A nice knobbly hill in a scenic setting above Strathconon, Beinn Mheadhoin offers a quick and easy ascent to a ringside seat on the big peaks of the Strathfarrar range, and surrounding Corbetts. This one earns you a Graham tick, if that's something you're into, but it's well worth the walk even if you're not.
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NH2611050822 The access track for Inverchoran house leads across a bridge over the River Meig, and through a pasture. Instead of entering the grounds of the house go left over a bridge to a smaller cottage, then cut right to ford a little burn. Join the track up Gleann Chorainn, then after a few hundred metres go left and follow the stony track quite steeply uphill around the flank of Creagan a' Chaorainn. Though marked as more of a path on some maps, this route has been bulldozed into a private road by the estate. As the ascent eases, you'll pass a deer-fenced area and cross a bridge.
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NH2675848714 Look out on the right for a narrow stalker's path in the heather (or a few metres further on, a vague quad bike track). This follows the burn of the Am Fuar-alltan upstream, then zigzags uphill onto the northern shoulder of Beinn Mheadhoin.
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NH2619048340 Where the trail fades out, head south to pick up its continuation, an obvious right-left diagonal ascent across a steeper slope to a cairn on the skyline. The trail soon dwindles again; follow a line of small cairns south-southwest through rocky knolls and hollows. Bear right for the final ascent to the summit, one of several tops on this complex little hill.
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NH2588347765 With time in hand it's worth exploring some of the other tops, perhaps returning via the northern top of Creagan a' Chaorainn; otherwise, go down the way you came.
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Difficulty: EasyDistance: 5.24 miles (8.44 km)
Total ascent: 530m
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 hours (Walking)
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Start/Finish:Beside the Strathconon road at the track entrance for Inverchoran - there's verge space for a few vehicles if you park sensibly. More space further down the road, NH260508
Nearest town:
Dingwall
Terrain:
A stony vehicle track much of the way, followed by a stalker's path on the hill - surprisingly good, until it isn't.
Seasonal variations:
A short walk of no particular difficulty makes this a good bet for winter daylight, or when the weather is too wild for higher hills.
Weather and Hill Conditions: mwis: Northwest Highlands – Met Office: West Highlands
Public transport:
None
Guidebooks:
The Grahams (SMC)
Maps:
OS Explorer 430 (1:25,000), OS Landranger 25 (1:50,000) Directory Listings:
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Strathpeffer (0845 22 55 121)
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by Dan Bailey UKH