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A
short distance from Killin, Meall Ghaordaidh, or
Ghaordie, rises, somewhat detached, between Glen
Lochay and Glen Lyon and is normally 'bagged' as a
single Munro either from Tullich or by a shorter and
perhaps more picturesque route from Duncroisk.
There is a small layby, which can accommodate only
five or six cars, just beyond the bridge over the Allt
Dhuinn Croisg past Duncroisk Farm in Glen Lochay from
where this approach begins.
Walk back a short distance, east, over the bridge, and
pass through the gate on the left (north) side of the
road. A wide track, heavily rutted by tractor tyres,
forms the first part of the route onto the open
hillside as it rises gently beside the burn to the
ruins of some sheilings.
A short way past the ruins is a fence alongside which
the path leads northwest up a broad, sometimes boggy
shoulder of grass and heather. A rusty iron pole on
the north side of the fence marks where the path
continues on an easy gradient to some outcrops of
rock.
As the route clears the rocks, the rounded summit
comes into view for the first time and from here it is
an easy stroll to the OS trig pillar which is set
inside the low wall of a cairn and offers some shelter
on a windy day.
The return is a reversal of the inward track. |
