Again, the path here was fantastic and the occasional section of stone steps certainly helped make the ascent slightly easier on our tiring legs. OS Map : Ben Lawers. Loading... Unsubscribe from MUNROSnCORBETTS? We set off perfectly on time, 7 am, with Matts dad, Steve, his sister, Emily, and Bruno the dog joining us for the day, and pulled into the Ben Lawers car park about 10 to 10. Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km. It is also designated as a National Nature Reserve and run by the National Trust for Scotland. The easiest way to bag your first multiple Munros is to climb Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers. Thick fog in the valleys below 1000 feet. Despite a summer gale at the top of Ben Lawers, the low path gave us a sunny, sheltered, one hour walk back to the car park. Time to start multiple bagging! From Ben Lawers Car Park (NN 60858 37712) - Beinn Ghlas - Ben Lawers. A dry day but very windy on both summits. david230201: 12/09/2017: 1/2 (Bheinn Ghlas/Ben Lawers) Fergalh: 28/05/2017: On Day 7 of TGO Challenge. Also climbed on 29/11/86. Phreerunner : 18/05/2017: TheDev and I set off from the re-located Scottish … County/Area - Perth and Kinross. The hike to the summit of Beinn Ghlas involves 3.7km of trudging and 670m of ascent. Ascent - 2900 feet / 879 metres . Where - Beinn Ghlas, 1,103m/3,619', Munro; Ben Lawers, 1,214m/3,984', Munro; Meall Corranaich, 1,069/3,507', Munro; Map 51 I left the house with the intention of doing a new Marilyn in the borders but the weather was better than forecast so at the end of the street I turned left instead of right and headed for the highlands! Ben Lawers. Plotted with the plotaroute.com route planner. Difficulty - 4/5. x. Leave the small cairn on Beinn Ghlas behind and head north-east on a well-worn path heading gently downhill for 1km. Although Ben Lawers is the main attraction of the walk, Beinn Ghlas is a fine mountain in itself, a shapely pointed and picturesque peak with a big drop off to one side, yet it seems almost incidental in the pursuit of Ben Lawers since it is passed en route. Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers Introduction to Walk 1054. I seem to recall we went over Beinn Ghlas (1103m) in 2 hours and had reached Ben Lawers (1214m) summit within 3. This is a wonderful feature of the hill and great spot for snow shelters. The weather forecast wasn’t very optimistic and the immediate rain that met us still didnt take away any high hopes we had for the hike, still cosy and warm from the car ride. We made sandwiches and breakfast for in the car, packed rucksacks and had an early night ready to take on Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers the next day! Howling winds blew us off our feet, grabbed my bunnet and transported it 100m up the mountain. Route map for 'Beinn Ghlas, Ben Lawers and Meall Corranaich' - a 12.47km walking route near Killin, UK. Gaelic meaning : Hill of the loud stream . Yet if it were in the Lake District, it could well be considered in the same bracket as a Bowfell, a Red Pike or a High Stile. Beinn Ghlas is just one of seven Munros in the Ben Lawers range, and every one of these hills offers great ski touring when the conditions are right. Beinn Ghlas at 1103m is a substantial Munro, its small cairn perched at the edge of its north face which falls steeply into Coire Odhar. Total 8.5hrs. Its now a fairly steep downhill descent for 100 metres then a relatively easy walk to the top of Beinn Ghlas and I arrive there at 14:50. Stomachs rumbling we found a sheltered, craggy, hollow just east of the summit for a lunch stop. Feeling refreshed, we set off on the short and gentle descent to around 1000m before a much steeper ascent towards the summit of Ben Lawers. Weather/Conditions: Amazing weather! Inspired by a talk at the National Trust for Scotland offices in Killin, I set off the next day to explore the wildflowers of Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas. ... Ben Lawers NNR - Duration: 4:47. Reach the bealach below Ben Lawers, where a well constructed path heads uphill east-north-east. Tom & I were up on Ben Lawers. As Billy Connolly said, in Scotland we have June and winter. Beinn Ghlas & Ben Lawers ~ 4th/5th june 2016 MUNROSnCORBETTS. Check the wind forecast for Beinn Ghlas (Ben Lawers group) when you search for the best travel destinations for your kiteboarding, windsurfing or sailing vacations in United Kingdom. Image Details. Windy. Snow capped Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers in late evening sunlight Killin, Scotland. Errosion takes its toll on this and often the path is quite loose underfoot. Gaelic meaning : Grey, green mountain. Ben Lawers (Gaelic: Beinn Labhair) is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It's only as you near the summit that you are rewarded with clear views of the next target, Ben Lawers. Beinn Ghlas is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland.It lies on the north shore of Loch Tay and is part of the Ben Lawers Range. Ben Lawers (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Labhair) is the highest mountain in the southern part of the Went iover to Beinn Ghlas then headed down it's SE corrie. Ben Lawers is one of the most popular climbs in Scotland due to the beauty of the surrounding area. Or use our wind forecast to find the wind speed today in Beinn Ghlas (Ben Lawers group) or to have a look at the wind direction tomorrow at Beinn Ghlas (Ben Lawers group). OS Explorer Map - OL48 . Of course what is missing in Scotland is this!!! 6 & 7 – Beinn Ghlas & Ben Lawers, Loch Tay. By this point, you will probably be realising just how long it would take you to ‘bag’ all 282 Munros. Be aware that the weather is very changeable so you need to be kitted out for all eventualities. Ben Lawers not only has a cairn but also this rather precariously perched trig point. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. Height : 3,619 feet Walk distance : 6.5 miles. Mainly because I have led so many people to it’s summit as part of their first ever munro journey. It was touch and go here as to whether we should switch to crampons or wait. Ben Lawers (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Labhair) is the highest mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands.It lies to the north of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros. Ben Lawers is always close to my heart. Image Id: DPPS_107083750 (RF) Image Credit: Cornfield: Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers . The views get much better as you move up along the ridge to the steeper ground before the summit of Beinn Ghlas (1103m). The mist rolled in and out but, despite waiting a few minutes, there were no really good summit views so I headed off down the south east ridge towards the Lawers Burn. Difficulty rating :4 . Weather - Day one: sunny intervals with cloud around the height of the peaks. With continuing low water today, the Teith went on the back burner and a jaunt up Beinn Ghlas followed by the 4000 foot Ben Lawers seemed like a reasonable alternative. Time - 2hrs to Beinn Ghlas / 0.75hrs to Ben Lawers / 1hr to An Stuc / 0.5hrs to Meall Garbh / 1.25hrs to Meall Greigh / 3hrs return to visitor centre. The Munros climbed on this 360 Route starting from Lawers village are as follows. Climbed - 2007. Seas of cloud, barely a breath of wind, bright sun and fresh air. If you plan to walk via the summit of Beinn Ghlas it is best to allow 5-6hrs for the walk to the summit and back. Two Munro's for the price of one! Beinn Ghlas first and then Ben Lawers. Ben Lawers from Beinn Ghlas Looking north from Beinn Ghlas. Height : 3,983 feet. It can be done by first summitting Beinn Ghlas. We did it comfortably in 5 hours. We left Dundee at about 6am and with just a wee bit under 2 hours drive, arrived at Ben Lawers car park. When we came off Ben Lawers on the way back you can either go back up Beinn Ghlas or there is a low path round the mountain, which at least adds a bit of variety. Often regarded as a mere point on the way to its more lofty neighbour Ben Lawers and its 4000ft magic contour, Beinn Ghlas is a very fine hill in its own right. We had no views with visibility about 30m but the damp cloud … I decide that, due to the cramp and the fact I am tired, I will not be adding the 6 th and 7 th Munro’s today. We started from Tombreck and took a direct line up the South face of the hill, finishing on the SW ridge. Crystal clear air, vast blue skies and mountains marching away in every direction. It lies to the north side of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros. There are great views over Loch Tay and to the Cairn Mairg range of hills in Glen Lyon. Beinn Ghlas - 1103m Ben Lawers - 1214m Creag an Fhithich - 1047m An Stuc - 1118m Meall Garbh - 1118m Meall Greigh - 1001m Monday 7th November 2011. The walk starts at the Ben Lawers car park and follows a nature trail through woodland with wild flowers and views of the Edramucky Burn. Ben Lawers is a challenging walk on well maintained paths from the Ben Lawers nature reserve car park. Stage 1: Car park to summit of Beinn Ghlas. A beautiful climb in the Scottish Mountains. Day two: Overcast at first with peaks in the cloud. Last Saturday I managed to get two in one go: Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas. Ben Lawers Munro. Add to Lightbox. Nice relaxing way to end the day. Barry Ferguson 665 … Author - Peter Smyly. Can be done as part of a ridge of hills … Hiking Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas. Two Munros are featured in this walk to the tenth highest summit in Britain. At the 3,619' (1,103 m) high summit of Beinn Ghlas, the 3,912' (1,214m) summit of Ben Lawers seems a short arm-length away across a gentle, grass-covered saddle-pass (col). Why? Units We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units. Time - 5 hours 50 minutes. The path descends along Beinn Ghlas’s northeast ridge dropping 100 metres to reach a col from where a steep climb on an eroded path takes you to the summit of Ben Lawers to find a nice cairn and a crumbling trig pillar. Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers Beinn Ghlas. Webcams at Beinn Ghlas (Ben Lawers group) are discoverable on a map for further exploration or a convenient list view sorted by distance up to 25 kilometers from this spot. It lies on the popular path to Ben Lawers from the National Trust for Scotland car park, with the result that many walkers traverse the summit of Beinn Ghlas without realising it. The easy descent from Beinn Ghlas summit to the 990m high col is pastoral, broad, and, on … Meall Greigh 1001m, Meall Garbh 1118m, An Stuc 1118m, Ben Lawers 1214m and Beinn Ghlas 1103m. Difficulty rating :3. An Stuc is quite steep, but has great views. Click on the photograph to see this panoramic photo of Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas from the summit of Meall Corranaich. After dropping of the hill I took the delightful path up to the bealach between Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas (the one in blue on the map). That is truly something special to be part of. Excellent snow at 800m, hpefully it'll hold on through the week. Ben Lawers Mountain Photos. Ben Lawers is easily accessed from the Killin side either including or traversing around Beinn Ghlas so it is a popular hill in all weathers. Beinn Ghlas is 1,103m high, and is often overlooked or forgotten about, it is not simply just Ben Lawers’ plus one! 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