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Name:Meall Buidhe
Hill number:130
Height:908.4m / 2980ft
RHB Section:02A: Loch Rannoch to Glen Lyon
County/UA:Perth and Kinross, Argyll and Bute
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Awe, Tay
Watershed:Firth of Tay, Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Greater Loch Linnhe, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, High Hills of Britain,
Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,HHB,Y)
Grid ref:NN 42691 44954
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:259m
Col:649m  NN434466  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 51
(1:25k) OL48W 378W
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 319 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Circuit from Pubil. 2 of 3thekirkie pirate28/06/2023
1/3 Left van at Giorra Dam and biked to Pubil (50mins). Locked bike and walked along Loch Lyon, then up Meall Buidhe and on to another two hills. Hot, sunny day with occasional breeze. Rounsfell29/05/2023
With Iain P, Graeme and Stuart C. Faul day. Hard to navigate with mist and rain and cold fingers.tallblond18/03/2023
In the mist sadly.davechaffey01/12/2022
Solo clockwise round of Meall Buidhe & Sròn a' Choire Chnapanich from Pubil. Park on verge by farm exit near the bridge past Pubil. Walked along track on North side of Loch Lyon, before ascending steeply. From low point 709m easy path up, though snowline started at around 800m and was ankle deep by the summit. Visited both cairn and pile of stones before return to point 709m. Descending down to follow Feich Thalain down to near 600m before ascending Sròn a' Choire Chnapanich. Easy descent back down to Pubil from there. Mix of clag, drizzle and blue skies but very cold on top. Total time 4h 48min.mproudfoot22/11/2022
From Creag a' Chaorainn [Meall Phubuill] via col at 709m. Up S ridge on path next to old fence posts on to plateau east of summit. Then curved round to summit via point 882m. KeithByTheC25/07/2022
From Chnapanaich. Easy grassy descent then awkwardly up Feith Thalain to point 709. Then straight up the easy grassy SE ridge of the Corbett. Descended back to point 709, then contoured round the SW side of Creag a Chaorainn to Meall Phubaill, then SE down easy grassy slopes back to the track to Pubil.Owen B20/09/2020
Parked W of Pubil on verge, headed up the hill to N crossing over to the dam on Allt Phubuill, continuing up slopes to Bealach a' Mhaim and thence to summit of Sron a' Choire Chnapanaich, descended SW along old fence line to col at 616m, then contoured along S side of Feich Thalain to col at 709m, ascended N to E ridge of Meall Buidhe and round W and S to summit, descended back to 709m col, then up slopes to SE and along to summit of Creag a' Chaorainn, descending SE more or less directly back to start.kdbennett31/07/2020
On my own, did it's Corbett Top as well Meal Daill as well as Soon a Choire Chnapanaichiansm23/06/2019
An anticlockwise round of 5 tops direct from tent by Loch Lyon dam only slightly hampered by cloud on a couple of tops. Creag a Chaorainn; on same heading to Meall Bhuide; contoured back round tio Creag Doire nan Natraich, saw fox at about 650m; Meall nan Odhar;and then contoured south to An Griannain and SW back to road and tent.dickscroop01/06/2019
On TGO Challenge, with Sue.Phreerunner14/05/2019
With Jack, Joe, Jim Easter trip (Killin)fellie21/04/2019
Route from Pubil up Meall Buidhe and Sron a' Choire Chnapanaich as described in SMC guidebook.davidpettit8421/04/2019
Easy walk up from Meall Phubuill. With Ian.Dangerous Dave02/03/2019
From Pubil, near damn. Straight up from the damn to Meall Phubuill. Good view before heading straight for Meall Bhidhe. Lovely sunny, snow covered day.Jhimmy01/04/2018
Stargazing weekend with Wooly. Campervan at Loch Lyon Dam for weekend, some hills and Milky Way photography. From Pubil via Sron a'Chnapanaich and Creag a'Chaorainn [Meall Phubuill]. Decent via shielings and loch side track. terrific sunset.John Lee18/11/2017
One of five in a circuit on the north side of Loch Lyon.richtea504020/08/2017
C/W round of meall daill, guala mhor, meall na feithe faide, meall buidhe, creag a chaorainn, meall an odhar, an grianan from pubil.robertphillips16/07/2017
Circuit from Pubil (Glen Lyon)rjf3517/04/2017
Daimh Circuitjustin99925/07/2016
Parked at Pubil, took road S to high point then short ascent to Meall nan Subh. Returned to car then ascent track by Allt Phubuill and on to Sron a' Choire Chnapanaich, Creag a' Chaorainn, Meall Buidhe, Meall na Feithe Faide, Guala Mhor, Meall Daill. Overnight camp just above Loch Lyon before following track back to car.RobertP23/07/2016
Climbed with Sron a'Choire Chnapanaich, straight up via Meall Phubaill and Creag a'Chaorainn from the highest point on the Loch Lyon track. Great views and remarkably easy going. These hills seem popular - there's a vague path in places.Gill05/05/2016
Remodelled and improved the cairnalda11/08/2015
Carried on to Sron a'Choire Chnapanaichduchally30/06/2015
Solo with Holly and Lily from Pubil. Snowy tops. Bright windy cold day. 4/12 hour round of both Corbetts.alexmaclennan02/05/2015
CK SheilaS21/06/2013
Solo walk with no other walker seen all day. Cool breeze but maily overcast. Possible sighting of a Henharrier, 2 golden plover, 2 ptarmigan.gercal5321/07/2012
meal buidhe and sron a choire in the morning and meall nan subh in the afternoon.robertphillips16/01/2012
selfdavidsbatty03/04/2011
19/11/2010Martin R19/11/2010
climbed solo, parked near dam. M Bhuidhe via Meall Phubuill. From there drop to col and easyish rake to summit. Three cairns each with a stunning view. the best being over Rannoch Moor. Views to Alder, Buachaille, Schiehallion, Mamlorn Cloudy, warm, cool,niallp25/07/2010
Alone, from dam.Grinner10/07/2010
Parked at Pubil 1.5 m up by a stream then contouring t o westuntil MB comes in to view .No ptahs but easy underfoot if a lotof traversingAm Bodach10/05/2010
1 of 3: From Glen Lyon Dam access road.ChrisR12/06/2009
R Richard Tait06/05/2009
done with sron a choire chnapanichbuggerlugs19/04/2009
W Jenx, bagged with neighbouring Chnapanich, of from dam.nordicstar10/05/2008
My 600th Marilyn on my Mull of Kintyre to Fraserburgh walkBLACKHILL10/05/2007
Polmont Hill WalkersDanmawr08/10/2006
With Pete MilneSpudGunn22/07/2006
Sron a'Choire Chnapanich (NN 457453) & Meall Buidhe NN (NN428449) S/F NN459419 Day walk following wild camp. Dull and overcast, showers, cloudbase 2500', light winds.John Young01/08/2005
And 11/02/2022chrispine05/07/2005
Galltywenallt16/05/2004
I recall this being a tough two Corbett walk in poor weather.douglas_easton20/04/2004
Solo. Glen Lyon Dam to Meall Buidhe, Feith Thulain & Sron a Choire Chnapanich, then Meall nan Subh from bealach to west. Fine with intermittent mist & the roaring of Red Deer in rut.Vin29/10/2003
With Slim Jim, the Terrier, S and the F.C.The Captain15/03/2003
Self and SallyInvicta1425/06/2002
Marilyn No.3 of 16 climbed over 18 hours in a solo attempt to climb 24 marilyns within 24 hours with supplies dropped of by friends at the few valley crossings. Lonely and lovely place to be mountain running in my Walshes on a lovely summer's day - careful not to have a mishap our here.Chris Pearson01/06/2002
tickchazzyboy1913/05/2002
MC JC with Sron a Choire Chnapanich.Martin6625/11/2001