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Name:Meall Dubh
Hill number:6083
Height:563m / 1847ft
Parent (Ma):504  The Coyles of Muick
RHB Section:07A: Braemar to Montrose
County/UA:Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen)
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five
(Tu,5,HF)
Grid ref:NO 32477 91971
Summit feature:low outcrop
Drop:50m
Col:513m  NO328915  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 44
(1:25k) OL53N 388N
Observations:ground 40m SW may be as high; cairn 15m NNE at NO 32486 91981 is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 64 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
After Craig of Loinmuie. Hard to stand against the wind. I'd have made a second visit to the Coyles of Muick but the gale had me running for coverColin Crawford28/02/2024
See Meall GormStueyB03/10/2023
From the forest gate at NO 34054 95103 - parking for 4-5 cars on both sides of B976. Took the grassy forest track up through pinewoods to its edge, then hiked the undulating ridge up to the the twin summits of The Coyles of Muick, visiting both. Then returned by outward route, detouring to climb through pathless heather to the top of Meall Dubh on the way back. With DB and BC. 11.5km, with 535m of ascent.Man of Kernow128/05/2022
From Loch UllachieGonk05/05/2022
From end of forest road at Birkhall (NO346935), straight up the road to a junction at NO333926, continued SW on very overgrown track through obvious firebreak, crossing a road by a quarry at NO329922 en route, up to the forest edge and W to Meall Dubh, descended SE to join a path, following that S to and up both summits of Coyles of Muick, returning down the same fire break, but then taking the track N from the quarry, curving down and round to the junction at NO333926, thence back to Birkhall (2hr30m)kdbennett25/11/2021
10 tops from birkhill, craig of loinmuie, meall dubh, the coyles of muick repeat, craig megen, craig of inchnabobart, meall gorm, carn an daimh, caisteal na caillich south top, caisteal na caillich, conachcraig repeat, down to glen muick to pick up the bike for a downhill run back to the car.robertphillips03/07/2021
From Craig of Loinmuie en route to CoM.Eddie25/06/2021
A nice walk from the big parking area opposite the entrance to Knock House, shame about the hills. Good track leads past Loch Ullachie and up through the forest. At the wall, an old ATV track follows the ruined fence past lovely trees up towards the bealach below Creag Phiobaid, then a typical Tump plod up through heather and burnt areas to the top. Good views. Back to the wall where a fine, unmapped stalkers path heads along the ridge. Up steeply to Meall Dubh, mossy grass near the top, good views. A strong cool wind, despite the forecast and I was underwhelmed by the thought of repeating the Coyles of Muick (a tedious tit) or bagging the equally tedious looking adjacent Tump in the forest, so I went back the same way, leaving plenty of time to drink tea before heading off to dinner with my social bubble.Gill20/03/2021
Set off from track end at Loch Ullachie on a still, clear and cold day. After recent snow fall unsure of what conditions would be like up high. Not quite as much new snow as expected but still hard going in places. Creag Phiobaidh first, Tom an Lagain and follow tree line to Meall Dubh and on to The Coyles of Muick. Retraced steps to 917327 to pick up end of track in woods passing a smart hide. Direct ascent of Creag of Loinmuie and descent NE to forest track. Followed this on obvious vehicle route along side of hill. After locked gate took left hand fork to return to B976 a few hundred yards short of car.sarahk23/01/2021
3 hours spare after work at Crathie before dark and determined to make the most of dwindling evenings so despite it now being the 3rd day of continual rain I chose a forest approach hill for shelter and dressed ready for a hammering. Oddly at 3.45pm as I set off the rain relented to gentle drizzle whilst higher up above the forest it merged into ghostly gloom - producing the startling effect of my seeing an eagle perched on a cairn -which turned out to be just a wayward spiky Christmas tree. The gloom swirled to reveal atmospheric now you see it - now you don't snapshot views of heather hillsides and sweeping slopes. Good stalkers path along top of forest to slosh along from Meall Dubh to Coyles. 50mins up from Birkhall by the straight forest track (and rough top bit)- clad in boots & full waterproofs. After Coyles of Muick Back over Loinmuie. 2hr 5min round trip -incredibly only mizzling (a fine drizzle) throughout. Very lucky as drove through heavy downpours on drive home.Chris Pearson05/10/2020
Track from NE - ends approx. NO 329 923. Up rough ride to forest edgecarole engel05/07/2020
After coyles of muick, unfortunatly i unexplaineably missed the third Tump peak.cjo07/03/2020
JEB HFB07/09/2019
On TGOC 2019. After The Coyles of Muick. Continued to Loch Ullachie.alistairpooler19/05/2019
Easy walk over from Craig of Loinmuie. Driving snow. Not pleasant.Campbell Singer07/05/2019
Too windy for Lochnagar SMHC February 2019 Sunday walkLizzieG17/02/2019
With Alex HiltonRobF30/11/2018
A pretty good path along the forestry edge from just east of Tom an Lagain.summitter21/07/2018
After Coyles of Muicktrimarc217/05/2018
1 of 3: From B976 at Littlemill.ChrisR16/02/2018
Weather fair.MountainMac19/11/2017
Up Glen Girnock, river crossing - easy under normal conditions, then up onto Meall Dubh. Followed by The Coyles of Muick, Craig of Loinmuie. Then down ridge on reasonable path, over Carn a Bhealaidh, Creag Liath. Left path to go over Tom an Lagain and onto Craig Phiobaidh, descent down to road at Littlemill.clashcityrocker06/02/2016
On way back from Coyles of Muickhillsman07/08/2015
See Coyles of MMartin R25/11/2012
A hot day for a walk to the Coyles through the forest from Glen Muick , Superb views of Lochnagar today , went over Meall Dhubh as we headed for Littlemilltorkm29/04/2007
Parked just off Loch Muick road. On forest road straight up to narrow track through felled area and out of forest and plod over moor to top at 11.25. to Coylesarranc17/06/2004
Ascended on the way to the Coyles of Muick.JohnW04/05/2003
With a friend. After climbing Conachraig from Spittal of Glen Muick , we headed NE and over Craig Megen to the Coyles of Muick and then over Meall Dubh. We took the track from near Tom an Lagain through the forest to where we had left a car.pwbellarby01/04/2001
With Claire & Euan.MickyRoss05/10/1997
Date unknown RHW01/01/1990
eddieh03/02/2024
Dave McG13/01/2024
RichardM19/04/2023
SpudGunn20/01/2023
Jenn08/02/2022
coldfeet704/10/2021
ARM16/07/2021
Lionel Bidwell22/06/2021
alda21/04/2021
stalky1415/11/2020
govanah08/04/2020
weaselmaster21/12/2019
Sick Kid21/12/2019
GaryJones27/06/2018
Gavin Theobald18/07/2017
Bob6713/05/2017
NormanW13/06/2016
chalky195318/04/2016
elma spencer25/12/2015
grumpy16/08/2015