Meall Mor (Rannoch Moor)

24 May 2010.

Participants - just me
Where - Meall Mor (Rannoch Moor), 492m/1,615', Sub-2,000' Marilyn, Map 50, NN 304471

 If you're looking to break up a journey along the A82 with a short hill walk then you can't do much better than stop at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor and climb Meall Mor. About 45 minutes up and down should suffice plus whatever time is necessary to take in the wonderful views of the surrounding hills. And if you're collecting Marilyns then the bonus is another tick on the list! Here is a picture of Meall Mor that I took from the main road at Lochan na h-Achlaise in 2008.....

Today we were heading north and the weather was fine with great visibility so a break was called for to take the pictures that I didn't manage to get on a previous visit. There was space to park the car at the start of a rough track that went up to a phone mast. I will let the pictures that I took tell the rest of the story. Here is the view over the summit cairn to Beinn Achaladair and Beinn an Dothaidh.....

and the view south over Loch Tulla with Ben Lui on the horizon.....

and west to Stob a'Choire Odhair..... 

    

and further round still to Clach Leathad and Meall a' Bhuiridh.....

and of course there is a good view of Rannoch Moor over Lochan na h-Achlaise and Loch Ba.....