Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill Route Information

Home Glossary

Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill

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

3615 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

4.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

8.3 ml

The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.

You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.

OS Landranger Maps Required

9	Cape Wrath, Durness & Scourie
15	Loch Assynt, Lochinver & Kylesku
16	Lairg & Loch Shin, Loch Naver

Only £6.29 (£13.49 Laminated) from

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

Moderate route with path leading you up the initial steeper slopes.

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: Lairg

From Lairg, head N on A836 turning NW on A838 along the N shore of Loch Shin. Continue past Loch Merkland to Kinloch at the S end of Loch More.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 3,615 feet. Allow 4.5 hours to complete this 8.3 mile 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 road bridge on A838 road just S of Kinloch
		NC34793432	Distance	Altitude 196 ft

1	Start on track heading NNE over bridge to forest edge
		NC35133533	Distance 0.7 miles	Altitude 147 ft

2	Bear NW to start of path at Aultanrynie
		NC34693602	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 157 ft

3	Head NNE on path to junction
		NC34763614	Distance 0.1 miles	Altitude 183 ft

4	Take right branch of path and ascend ENE on winding path
		NC35493638	Distance 0.7 miles	Altitude 820 ft

5	Remain on path and head SE beneath 513m top
		NC36253581	Distance 0.6 miles	Altitude 1377 ft

6	Follow path to the N and then E to top (513m)
		NC36193599	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 1683 ft

7	Bear NNE up Meallan Liath Beag ridge to col with lochan
		NC37113796	Distance 1.4 miles	Altitude 1794 ft

8	Ascend N to crest of ridge
		NC37063869	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 2503 ft

9	Follow narrow ridge NE turning E to summit of Carn Dearg
		NC37753890	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 2614 ft

10	Return W on ridge
		NC37063869	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 2503 ft

11	Head W on ridge on south rim of corrie
		NC36733865	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 2296 ft

12	Continue NW over top (741m)
		NC36473895	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 2431 ft

13	Head WNW on ridge turning W to summit of Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill
		NC35733915	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 2627 ft

14	Descend S onto the eastern shoulder of Meall Reinidh (455m)
		NC35993709	Distance 1.3 miles	Altitude 1332 ft

15	Cross to S of Allt an Reinidh where safe to do so and continue SSW to rejoin ascent path. Follow the approach route back to the car park.
		NC35603626	Distance 0.6 miles	Altitude 984 ft

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

North West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Ben Hope
by Metcheck

Images of Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill

The summit of Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill from the ridge to the east. October 2010.

© David McSporran

Image by David McSporran

Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill from Ben Stack; 10 June 2015.

© Roger Vander Steen

Image by Roger Vander Steen

Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill (right) with Meall Garbh (left) from the west, seen across Loch Stack.

© David S Brown

Image by David S Brown

Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill from Meall Reinidh to the south. October 2010.

© David McSporran

Image by David McSporran

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

Accommodation

A selection of local accommodation options who advertise with Munromagic.com.

Where to Stay

We currently have no
sponsored accommodation listings for this area.

Rating & Reviews

Rating & Reviews

Rated:

Not yet rated.

Click Stars to Vote
Your Rating

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.

|

|