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Name: | Meall na h-Eilde |
Hill number: | 764 |
Height: | 837.2m / 2747ft |
RHB Section: | 10C: Loch Arkaig to Glen Moriston |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Lochy, Ness |
Watershed: | Inner Moray Firth, 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, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 18552 94621 |
Summit feature: | outcrop 0.5m N of cairn |
Drop: | 450m |
Col: | 387m NN199953 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 34 (1:25k) 399 400 |
Observations: | summit lies to E of fence line |
Survey: | obvious summit/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 294 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
yorkielad | 09/03/2024 | |
Parked at Achnasaul, backing into the track down to the old derilict bridge. Straight to the 681m point and onto summit. | iangalbraith | 13/09/2023 |
With Rhona & Struie. Walking WH route (including Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh & Meall na h-Eilde) BUT a clockwise round and the walk begins from the bridge over the Allt Dubh near Achnasual on the Loch Arkaig road; there is plenty of space to park in the plantation around 500m (?) along the road to the east. No difficulties in going clockwise. There is an ATV track that goes almost to the top of Geal Charn – you can pick it up on the right bank of an unnamed burn at 165930, which comes down the SE shoulder of Geal Charn. | DampandDusty | 02/09/2023 |
Solo run in hot conditions. excellent views | TamCollie | 04/06/2023 |
From Achnasaul- parked on the grass near the entrance to the fishery building. Up the hydro track alongside the Allt Dubh, before crossing the bealach and climbing steeply up to pt 681, then on to Meall na h-Eilde. Followed the fence posts over Meall Coire Nan Saobhaidh, and then Geal Charn. All pretty good going underfoot, wonderful views. Down the SE ridge, then followed the burn below the ATV track for a while, as it was rather churned up and boggy. 17km, 4h 50 | Rockdoctor | 08/04/2023 |
Meall na h-Eilde and Geal Charn from the plantation parking area on the Arkaig road. Decent track up to the hydro scheme, then a very wet track up to the top of the glen. Did anti-clockwise circuit taking in Meall na h-Eilde, Meall Coire nan Soabhaidh and then Geal Charn before returning down the track out. 
 
Conditions - no precip, but clag above 600m so no views to be had. Cold wind though, so needed a windshell on over my midlayer. Total time: 4h 57min. | mproudfoot | 25/03/2023 |
From falls parking for a round of Meall na h-Eilde, Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh and Geal Charn. | rhalstead | 11/10/2022 |
With Sue from Achnesaul cycle 3km up the track along the Allt Dubh to a steepening part and walked into Gleann Tarsuinn and up SW shoulder of Meall na h-Eilde to summit and on to Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh, before heading down to the Bealach before climbing Geal Charn and Beinn Mheadoin returning down to the head of the burn to pick up the stalkers path down to bikes. Wet and windy given the heatwaave in England. | Frank | 08/08/2022 |
From the witches pool CP meall an tagraidh, meall na h eilde repeat, meall coire nan saobhaidh, meall tarsuinn, carn dubh, beinn chraoidh down to butterfly reserve CP to pick up bike for the return to the car. | robertphillips | 19/03/2022 |
Pleasant top after stiff climb, warm sunshine and not much wind, lovely when away from the clegs! Solo w some good running, esp from here to 2nd Corbett (Geal Charn). | NorfolkPT21 | 20/07/2021 |
Climbed with Richard and Tim. Hot and sunny day, late start from Great Glen Hostel. Then off to Black Sheep in Invergarry for food! | amcculloch | 01/06/2021 |
Up and back from the Witches Pool. Too tired after much bagging on my old legs to do more! Nice hill with fine views. | GWR Chris | 17/05/2021 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 09/12/2019 |
Clockwise circuit of 2 Corbetts + 1 Graham. Fence posts made it easy from Geal Charn in the mist. | Owen B | 10/10/2019 |
Third visit; TGOC 19 | Colin Crawford | 14/05/2019 |
From the Witches Pool, up the forestry track along the Gleann Cia-aig to Meall an t-Sagairt, across to Meall na h-Eilde and on to Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh, before doubling back to h-Eilde's west top and the big down and up to the fine ridge of Glas Bheinn. Got back on the forestry track by returning northwards to Coire na Cosaig, then eastwards to a dam over which it is possible to cross the Abhainn Chia-aig. | summitter | 13/04/2019 |
Meall na h-Eilde and Meall an Tagraidh. Up track from W end of Mile Dorcha and then straight up top main summit through knee deep very soft snow. stable enough so no problems though hard work. Easy cross over to second summit with a fence to follow and then straight back down. A much finer day than the forecast, pleasant weak sun most of time. | dickscroop | 27/01/2019 |
On my own. Another hot day. Back in time for the World Cup on Colin's Tele in the van. | iansm | 07/07/2018 |
Veryhappybunny | 28/05/2018 | |
TGO Challenge 2018 | twg27 | 14/05/2018 |
From Eas Chia aig carpark. very easy 2 miles of following forest track north wards. Bagged meall an Tagraidh first. | Jhimmy | 17/09/2017 |
Rain on reaching summit sweeping in from Ben and Grey Corries. Up from Achnasaul bulldozed track but less of an eyesore than Glen Cia-aig | davechaffey | 27/05/2017 |
2 of 6: From Meall na Tagraidh. | ChrisR | 11/09/2016 |
Standard route from Eas Chia-aig carpark. Easy ascent and descent via baby Hydro roads. Clear tops but blustery wind and mizzle. Seemed like a long walk back along the road to car. | alexmaclennan | 17/06/2016 |
Gleann Cia-Aig is a mess at the moment, due to the new hydro construction http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/403246/rwe-innogy/sites/hydroelectric-power-station/united-kingdom/sites-under-construction/the-proposal/. But you're soon above it and the hill is very good, with fine views of half of Scotland. Quite a steep way onto the plateau, but easy going after that. | Gill | 10/09/2015 |
Did after Geal Charn & before Glas Bheinn | duchally | 03/07/2015 |
Alongside Geal Charn from Achnasaul. Terrible weather made us abort any ideas to climb the neighbouring Graham so just took the boggy track back to Loch Arkaig. | bowlesy | 11/05/2015 |
Started from Achnasaul by the Marine Harvest building and plodded up the new and ugly bulldozed track and then onto a feint atv track initially to Geal Charn and then onto Meall na h-Eilde. | Peterb | 11/05/2015 |
Impressed with the fence posts. Good peak which once loomed out of the cloud. Got a couple of views from summit then glissaded back down. Easier than walking. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 12/02/2015 |
Dark Mile diversion was irritating. The snow was fun. Then over to Glas Bheinn. Not enough daylight for Geal Charn. | Martin R | 28/12/2014 |
Eas Chia-aig waterfalls - Gleann Cia-aig - Bealach an Easain - Meall na h-Eilde - Geal Charn - path by Allt Dubh - Achnasaul - lane | davidpettit84 | 30/05/2014 |
lovely day | oatcake | 30/05/2014 |
2nd one of the round nice day but a cold wind on the top | Nozzer | 15/04/2014 |
An anti-clockwise circuit from Achnasaul. With Gavin. | MorecambeMonkey | 02/11/2013 |
2nd/3 marilyns from Achnasaul. A welcome summit breeze created perfect summer conditions. | Topographer57 | 21/07/2013 |
from Cia-aig car park, via easterly diversion due to forestry. Wild boar in glen, ptarmigan, plover, up this one then Geal Charn via Saobhaidhe top and out to Achnasaul. Quiet, as was the weather | niallp | 16/06/2013 |
NUFWAS Easter trip at Invergarry. With Housechild. | Grinner | 31/03/2013 |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 30/11/2012 |
round of glas bheinn, meall na h eilde, and geal charn from achnasaul | robertphillips | 25/10/2012 |
self | davidsbatty | 13/03/2012 |
SHills report. good day with Clare. | johnm | 15/01/2012 |
CK | SheilaS | 15/09/2011 |
Circuit via Gleann Cia-aig | rjf35 | 18/07/2010 |
With Mora, via Gleann Cia-aig | BLACKHILL | 23/05/2010 |
R | Richard Tait | 07/09/2009 |
Manny Gorman | donmeister | 05/06/2009 |
With JV | John Lee | 14/03/2009 |
From car park at foot of Glen Cia-Aigm up valley and climb to Eilde, then cross top to Geal carn, down to road at Acnasaul and back to start | nordicstar | 31/12/2008 |
solo | donmeister | 27/04/2008 |
Meall na h-Eilde (NN 187945) S/F NN176888 Mild (very cold wind on summit) sunny spells, occasional shower. Cloud broken >3000' giving good views from summit | John Young | 01/02/2007 |