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Meall nan Tarmachan and the Tarmachan Ridge

Thu

04

Dec

2008

Sunrise Sunrise 9:39 am
Sunset Sunset 4:36 pm
6 hours 57 minutes(s) daylight

Meall nan Tarmachan

Meall nan Tarmachan and the Tarmachan Ridge is a route in “The Ben Lawers” region / range which is located in the Loch Tay to Loch Rannoch area of the Scottish Highlands as defined by the Scottish Mountaineering Club.

This is a circular route

Meall nan Tarmachan is one of the easiest munros to reach due to a high level start point, but it is really just the start of a rocky ridge traverse of Tarmachan Ridge which is one of the most interesting in the Southern Highlands. The route only contains a single munro but also contains numerous tops with some impressive craggy faces.

Distance: 12km / 7 miles
Ascent: 840m / 2756 feet
Time: 4 hours plus

There is 1 munro on this route

MunroHeightOrderPronunciationMeaning
Meall nan Tarmachan104489Miaowl nun TarmachanHill of the ptarmigan


There is a short scramble involved in the descent of the pointed top of Meall Garbh.

QGrid Ref.BearingDistance(km)Description
NN605383213° SSW0.4 (0.4)Start from the estate track
NN603380255° WSW1.2 (1.6)continue on the obvious path
NN591377345° NNW0.8 (2.4)Climb upto the minor top marked 923
NN589385321° NW0.6 (3)From the minro top continue onto the sumit and along the ridge on a clear path
Munro SummitNN585390225° SW1 (4)The summit Meall nan Tarmachan (1044 metres)
NN578383291° WNW0.5 (4.5)summit of Meall Garbh
NN573385245° WSW0.4 (4.9)Continue along the ridge
NN56973835241° WSW0.5 (5.4)Summit of Beinn nan Eachan. Descend to col which involve small scramble
NN565381207° SSW0.5 (5.9)From the col continue onto next peak marked 916
NN56283767110° ESE1.1 (7)This is the last peak descend back to carn on col marking the way down
NN5731372877° ENE3 (10)The point where private path doubles back. Continue on track back down
NN60237977° ENE3 (13)Return back to the start of the estate track

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This month you MUST take ice axe and crampons, and have been taught how to use them. You also must have an awareness of avalanche danger and have a competent navigator

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.
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Submitted by Peter.Lord on Thu, 15/05/2008 - 14:23.

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