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Ben Lawers, An Stuc & Beinn Ghlas
Total Ascent 1428 m
 
Route Time 5.5 hrs
 
 Route Distance 14.21 km
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Ben Lawers
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Ben Lawers from the southern slopes of Meall Garbh. October 08.

© John Higgins
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Travel Information

From Killin (A827) travel NE 7km to Edramucky then take the minor road N to car park at Ben Lawers Visitor Centre. N.B. this road is steep in places and can be unpassable in winter.

Route Information
The total ascent is 1,428 meters. Allow 5.5 hours to complete this 14.21km route.
StageDescriptionOS Grid
Start from visitor centre carparkNN60843789
1Follow board-walk NE over bog to fenced nature reserveNN60973800
2Follow path NNE through reserve to exit stile and gateNN61523920
3Ascend NE turning NNE to summit of Beinn Ghlas NN62544047
4Descend NE to collNN63014116
5Ascend NE turning ENE to summit of Ben Lawers NN63554142
6Descend N to Creag an FhithichNN63584223
7Continue NNE to summit of An Stuc NN63904314
8Return SSW to Creag an FhithichNN63584223
9Return S to Ben LawersNN63554142
10Descend WSW to coll where path branchesNN63014116
11Follow more northerly path WSW on northeren slopes of Beinn Ghlas to beallachNN62084076
12Follow old drove road SSW to junctionNN61643926
13Return SSW through reserve to carparkNN60843789
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Notes

Easy day starting from 460m on well maintained paths and continuing on moderate grass slopes. There is a broad eroded path on Beinn Ghlas, a similar path on Ben Lawers. An Stuc is less frequently climbed.

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Weather
Ben Lawers
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by MWIS (PDF format) 		East Highlands
by Met Office 		Beinn Ghlas
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Local Accommodation Options
Showing the nearest 10 of 37 within 100Km of the start of the route. Would you like to view all 37?
3.2 km Killin Highland Lodges - Aberfeldy Road, Killin , Perthshire , FK21 8TX   Tel: 08 456 444 830
5.8 km Killin Hotel - Main Street, Killin, Perthshire, FK21 8TP   Tel: 01567 820296
14.1 km Clachan Cottage Hotel - Lochside, Lochearnhead, FK19 8PU   Tel: 01567 830247
15.6 km Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT   Tel: 01567 820417
21.3 km Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA   Tel: 01877 384208
22.9 km Glenardran House - Crianlarich , FK20 8QS   Tel: 01838 300236
28.9 km Glengarry House - Tyndrum, FK20 8RY   Tel: 01838 400224
28.9 km West Highland Lodge - Crianlarich, Perthshire, FK20 8RU   Tel: 01838 300 283
33.6 km Inveroran Hotel - Inveroran, Bridge of Orchy, PA36 4AQ   Tel: 01838 400220
45.7 km Rowantreebank B&B - Main Street, Arrochar, G83 7AA, G83 7AA   Tel: 01301 702318/07933030957
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