Meall Buidhe [Glen Lyon West] and Sron a' Choire Chnapanich Route Information

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Meall Buidhe [Glen Lyon West] & Sron a' Choire Chnapanich

Quick Facts

This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.

Total Ascent

3349 ft

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.

Route Time

5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

9.1 ml

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A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

Notes

Long route mostly on easy slopes with occasional rock outcrops.

Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.

We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.

Travel Information

Head to: Aberfeldy

From Aberfeldy travel W on B846 to Keltney burn then take minor road WSW past Fortingall, then through Glen Lyon to Pubil near to Loch Lyon.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 3,349 feet. Allow 5 hours to complete this 9.1 mile route.

The hillphones service can inform you of stalking activities in the area.

Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.

The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.

Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.

Route Information

Waypoint Detail

	If no parking available near road junction, go to carpark at dam
		NN46344197	Distance	Altitude 1017 ft

1	Ascend NNW on track to where it turns E
		NN45794300	Distance 1.0 miles	Altitude 1673 ft

2	Ascend N on easy slopes to col (634m)
		NN45934409	Distance 0.7 miles	Altitude 2080 ft

3	Ascend NNW on ridge to summit of Sron a' Choire Chnapanich
		NN45604530	Distance 0.8 miles	Altitude 2746 ft

4	Descend SW to col (610m)
		NN44744469	Distance 0.7 miles	Altitude 2001 ft

5	Ascend SW onto NW shoulder of minor top (796m)
		NN44024407	Distance 0.7 miles	Altitude 2526 ft

6	Descend W to bealach
		NN43514405	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 2312 ft

7	Ascend N onto ridge
		NN43644491	Distance 0.6 miles	Altitude 2828 ft

8	Bear WNW on summit ridge
		NN42924521	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 2841 ft

9	Follow ridge SW to summit of Meall Buidhe
		NN42724499	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 2975 ft

10	Return NE on summit ridge
		NN42924521	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 2841 ft

11	Return ESE on ridge
		NN43644491	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 2828 ft

12	Descend back to bealach
		NN43514405	Distance 0.6 miles	Altitude 2312 ft

13	Follow 750m contour S onto SW slopes of the 796m top
		NN43664350	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 2460 ft

14	Maintain altitude around 796 top and continue SSE to Meall Phubuill
		NN44934295	Distance 0.9 miles	Altitude 2329 ft

15	Descend SE to road
		NN45814205	Distance 0.8 miles	Altitude 1099 ft

16	Head E on road to return to start
		NN46344197	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 1017 ft

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Meall Corranaich
by Metcheck

Images of Meall Buidhe [Glen Lyon West] & Sron a' Choire Chnapanich

Sron a'Choire Chapanich from Meall Buidhe's NE ridge 4/1/07

Image by Norrie Shand

Sron a' Choire Chnapanaich from Pubil, showing various routes to summit ridge

Image by Hilary Neilson

Sron a' Choire Chnapanich seen across Gleann Diamh from beneath Meall Cruinn. (2008-03-28)

Image by Kevin Woods

Stitched panorama of Meall Buidhe taken from the col to the south. The normal approach is up the ridge on the right, and then follow the plateau to reach the summit which is on the left of the photo. April '09

Image by David McSporran

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Neil Campbell on 07 Feb 2007:

A friend and I attempted this (03/02/07)- unfortunately the path through Pubil has been blocked by a deer fence. We returned to approx. point 10 on the route decribed here. Hopefully this will save someone 20 minutes faffing about!

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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