Cheyenne winning vs. strong wind	Petr Dakota	15/9/19	7	M1
Pied Piper of Tarmachan & surprise encounter with WH celeb!	Jaxter	5/12/16	7	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	Woodsy Boy	23/1/12	6	M1
Making a Meall of the Tarmachan Ridge	denfinella	11/4/19	5	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan: the real deal.	andreww18	13/11/17	5	M1
Well Met on Meall nan Tarmachan	coachmacca	6/1/13	5	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	Ben Hill	25/7/12	5	M1
Meall Nan Tarmachan	2dalmatians	27/12/11	5	M1
Tarmachan Ridge - Charlie’s first munro of 2023	JWCW2014	28/5/23	4	M1
Wild camp on Tarmachan Ridge with Kids & Stunning inversion	WalkingWithKids	26/8/21	4	M1
27 degrees-not a cloud-what a ridge	Gribbog	15/7/21	4	M1
Tarmachan Ridge 9/2/13 Video	scoob999	9/2/13	4	M1
Making a Meal of Meall nan Tarmachan	charliebloke1	4/8/12	4	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	GrahamC72	21/7/24	3	M1
Meall Nan Tarmachan	JacksH	9/9/23	3	M1
Late afternoon up Meall nan Tarmachan	johnbythell	24/6/23	3	M1
Four Tops - (Don't) Walk Away from Meall nan Tarmachan	zatapathique	1/6/22	3	M1
First walk after lockdown - Meall Nan Tarmachan	HighlandHikers	17/4/21	3	M1
back on the road again	johnscot55	8/4/19	3	M1
Munro #3: Happily Settling on Meall nan Tarmachan	willyrawley	31/3/19	3	M1
Meall Nan Tarmachan	seamus0	25/5/18	3	M1
Windy!	Barr	27/12/16	3	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan Ridge Walk - wow, what a first!	Chris Mac	27/8/16	3	M1
Good weather for ptarmigans!	BlackPanther	10/3/15	3	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge - Winter Walking	wee_emy	28/12/14	3	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	skyeles	14/7/13	3	M1
Ben Lawers 7 + 1	mike216	27/4/13	3	M8
The Tarmachan Ridge	Dunfie	4/6/12	3	M1
Perfect Winter's Walk	nzt2011	25/1/12	3	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	Frogwell	20/6/11	3	M1
Full Tarmachan ridge	Driftwood	31/5/11	3	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	davgil	10/4/10	3	M1
Lovely walk - bit longer stated distance	thingsgavdoes	6/7/24	2	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge... I think ...	Milo12	23/4/23	2	M1
Cyclic Tetramealline Structures	aaquater	12/6/21	2	M3C1
Inversion on Meall nan Tarmachan	EuanWardrop	15/8/20	2	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge - last day of the decade	mikepage	31/12/19	2	M1
GoPro footage - Meall nan Tarmachan & the ridge	Dkelly7	8/6/19	2	M1
A ridge too far perhaps - Tarmachan Torture!?	dooterbang	21/4/18	2	M1
Hello Winter	wilkiemurray	25/11/17	2	M1
The Battle of Tarmachan [no] Ridge	roscoT	12/2/17	2	M1
A pair of Mealls	teaandpies	19/7/16	2	M1C1
Tarmachan ridge	Oliver_Green	6/2/15	2	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	ChrisG	29/12/14	2	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	JimboJim	20/6/14	2	M1
WINTER ATTEMPT TO THE TARMACHAN RIDGE 2	blueyed	31/3/13	2	M1
Clag and Stags on the Tarmachan Ridge	Sabbathstevie	13/10/12	2	M1
Meall Nan Tarmachan	rosspattullo10	22/9/12	2	M1
The Famous Ptarmigan	bobble_hat_kenny	20/5/12	2	M1
Evening Stroll up Meall nan Tarmachan	Jockstar	25/6/11	2	M1
Lawers Group - The Tarmachan Ridge	jwramsay	16/4/10	2	M1
Munro Ninety Seven	Chris Henshall	25/10/07	2	M1C1
Meall nan Tarmachan	BeinnStob	7/9/23	1	M1
Just amazing! My favourite route so far!	Timmybing	28/8/21	1	M1
Tarmachan in the Clag	cbuchanan3	7/8/21	1	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	KieranGaffney	30/10/20	1	M1
Sunday morning up Meall nan Tarmachan	Pamelalra	9/12/18	1	M1
Clouds parting and filling in on The Tarmachan Ridge	wilkiemurray	18/8/18	1	M1
Tarmachan Ridge in the Clag	dav2930	19/2/17	1	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan (up and down again)	KatTai	22/8/16	1	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan - clearing my backlog	Grisu	24/4/16	1	M1
Tower and Ptarmigan: a tale of two ridges	Riverman	20/3/16	1	M2
Bog trotting in the Sunshine Another 3 bagged	jamesb63	3/11/15	1	M3
Crag of the Raven, Crag of the Witch	weaselmaster	7/9/15	1	M3
An early evening yomp up Meall Nam Tarmachan	Avocetboy	22/7/15	1	M1
Today we'll "Elect" to be on a mountain.	martin.h	7/5/15	1	M1
A swift(ish) half of a Tarmachan	chickadee	6/9/14	1	M1
Not the Meall I was Expecting	jupe1407	17/11/13	1	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	Louise993	5/10/13	1	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan (without the ridge bit)	Gordie12	28/8/13	1	M1
One of the Best Yet	bharr	8/6/13	1	M1
Gaining skills on the Tarmachan Hills	weaselmaster	12/5/13	1	M1
Just a wee Tarmachan..	basscadet	14/10/12	1	M1
Tarmachan Ridge 2012 Walkie-Talkie trip	JonAksel	6/10/12	1	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	U059361	30/8/12	1	M1
The viewless ridge	luckyguy68	29/6/12	1	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	ScottishLeaf	9/6/12	1	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	Pelter99	12/11/11	1	M1
A walk in the sun	fifewalker	4/9/11	1	M1
Meall Corranaich, a Choire Leith & Tarmachan loop	rockhopper	13/10/10	1	M3
Tarmachan Ridge	Wanderlust	3/4/10	1	M1
Tarmachan Ridge and the photo shoot	DonnyW	13/2/10	1	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan (but no ridge)	Alastair S	24/5/09	1	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	Alan S	27/12/08	1	M1
A Walk in the Clouds - Going for 10 on the Tarmachan Ridge	scribe64	12/5/22	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge - first Munro bagged!	kayellb79	12/6/21	0	M1
great views from Tarmachan	bobbyjim	5/6/21	0	M1
Half Tarmachan Ridge	shanksi	30/5/21	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge - May 2021	Walking George	29/5/21	0	M1F1
Meall Nan Tarmachan with Max the Dog	quinners161	15/5/21	0	M1
Meal Nan Tarmachan	lhughes40	12/9/20	0	M1
Meal Nan Tarmachan	ROSCOMIDS	30/8/20	0	M1
Sunset on the Tarmachan Ridge... with tiered legs	fourpads	11/11/19	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	richyham	26/5/19	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	Bigyorkshirelad	19/9/17	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	Craiging619	12/8/17	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge Wander	Photogra Scotica	17/7/17	0	M1
A driech Tarmachan - familiar terrain	matt_outandabout	5/1/17	0	M2
Tarmachan	wilkiemurray	4/12/16	0	M1
A ptarmigan and other fauna on the Tarmachan Ridge	Emmanuelle	4/12/16	0	M1
THIRD TIME LUCKY	lairdoharray	22/9/16	0	M1
Possible danger	deadmike	24/7/16	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge to Killin	snoophogg	23/4/16	0	M1
LOST Walkers Tarmachan Ridge	peterstewart12	26/9/15	0	M1
Just Meall nan Tarnachan	Handknittedbagger	28/9/14	0	M1
Northern round of Meall nan Tarmachan	GravelInspector	21/9/14	0	M1
The path less travelled followed by the well walked route!!	rdtoward21	30/8/14	0	M2
TARMACHAN RIDGE	peterd	24/8/14	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	U059361	5/7/14	0	M1
Invisible Tarmachans	NickScots	23/11/13	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge East to West	Alcorf	29/10/13	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	GillC	11/8/13	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	StevieC	20/7/13	0	M1
High winds (and a Ptarmigan) on the Tarmachan Ridge.	budvarone	23/6/13	0	M1
tarmachan traverse - at last	munroseeker	1/6/13	0	M1
First proper ridge - Meall nan Tarmachan	tullius0618	24/5/13	0	M1
Glorious Failures take 1 nope take 2!!	dektasker	30/3/13	0	M2
The Tarmachan Ridge	Physicistinboots	23/9/12	0	M1
Meall Nan Tarmachan and ridge	bran5358	26/8/12	0	M2
Meall nan Tarmachan	gacameron	3/8/12	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod	old danensian	26/6/12	0	M1
Munros in the Mist - Three days in Killin	colgregg	21/6/12	0	M5
Meall nan Tarmachan	grahamdrew	9/6/12	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	findhornloon	20/5/12	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	thebaldfalcon	8/4/12	0	M1
Tarmachan Trio	Rossco	18/3/12	0	M1
Ptarmigan on Tarmachan	Gargantuan Tribe	14/10/11	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge	railton22	25/8/11	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge - First Solo Munro	SouthernUplandKing	14/8/11	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan, Meall a' Choire Leith, Meall Corranaich	Scotshiker	25/6/11	0	M3
The Tarmachan Ridge	sammers	24/6/11	0	M1
Last 2 walks.. beinn dearg and meall nan tarmachan	SCOTRAIL DRIVER	29/5/11	0	M2
tarmachan ridge	RUGBYPLAYER	28/5/11	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	Bruadair	31/12/10	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	L-Hiking	26/9/10	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	cameronmorton	26/9/10	0	M1
Tarmachan Ridge best day out - So far	Barrie	25/9/10	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	Stretch	18/9/10	0	M1
(some of) the Tarmachan Ridge, the hats & ghost stories!	happyhiker	5/8/10	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	ramblingsteve	24/7/10	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	weescotsman	15/7/10	0	M1
tarmachan ridge -SUN AND WIND = BURNED FACE	blueyed	19/6/10	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	euanf	31/5/10	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	m0ns00n	22/5/10	0	M1
Meall Ghaordaidh and The Tarmachan Ridge	davetherave	6/3/10	0	M2
The Tarmagan Ridge- Munro 12	DJG78	19/2/10	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	mountain coward	19/10/09	0	M1
The Tarmachan ridge and the 4 Tops+Meall a Chorie Leith and	davetherave	24/6/09	0	M3
Meall nan Tarmachan	gammy leg walker	13/4/09	0	M1
2 Days on Meall nan Tarmachan & Winter Skills Course Day 1	yokehead	15/2/09	0	M1
The Tarmachan Ridge	skye2304	6/12/08	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan	yokehead	26/10/08	0	M1
Meall nan Tarmachan - Last Munro	Mountaineer	25/7/99	0	M1
Meall Tarmachan	bikeman	1/1/70	0	M1

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