Summary
This is the story of an excellent, relatively easy and fairly short winter hike up one of the two munros overlooking Loch an Daimh, at the western end of Glen Lyon. The starting height is around 400m, so it's a shorter climb than most others, although the ascent was made trickier for us by frozen ground and large areas of ice on the track. Further up, it was an easy hiking trail to the top, and the clouds melted away to give us stunning views. This was the third walk I'd done with the Easywalking Group, and it was at least as rewarding as the other two (see below).
- It was most memorable for the sense of remoteness, far up Glen Lyon
- The best bit was when the clouds disappeared and the summit was suddenly in sunshine
- The worst bit was climbing up the icy track
- The funniest bit was the quick salsa performance
- Words of warning – this reminded us to take care of ice even when the weather turns mild
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Contributed by: Andrew Llanwarne |
On the final section of the trail to the summit
Key Facts
| Location |
Western end of Glen Lyon, about 25 miles from Aberfeldy, Perthshire |
| When it was walked |
4 February 2006 |
| Walk type |
High hills and mountains |
| Difficulty |
Requires a reasonably good level of fitness and strong footwear |
| Distance approx |
approx 6 miles, 10 km |
| Height climbed approx |
600m (1950 ft) |
| Time taken approx |
4.5 hours at easy walking pace |
| Map used if any |
OS Landranger 1:50,000 map No 51– Loch Tay |
| Source of info on walk |
Munro walking books |
| Getting there |
By car from Dundee, 90 miles, just over two hours. Allow an hour from Aberfeldy, 50 minutes from Kenmore, along the narrow winding road. Can drive over from Loch Tay via Ben Lawers Visitor Centre
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| Places to stay |
Hotels, B & Bs, bunkhouses, nearby and in Kenmore, Fortingall and Aberfeldy |
| Places to eat/ buy food |
We called at Ben Lawers Hotel - several others plus shops especially in Aberfeldy and Kenmore |
| Any other local attractions or facilities |
Ben Lawers Visitor Centre, Fortingall village and Yew Tree |
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