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Pass of Drumochter

Meall na Leitreach

Beinn a'Chuallaich

Location of the Drumochter and Blair Atholl Hills

The Drumochter and Blair Atholl Hills can be found on the A9 Perth to Inverness Road.   Blair Atholl is a small village north of the popular holiday town of Pitlochry while Drumochter is a high pass north of Blair Atholl on the main A9 road.

Carn Liath

Loch an Duin

Carn nan Gabhar

Mountains of Drumochter

These mountains are located on either side of the main A9 Perth to Inverness Road.

On the west side of the A9 are four Munros.   They are Geal-charn, A'Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor.   They can be climbed together or split in two groups of two.   If climbed together they require a return along the cycle track on the west side of the A9.   However one advantage is that you start at a reasonable height.

Also on the west side of the A9 are the Corbetts The Sow of Atholl and Meall na Leitreach.   They are short days so it's possible to climb them both on the same day although The Sow could be included with Sgairneach Mhor.

Another easy Corbett is The Fara on the shores of Loch Ericht only a few miles west of the village of Dalwhinnie.

Further south are two rather remote Corbetts which can be reached from the A9 at Dalnaspidal Lodge over some rough terrain.   Beinn Mholach and Stob an Aonaich Mhoir can also be approached from Loch Rannoch as can the easier Corbett Beinn a'Chuallaich.

On the east side of the A9 are three Munros.   A'Bhuidheanach Bheag and Carn na Caim can be combined while further north Meall Chuaich stands on its own and the usual approach is along the side of an aqueduct.

On the same side of the road but further east are two more Corbetts, An Dun and A'Chaoirnich.   They can be climbed from the derelict lodge at Sronphadruig after a 9 kilometre walk or cycle north from Dalnacardoch on the A9.

Carn nan Gabhar & Airgoid Bheinn

South from route to Gaick Pass

Ben Vrackie

Mountains of Blair Atholl

North-east of Blair Atholl is the Beinn a'Ghlo range of mountains which consists of three Munros, Carn Liath, Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain and Carn Liath.   The normal starting point to ascend these mountains is near Monzie farm.

Further west are two lone Munros , Carn a'Chlamain on the west side of Glen Tilt and still further away Beinn Dearg.

There are a few Corbetts in this area but most are rather remote.   The easiest is Ben Vrackie, climbed from Moulin near Pitlochry.   Ben Vuirich, can be climbed from the same starting point as the Beinn a'Ghlo group, while Beinn Mheadhonach is normally climbed from Glen Tilt and if you are really fit you could include the Munro Carn a'Chlamain.

One of the most remote Corbetts is Beinn Bhreac which will require a lot of map searching to find the best route.   A track from the A9 at Calvine may eventually be your final decision but this still involves a lot of rough ground and bog hopping.

Glen Tilt runs north-east through this area and is a Right of Way to Braemar.   With the use of the railway stop at Blair Atholl it is possible to backpack from Blair Atholl to Aviemore using Glen Tilt and the Lairig Ghru (see Cairngorm Page) and return to the start by train.

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Loch Ericht

West Drumochter Munros

Ben Vuirich