Apparently in the 1930s, this hill attracted considerable attention as it was found to approximate the height of a Munro - I say ould chep. However, at 909m, it falls several metres short of the Munro-bagger's requirements. I fancied it as a short run and decent preparation for the Fling, in 2 weeks. It would also be the first time with my Brooks Cascadia trail shoes so would allow me to break them in sufficiently. I followed the land rover track and missed the hill path, which would meander around and eventually to the old shielings. As a consequence, I ended up climbing too high, too early although it was just good to be getting out in the hills again. I crossed the Allt Dhuin Croisg where on the map there should be old shielings but I couldn't see any. However, there was a decent path, which must have been the old drovers route from Glen Lochay over into Glen Lyon.
Eventually, I began the trudge up the hill proper and it didn't take long before the snow fields on the NE face of Meall Ghaordaidh came into view. There were a few false summits before I finally encountered the summit cairn with outstanding views up to Loch Lyon and the reservoir dam. The views back South were also very pleasant too. However, it was very cold and I layered up to full Winter gear, with evidence of light snow on the summit area. A wee bit of food and I began the run back down the hill to the car. I was back at the car in 2 hours 30 minutes and felt very good. Good way to hit my 97th Corbett and i see my hill jaunts being more like this in the future.
