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The Scottish HighlandsBen Lawers
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The Scottish HighlandsBen Lawers
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Photographs
of a springtime ascent of Ben
Lawers
in the Southern Highlands of Scotland
 Ben
Lawers ( 3983ft, 1214m ) on approach to Killin
Ben Lawers is one of the highest mountains in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the northern side of Loch Tay and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros. |
 Meall na Fearna, Ben Vorlich, Stuc a'Chroin,
Beinn Each and Ben Ledi above Loch Tay |
 Meall nan Tarmachan
on ascent of Ben Lawers |
 Meall
Corranach and Beinn
Ghlas
from Meall nan Tarmachan |
 Ben
Lawers
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 Ben
Lawers
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 Loch Tay
on ascent of Ben Lawers |
 Peaks of
the Northern Highlands
beyond Meall Corranaich from Ben Lawers ( Note: Click here or on above for large format image ) |
 Stob
Binnein and Ben More
from Ben Lawers |
 Beinn
Ghlas from Ben Lawers
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 Ben Nevis
from Ben Lawers
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 Trig Point
on Ben Lawers
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 On summit
of Ben Lawers
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 An Stuc
and Meall Garbh
and Lochan nan Cat from Ben Lawers |
 View down
Allt a'Chabhair to Carn Gorm
above Glen Lyon from Ben Lawers |
 Meall nan Tarmachan
from Ben Lawers |
 Meall nan Tarmachan
from Ben Lawers |
 Meall nan Tarmachan
above the Ben Lawers access road |
 Ben
Chonzie beyond Creag
Uchdag
above Loch Tay |
 Ben
Lawers group above Loch Tay
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 Ben
Lawers group above Loch Tay
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 Ben
Lawers group from Beinn Each
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 Ben
Lawers
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 Falls of
Dochart at Killin
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 Map of Ben
Lawers
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 Route Map for Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas
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BEN LAWERS & BEINN GHLAS - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:
Location: Killin, Loch Tay
Map: OS Landranger 51 [ GR 608379 ]
Distance: 11km [ 6 1/2 miles ]
Time: 5 hours
Terrain: Paths
Ben Lawers is the 10th highest mountain in the UK and forms the centrepiece of a great massif comprising seven separate mountains, all of which are Munros.
There are various ways to its lofty summit but the easiest and most commonly climbed route is that from the National Trust for Scotland’s visitor centre
on the road between Loch Tay and Glen Lyon. The ascent also takes in Beinn Ghlas and although both mountains are over 1,000m in height, the visitor
centre car park lies at a height of 430m, so the ascent is not particularly arduous and is also assisted by a good path.
From the pay and display car park, free to NTS members, follow a path north-east into a fenced-in area of planted trees and up the left side of the Burn of Edramucky.
The path crosses the burn and exits the fenced enclosure to climb easy slopes on to the south ridge, which leads to the summit of Beinn Ghlas ( 1,l03m ).
Ahead, the great pyramidal summit cone of Ben Lawers reveals itself 1.5km away and is easily reached by descending the north-east ridge to gain a flat col at around 1,000m.
Here a path ascends the south-west ridge to gain the splendid summit of Ben Lawers ( l,214m ).
This climb is a bit of a slog and feels longer than it actually is, but once gained the summit is a fine place to relax awhile and take in the expansive views.
Return down the south-west ridge to the col at 1,000m, then either retrace the route over Beinn Ghlas, or better, take the path which drops into the corrie to the west.
This path traverses down and across the northern slopes of Beinn Ghlas to gain the deep col between it and Meall Corranaich. From here a path
descends southwards, well above the burn, along the western flanks of Beinn Ghlas, to join the ascent path out in front of the fenced enclosure, and this is then
followed back to the start.
 Route Map for Meall
Corranaich
and Meall a' Choire Leith |
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for Meall
Corranaich and Meall a'
Choire Leith
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 Route Map
for Meall
Corranaich and Meall a'
Choire Leith
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Description for Meall Corranaich and Meall a' Choire Leith
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Description for Meall
Corranaich and Meall a'
Choire Leith
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 Map and
Route
Description for a Lochan na
Cat Circuit
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 Map for
circuit of Meall Garbh and An Stuc
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 An Stuc
and Meall Garbh
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Description for circuit of Meall Garbh and An Stuc
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Description for circuit of Meall Garbh and An Stuc
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