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John Mcallister
wrote on December 16, 2011:
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Climbed from A85 today, deep snow all the way, so just picked a best route over various hillocks, bog and heather. Cursing the fact i'd turned down some snowshoes the week before. Def on for snows or skis. Looked very like a lunar landscape. Left Sgaith Chuil til another time, prob from Glen Lochay i think.
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James Corrigan
wrote on June 11, 2011:
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Took Glen Dochart side from Auchessan.After reaching the White houses there is a sign.Hill Path.Go round the back of the houses and up on to a well defined path.This path vanishes when you reach a Burn with the hill just coming in to view.Sgiath Chull is well seen already to the East.Kept to West of Burn and up steep grassy slopes until a huge Peat Bog is reached at the main base of the hill.Aimed for the high Col with the summit to the left West.Much bog hoping but soon go to the high Col and Westwards up to the cairn where great views South back to Ben More and NW to Ben Challum and the Auch Corbetts.Ben Lawers in the distance East could be seen with An Stuc.Wet slog of a hill but views are worth it.This one could be difficult in cloud and heavy rain.Be sure on navigation and bring a Snorkel! Onwards to Sgiath Chull.
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domenico pocai
wrote on April 14, 2010:
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14 April 2010
Sgiath Chuil and Meall Glas
Route Time: 6 hrs
Your Notes
I went up Meall Glas today and bumped in to Gerry McPartling, the MRT man who's attempting to summit all munros in
100 days!!!
That's a very hard thing to achieve for anyone, but even more so when you're 66 years old!!!
Anyway, I asked Gerry if it was alright for me to tag along with him to Sgaith Cuill and he seemed quite pleased for the
company.
I had a wonderful day walking and chatting to this extraordinary and very down to heart gentleman!!!!
Meall Glas and Sgiath Chuill were OK........ a bit boring!! weather was beautiful, which made for a really good day out
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Andrew Blair
wrote on July 15, 2009:
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I'd like to add that Cameron McNeish has revised his route for Sgiath Chuil & Meall Glas in the 10th anniversary revision of his 'The Munros' book - so fair play to the man! The route now takes into account the gate barring vehicular progress at Kenknock, the missing footbridge at Lubchurran and a shows a gentler descent to Badour instead of Batavaime.
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Andrew Blair
wrote on July 13, 2009:
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Sgiath Chuil & Meall Glas from Glen Lochay as C McNeish’s route. A couple of problems: 1st, no vehicles beyond Kenknock adds another 1.6km each way. 2nd, footbridge at Lubchurran is no more! I forded river at 4x4 track (water toe-deep until last metre or so when it rose to shin level). Slopes to Sgiath Chuil v steep & tiring - steep sided, boggy bealach to Beinn Cheathaich an ordeal! Walk to Meall Glas much easier but NNW descent to Batavaime footbridge seriously steep & craggy. Return 5km+ yomp to Kenknock most unwelcome. I found this route hard going but enjoyed great views - esp Meall Glas.
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Stephen Langston
wrote on January 14, 2008:
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Well, I climbed Meall Glas on Jan 12th after reading that the Munroe Ninja were going to be out there ontthat day. Myself and partne rleft early and were very dissapointed not to spot the Ninja. However, what a day on the hills. Total snow (enough allowing us to slide all the way home). One of the best mountain days out I have ever had. Left from the usual recommended route and it took about 9 hours (due to snow and snow ball fights). I would imagine this mountain is an easy one during the summer, but a cracker to go up during the winter. www.munroeninjas.co.uk for a real good laugh....
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Leon Mooney
wrote on August 15, 2007:
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climbed on 15/8/07. Took the road through Auchessan, and lost all sight of any path/track after crossing the second fence. The ascent was undulating, with the less steep parts covered with hillocks, lochans and muddy swamps, making for a long, tedious climb. Didn't stay at the summit for long, and came down more directly. The most eventful moment was having to detour once I got back to the farm, as an angry black dog would not let me use the path leading to the main road. Had to go the long way (through a field of sheep) to get to the bridge, and back to my car.
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Robert Lyall
wrote on January 22, 2006:
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We followed the route from Auchessan, following the burn to the ford.
A constant slog up over boggy featureless terrain aiming at the col East of the summit.
I agree that 'if this had been my first Munro it would have been my last'.
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Jim and anne Macgregor
wrote on November 29, 2004:
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Take the Glen Lochay route for this hill. About 1mile down the road from your parking at Kenknock cross the River Lochay to Lubchurran (take wellies and leave to pick up on return , or brave it and cross barefoot. Cross at the ford or a few yards beyond where the bridge formerley was). A Land Rover track follows the E bank of the burn and climbs high (steeply) onto the NNE ridge of Beinn Cheathaich. No problem with route -finding if you go this way.
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Colin & kay James
wrote on July 2, 2004:
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If this had been the first Munro I had ever climbed, it would have been the last as well ! What a boring slog up sodden grassy slopes almost right to the very summit. we were unlucky with the weather being very wet, but even on a dry day the route from the A82 up past Auchessan farm would be tedious and energy sapping over relentless grass and heather. There must be a more interesting route from Glen Lochy
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Raymond Carstairs
wrote on September 22, 2001:
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Good luck with finding the path for this one - it is very patchy in places so a lot of the route is a slog across empty moorland. Once you reach the main body of the hill, the route becomes more obvious. Climbed 17.09.01
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