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| Name: | Meall Cuanail |
| Hill number: | 260 |
| Height: | 920.2m / 3019ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 232 Ben Cruachan |
| Parent (SMC): | 232 Ben Cruachan |
| RHB Section: | 03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Catchment: | Awe |
| Class: | Simm, Munro Top, High Hills of Britain, Subhump, Murdo (Tu,Sim,MT,HHB,sHu,Mur) |
| Grid ref: | NN 06981 29554 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 94.5m |
| Col: | 825.7m NN 0697 2980  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) 377W |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 415 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| 09:00, 12 degrees (18 later) calm, low cloud. Via secret path and Coire Dearg with Steve. On to Stob Dearg via Ben Cruachan. | Wycombe Wanderer | 21/05/2023 |
| Parked Cruachan Station. Walked to reservoir, then directly ascended Beinn a' Bhuiridh which was steep up and steep down the other side. Main path to Stob Garbh, Stob Daimh. Out and back to Sron an Isean. Main path to Drochaid Ghlas and then Ben Cruachan, Cloud cleared on arrival, only person all day to see the views! Added on Stob Dearg [Taynuilt Peak] due to the good conditions. Contoured back to the path and summited Meall Cuanail before dropping back to the reservoir. All summits clear, spectacular views throughout. Solo. | meltdiceburg | 18/09/2022 |
| Stob Dearg [Taynuilt Peak] and Meall Cuanail from St Conan's Kirk. | rhalstead | 15/09/2022 |
| A big day doing the most of the Cruachan massif. Roadside parking at Cruachan Falls. Straight up the steep tiny track to the hydro access road, then to the dam and along the track on RHS up to Lairig Toran. Then followed a grassy rake up the steep the Corbett, Beinn a'Bhiridh, back the same way to re-join the main track up to Stob Garb, and (Munro) Stob Daimh. Next branched off east to bag Sron an Isean, and back west along the main ridge to Drochaid Glas, and the main Munro Ben Cruachan. Out and back to Stob Dearg, before a diversion off the principal route down to bag another MT, Meall Cuanail, on the way down. Altogether 21km with over 2000m ascent taking 11 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 27/08/2022 |
| From Stob Dearg, traversing below Cruachan. Descent westwards, ultimately following ridge of sorts above Corrachie Clematis garden centre. | sclater | 15/10/2021 |
| Ben Cruachan 2 Munro, 5 Tops & Beinn a Buiridh | Huwel | 12/09/2021 |
| Solo. | Jonathan Willingham | 26/08/2021 |
| With Iain - Jack gave it a miss. First of day on 18.6km, 2230m and 8.5hr Cruachan Horseshoe w/ tops. Easy 15 mins there and back with bags dropped off. | iangpark | 31/07/2020 |
| Ben Cruachan, Stob Dearg and Meall Cuanail from Falls of Cruachan station. | Crib Goch | 29/07/2020 |
| Solo | Topsaswell | 24/07/2020 |
| Roadside parking NN 0809 2669. Sixth of 12 hills to complete the Ben Cruachan massif - 22.6km / 11hrs. Finished the walk at NN 0280 3198 where I'd left my bike earlier in the day. Planned to do this hill after Ben Cruachan, but diverted off the ridge on a whim at NN 0722 3047. With hindsight I should perhaps have gone off ridge earlier. | jonglew | 25/08/2019 |
| Lochawe station - road to Cruachan Reservoir - Meall Cuanail - Stob Dearg - Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas - Stob Daimh - Sron an Isean - Stob Daimh - Stob Garbh - Beinn a’ Bhuiridh - Cruachan Reservoir - Falls of Cruachan station. | Mark Jackson | 20/08/2019 |
| From Falls of Cruachan, up track to reservoir, round W side of reservoir and up track Bealach an Lochain, up Meall Cuanail and back to Bealach, then up Ben Cruachan (12:25), out along ridge to Stob Dearg and return to Ben Cruachan (13:40) then contuining around horsehoe, over Drochaid Ghlas to Stob Diamh, Stob Diamh descending towards Lairig Torran before cutting off down to path on E Side of reservoir, back to dam and track to Falls of Cruachan | kdbennett | 28/04/2019 |
| Ben Cruachan & Munro Tops from Falls of Cruachan | Ajm0310 | 30/03/2019 |
| From power station, up path to dam, west side of reservoir and up path to saddle, left bags and nipped up to top. Carried on over Cruachan to Stob Daimh. | Flatfield | 04/09/2018 |
| Worried about late arrival at Cruachan summit on planned one way traverse including this and an east ridge Munro top that would now need to be abandoned. Arrived at Cruachan just few minutes after another guy Les from Edinburgh. Like me he'd planned one way traverse and planned to go down a Western ridge to the Brander Lodge Hotel and try hitching the long way back to his car. I had the reverse problem worrying me. He asked me where my car was parked. Realised we could help each other out. He gave me his keys and I walked out the long dam access road to the east and drove his car along the road to the hotel and he then drove me to my car. Brilliant bit of serendipity.Worried about late arrival at Cruachan summit on planned one way traverse including this and an east ridge Munro top that would now need to be abandoned. Arrived at Cruachan just few minutes after another guy Les from Edinburgh. Like me he'd planned one way traverse and planned to go down a Western ridge to the Brander Lod | vegibagger | 25/05/2018 |
| Revisit for the munro tops, C/W round of meall cuanail, stob dearg, ben cruachan, drochaid ghlas, stob daimh, sron an isean, stob garbh. | robertphillips | 29/04/2017 |
| And 17/01/2022 | chrispine | 05/03/2016 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 16/10/2015 |
| Cruachan horseshoe with sidebars. | justin999 | 13/08/2015 |
| Self | Highland Days | 21/04/2015 |
| Cruachan Falls-Meall Cuanail-Ben Cruachan-Stob Dearg (Taynuilt Peak)-Ben Cruachan-Drochaid Ghlas-Stob Diamh-Sron an Isean-Stob Garbh-Beinn a' Bhùiridh-Cruachan Falls | campagvelocet | 10/07/2014 |
| From Falls of Cruachan railway station, with Zoe. | Jim T | 10/09/2013 |
| Anticlockwise round from Railway carpark. Beinn a' Bhuridh and Stob Damh in thin cloud and cold wind. Rest of the round included both outliers and Meall Cuanail in bright sun and light wind. 7 hours. | alexmaclennan | 22/07/2013 |
| Ben Cruachan circuit from A85 | Geoff Briggs | 30/05/2013 |
| from end of track alongside res. up coire dearg. a stunning view.. then turn around for the daunting climb up B.C. | stig_nest | 02/05/2012 |
| See Ben Cruachan | dickscroop | 27/03/2012 |
| with Gavin, unpromising day of heavy showers and cloud turned into light cloud and brightness, v little rain, limited views but length of L Awe clear, no wind! did circuit exc S Dearg round to S Garbh. 7.5 hrs brisk walking. | niallp | 16/07/2011 |
| Clockwise circuit of Cruachan horseshoe in good weather with excellent views. | alistairpooler | 04/05/2011 |
| alone | SheilaS | 27/08/2010 |
| self (Ben Cruachan) | davidsbatty | 15/06/2010 |
| With Clare Sharp as part of Ben Cruachan horseshoe (anti clockwise). Last peak before descent back to Dam. Below cloud level. | alwaysinshorts | 11/04/2009 |
| t160 | redcon | 13/07/2008 |
| Cruachan Horseshoe completed in fine, dry conditions. (Previously climbed c.1981 with Irene) | barnz48 | 24/05/2008 |
| yorkielad | 20/05/2008 | |
| second ascent. | thenomad | 11/02/2008 |
| ran at night with mountain rescue | tom smith | 02/02/2008 |
| On attempt of all Munros and tops in 2007 | ancient brit | 01/06/2007 |
| 1 of 7: From A85 Jn at St Conan's Road to the dam. | ChrisR | 26/09/2006 |
| 3rd time. | russell61 | 07/08/2006 |
| With Ashley completing Ben Cruachan, Sob Diamh, Beinn a'Chocuill, Beinn Eunaich, + 5 Tops, 27.8km, 2725m, in 9.5hr | JamesSDonald | 23/06/2006 |
| With Ian Soulsby. | Dangerous Dave | 30/04/2006 |
| Third time on Cruachan, back for last tops. From power station, alongside loch and straight up steep ground to split Munro and top, back along ridge to pick off Taynuilt and final top. | nordicstar | 30/12/2005 |
| See Ben Cruachan | dbb | 15/10/2005 |
| NUFWS Tyndrum trip. With Ian, Thijs, Ben R & Jon. | Grinner | 02/07/2005 |
| Solo to Meall Cuanail, then NB over Ben Cruachan, Stob Diamh, Stob Garbh, then solo over Beinn a'Bhuiridh, from Falls of Cruachan. Wintery day with extensive snow above 950m. | Vin | 13/03/2004 |
| Contoured around from Stob Dearg to the bealach north of the summit. | yorkie | 30/10/2003 |
| Alistair Monkman | ian-e | 13/04/2003 |
| From the layby opposite the power station: Meall Cuanail, Ben Cruachan, Drochaidh Ghlas, Stob Diamh and Stob Garbh. Big walk, finished at 6.15pm in the dark. Stayed at Oban YH. | jigglybones | 18/02/2003 |
| RH | Richard Tait | 20/10/2002 |