Meall Corranaich

Meall Corranaich is a 1,069-metre Munro in Perthshire, standing on the north shore of Loch Tay. It forms part of a ridge that stretches away from the main Ben Lawers group, separated by two glens: Coire Odhar to the south and Coire a’ Chobhair to the north. The mountain shares a broad, gently sloping summit plateau with its neighbour Meall a’ Choire Lèith, linked by a high pass at about 860 metres. The plateau falls away in wide grassy slopes, while the flanks to east and west are steeper and strewn with rock. To the west Lochan na Lairige, a reservoir, divides the ridge from the Tarmachan Ridge. The mountain is climbed alongside Meall a’ Choire Lèith by most Munro-baggers. One route leaves the Ben Lawers path at the bealach above Coire Odhar and follows a short, rocky southeast ridge to the top. Another starts from the National Trust visitor centre beside the road between Loch Tay and Glen Lyon and ascends the southern ridge directly. A third option branches off the road farther north and climbs the western side above the reservoir to reach the summit. Visitors find a long, broad ridge crowned by two Munro summits and their subsidiary tops. The summit area offers wide views across Loch Tay and the surrounding glens. The slopes are mostly grassy, though the edges are rocky and the terrain drops steeply in places. The old drove road still runs through the two glens and over the bealach, marking the historic route used by cattle drovers. The whole Ben Lawers range, including Meall Corranaich, belongs to the National Trust for Scotland and is designated a National Nature Reserve.