Leum Uilleim Route Information

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Leum Uilleim

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

582 m

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

3.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

10.12 km

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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

This hill requires a long walk in if you do not use the train, and coming from the station you approach the craggy side of the hills which is more impressive. The route avoids most of the crags.

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: Tyndrum

Take the train to Corrour station on the West Highland Line (check on 01397 732236 to see if the restaurant at the station will be open)

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 582 metres. Allow 3.5 hours to complete this 10.12 km route.

In winter months please check the local snow conditions at sais.gov.uk.

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

	Start from Corrour Station
		NN35606641	Distance	Altitude 410 m

1	Follow path W towards An Dollaid
		NN34116638	Distance 1.64 km	Altitude 500 m

2	Ascend W onto ridge
		NN33356632	Distance 0.78 km	Altitude 650 m

3	Follow ridge SW to cairn
		NN32606527	Distance 1.31 km	Altitude 780 m

4	Continue SW to Bheinn a' Bhric
		NN31796421	Distance 1.42 km	Altitude 876 m

5	Descend E to col and ascend E to summit of Leum Uilleim
		NN33086412	Distance 1.32 km	Altitude 909 m

6	Descend ENE on ridge till clear of crags
		NN34566489	Distance 1.69 km	Altitude 575 m

7	Bear NNE across moorland to return to the approach path and return
		NN35606641	Distance 1.96 km	Altitude 410 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Aonach Beag
by Metcheck

Images of Leum Uilleim

Looking back to Corrour Station and Loch Ossian from Leum Uileim.

Image by Lesley Punton

Summit ridge taken from our descent to Corrour station

Image by Eileen Stark

Leum Uilleim (sunlit, middle-distance), with the north shores of the Blackwater Reservoir at the right, seen from the summit of Garbh Bheinn (Loch Leven).

Image by David S Brown

The ascent of Tom an Eoin on Beinn a' Bhric follows a broad vehicle track, in afct this track leads onto Leum Uilleim

Image by Bill Wales

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Brenda Dunnett on 31 May 2008:

A pretty hill. There is a track, initially a 4x4 buggy track, then a (broken) path all the way from the station to the summit. There's 7 hours between trains, which is more than ample to do this and Beinn na Lap and have a beer and meal at the excellent restaurant at the station.

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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