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This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
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An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.
Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.
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The horizontal distance of the route.
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Ridge walk with a fair bit of up & down. Quite a streneous route with some easy scrambling. On paths for the majority of way, can be crowded between Ben Lawers & NT visitors centre. Need for second car or hitching (leave early) due to diff start/fin point
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Head to: Kenmore (Loch Tay)
From Kenmore at the Eastern end of Loch Tay follow the A827 west towards Killin. After Approximately 12km you reach a bridge crossing the Lawers Burn, just before the bridge a track leads NNW to Machuim Farm and the start of the route.
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Summit cairn on a snowy day 18 april 2004
© Raymond Thorp
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Image by Raymond Thorp
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A view of An Stuc, approaching from the Hydro Dam
© Jamie Wallace
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Image by Jamie Wallace
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Ben Lawers from Ben Ghlas
© Richard Glynne-owen
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Image by Richard Glynne-owen
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An Stuc (centre) with Meall Garbh (left) from Meall a' Choire Leith.
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Written by
Ian Munro
on 12 Oct 2008:
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We did not follow the complete circuit, descending after An Stuc down to Lochan nan Cat. The ascent of the N face of An Stuc was tricky by my standards and I would not have fancied descending the face. Apart from that, it was a long day of grassy slopes and relatively friendly gradients. Watch out for the descent to Lochan nan Cat, which offers no option other than steep grassy slopes and also for the shortage of parking - we had to 'donate' £5 to the RNLI, despite arriving before the crowds.
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Written by
Pete Carson
on 20 Aug 2008:
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Not a bad route. Low,thick cloud all day but still easy enough to follow. Left the car at the visitor centre and biked to the start point in Lawers village. plenty of safe places to secure them until the return in the car.
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Mike Watson
on 29 Jan 2006:
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5 stars as completed in winter.
No real problems.
Deciding when to start ascent of Meall Greigh could be interesting in poor visibility although the burn running off it is a good marker (Better shown on 1:25000).
Oh and An Stuc is entertaining,traverse round to the North Face and make your ascent from there (good snow fields to crampon up).
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Written by
Rob Jeffries
on 07 Jun 2005:
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I cut this route short by back tracking after reaching Creag an Fhithic, descending from the col between this and An Stuc, to Lochan nan cat down steep grassy slopes (avoiding a few crags). From there, a long boggy walk back to the track you came in on and then back to Machuim farm.
No route finding difficulties, though in winter the track between Meall Greigh and Meall Garbh would be obscured of course. The ascent of An Stuc might not be considered an "easy scramble" in icy conditions.
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Mark Gibson
on 15 Oct 2004:
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Completed this round in January 2004 when it was a near whiteout, this made it more interesting. A good long walk on a winters day but be careful approaching An Stuc as the steep slope can become a long ice sheet, Crampons and Ice axe must be used carefully. If doing this in winter I'd suggest two cars, the second left at the car park in the visitors centre. An alternative is to cut the walk down a bit and from Machum head straight up Meall Garbh then follow the normal route to summit of Lawers where you can get back to Machuim via the easy east ridge, completing a circuit of Lochan nan Cat.
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Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map,
a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.
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, and the start of the ridge
