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Name:Meall Coire an Lochain
Hill number:1083
Height:517m / 1696ft
RHB Section:15A: Loch Broom to Strath Oykel
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Broom, Catchment Boundaries, Kirkaig
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y)
Grid ref:NC 21185 06510
Summit feature:rock 2m SSE of windbreak/cairn
Drop:182m
Col:335m  NC242037  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 15
(1:25k) 439E
Observations:cairn 160m S at NC 21184 06512 is lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 102 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
With Malky in strong wind and some light rain, with low cloud from start, from Knockan Crags, during Shills meet. Morton's came on but not too bad. Rounsfell07/10/2023
With L & RJanet M07/05/2023
From lay by 173059, down to cross An Leth-Allt near the sheep pen, then up the Allt Cul an Fheur Loch on good animal tracks. Past Feur-Loch and up the hill at 194059, contouring S of the bump, then to pt 454 finding fence posts to follow. Down to a haggy dip then to the summit. Longer route but good for simple non-GPS navigation in intermittent poor visibility with the added bonus of good scenery (lochs, crags, views). Snow and frozen bogs made easy going low down but, whichever route you use, you won't avoid hags higher up, so the going gets really tough towards the top in snow.Gill27/11/2021
From Knockan Cliff, not too bad underfoot! Good view.davechaffey23/05/2021
From Knockan Crag CP via a couple of tumps. Fortunately fairly dry underfoot. Peat hags tedious coming back, but the view from the top of bigger hills in all directions snow-covered was superb - worth the effort.nicolajane07/05/2021
From layby 184079. Cloud down so no visibility. Very wet underfoot. Didnt really enjoy this one.NormanW23/07/2020
From Knockan Crag car park. Up path to south then round Meall Odhar and up north ridge. Back furher south. Superb panoramic views from summit. Very rough terrain, particularily as this was first hill for almost 9 months, just 5 days after 5 mile lockdown lifted.Coinneach08/07/2020
From the geological car park. Up the path to get above the crags then over complex hillocky terrain to pick up the ridge path to the west. Return similar way. Autumnal low cloud/fog banks occasionally hiding the view, but in equal measure making stunning vistas as they billowed over peaks to the west.N.Morters24/11/2019
2 and 6 of 7: Out from Meall nan Dearcag. Return from Meallan Odhar.ChrisR26/05/2018
skirted north of Meall Odhar to Loch Odhar then north shoulder to summit. Returned to south of Loch a' Phris and Meall Odhar.davidsbatty05/05/2018
From grass verge of A835 at 181070, via minor cols NE of 402m tump. Both the terrain and ground underfoot are rough and locally wet and made for slow progress. Nice views of Inverpolly hills to the west. Returned via the tump summit.Topographer5702/09/2017
As Nordicstar says don't be tempted by track to mast. Parked off road by lochan and contoured/switchbacked eastwards and up to summit which had surprisingly big cairn. Bit heathery/tussocky/haggy but not too bad.AndrewFinnimore29/01/2017
Not sure this is the best route really, but as others went up the muddy track to transmitter, then across tops and bottoms.jenx23/07/2016
From the road point by access to the mast. Went to top of this and over the tump top but a mistake as this leads into a rough hag strewn hollow below the summit. Better to cut up off the antenna path at 300m shoulder and seek a rightward contouring line atound the hills at about 350m until the SW ridge of the Marilyn can be gained. Much quicker this way on return.nordicstar23/07/2016
As jimbloomer.Chris Peart13/06/2016
With Meall Odhar via phone mast 'track'.jimbloomer05/05/2014
first day without a jacket! great views to suilven, a bit of smoke going about from the fires. Great views to the hills south all covered with snow.tallblond05/04/2012
From campsite on northwest slope of Meall an Fhuarain. Then south to Beinn Chroisg.Alan Moore03/06/2011
Park before Knockan centre. Over first rise on GPS to left under Meall Odhar sporadic line of old fence posts over 6 or 7 ridges to final cross ridge and pleasant grass gully for last 1/2 mile to top ridge. 11.55. No view - mist.arranc18/06/2007
Compass job from the Ullapool road.Eddie25/03/2007
Cloudy, relatively dry, good views.iangalbraith08/06/2001
pleasant approach past wild scenic lochans, fine summit. layby 183079 on A835direct line bypassing Meall Odhar RHW06/05/2001
with Phil Dantvegibagger16/04/1998
govanah19/08/2023
Lindsay M07/05/2023
Rod M07/05/2023
TONY DEALL30/04/2023
chazzyboy1920/04/2021
Simon Winton23/11/2019
LesH20/08/2019
eddieh17/05/2019
Tom Mundell07/04/2019
sarah mundell07/04/2019
Trekking toes07/04/2019
aul-fogie22/08/2018
iainwalton11/04/2018
Isbjorn01/02/2018
IainK16/09/2017
tsmart16/09/2017
kathyh16/09/2017
Martyn109/02/2017
petesimpson14/12/2016
danpquinn24/08/2016
lordtonult21/05/2016
Tricky30/04/2016
richtea504029/04/2016
GaryJones29/04/2016
neilsan17/04/2016
kanderson04/04/2016
grumpy17/10/2015