| Name: | Maol Ban |
| Hill number: | 1325 |
| Height: | 338.3m / 1110ft |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Topographical area: | IM01 Mull |
| SMC/RHB section: | 17E: Mull and Nearby Islands |
| Island: | Mull |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NM 68384 23873 |
| Summit feature: | grassy mound |
| Drop: | 152.1m |
| Col: | 186.3m NM 6602 2419  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 49 (1:25k) 375E |
| Observations: | mound is 25m W of trig point (NM 68409 23870) and 0.7m higher than trig point FB. (FB = 338.02m) |
| Survey: | Leica NA730/Leica GS15 Survey of Maol Ban.pdf |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 90 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked on verge at wide entrance NM 6574 2565. Almost direct line - woods open - relatively easy going. After Druim Fada which was hard going direct from parking. Eased at 250/300m. Plenrty deer trods higher up. lower down, bracken may be a problem in summer | carole engel | 25/04/2024 |
| Solo | HFB | 24/03/2023 |
| From Lian Mor parking. Tough going up via Garmonyreoch (abandoned village) on W bank of burn. Tussock hell. Down E bank on faint quad bike track that came out on road a little E of parking. | Rounsfell | 19/08/2022 |
| The track is useful. It is marked on the Harveys map but not on the OS maps. | Pete R | 08/06/2022 |
| From Liam Mor, up track then vague path, plenty tussocks and never ending soggy ground. Onto Druim Fada and more tussock punishment | N.Morters | 21/01/2022 |
| The famous Smudge route, though you can park closer than 300m to the start of the ATV track. The track is hard to spot, a darker green swathe in the grass. Don't make the mistake that I made going up the more obvious electricity repair track further E, which ends at the power line. Once across tussocks and a stream, I got back on the real track and the going is easy. The track forks near the ridge line, I took the L fork heading for the ridge, which seems to take you to a point about 1 km from the summit. Does the R fork take you closer? My route went over or around a few bumps, several areas of tussocks, but not too bad. There are otters in the loch, near the parking area. | Gill | 14/07/2020 |
| From parking beside waterfall, then boggy quad track just east of Lian Mor woodland. Quad track goes to about 270m before it is necessary to head off across the tussocks. | PGCE | 21/02/2020 |
| From parking at NM667256 - up to mast - direct to summit avoiding the heather as much as possible. The bracken was dead at this time of year but still a tough ascent. | Chris Peart | 15/11/2019 |
| Grassy quad tracks starting at 67747 26003 leading to within 500m of the summit, then terrible tussocks to contend with but the view was worth it. | NormanW | 08/08/2019 |
| Dropped at t-junction to climb Maol Ban and Druim Fada in atrocious weather and even worse visibility. Welcome honesty tearoom and shop at Lochbuie. | lordtonult | 08/05/2018 |
| P at waterfall 675260 then track from 300m east. Thanks Martin, not sure I would have found track It is indistinct and locally wet but better than the surrounding leg twisting tussocks. Rain all about but miraculously I didn't catch it. | Topographer57 | 28/04/2018 |
| MC MH DS. From the edge of the wood and up beside the stream. Ground very wet and quite tussocky. Good views from the summit with bright rainbows. Wet on descent. | Martin66 | 31/12/2017 |
| Smudge's route worked well from us. | jenx | 25/08/2016 |
| With Druim Fada anti clockwise from Barachandroman. Spectacular wilderness walk. No paths but not too bad underfoot. Great views across Firth of Lorne and plenty eagles seen. | AndrewFinnimore | 10/05/2016 |
| Revisited en route from Beinn na Sroine to Airighe | RHW | 02/06/2015 |
| With SG via the boggy track that starts just E of the Lian Mor woods. This misses the summit by c400m so wilder vegetation has to be tackled to reach the trig. | Smudge | 02/06/2015 |
| My 600th marilyn. Done with Jon Metcalf | tallblond | 30/05/2015 |
| Third top today with a great view point to the islands with Jim Bloomer. | Dugswell2 | 02/05/2013 |
| With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 13/03/2013 |
| Started at NM678260 where there is an ATV track that takes you a fair way up the hill. Then a series of deer/sheep trods may or may not help. Sea eagles as company. Bet they enjoy the view too. | Martin R | 18/04/2012 |
| From minor road near Barachanroman | BLACKHILL | 24/04/2011 |
| Squelch job from the north. Best avoided in summer due to vegetation, but lovely when the grass is down. Another good viewpoint. | fasgadh | 16/04/2011 |
| Revisit. Nice grassy summit, fine view. Hit by a hail squall - got pics just in time. From NW, more or less beeline from E of farm. Then to Druim Fada, descending to cross head of Glen Libidi | RHW | 21/03/2008 |
| Parked by Loch Spelve on Croggan road. By a small mast very treacherous underfoot, deep deer grass, rough heather and boulders. Deep waist high thin stuff which took huge steps to trample down to make progress even on higher ground. Through first line of crags around to left bank of stream. On second horizon bore right and saw higher ground about a mile away with more difficult trudging over a minor drop and up to ridge. Vanessa 10505 was 400m further with more drops and rises. To top at 12.30. Rain came on and slow and drear plod back to road watching every step. | arranc | 03/09/2006 |
| Round of Maol Ban and Drium Fada from Brachandroman. Up the side of A'Bhuigneach wood, circumventing the 'cnocs, and strugling arouns the 'maols' to the 3 tops of Maol Ban. | Eddie | 30/06/2002 |
| Date is first visit. Notes from later...fine view, pleasant approach from SW. park 660256, directish line to D Fada & from M Ban | RHW | 28/03/2002 |
| Gavin Theobald | 05/05/2024 | |
| iainwalton | 18/09/2021 | |
| govanah | 03/06/2021 | |
| GaryJones | 22/05/2021 | |
| Tom Mundell | 20/04/2019 | |
| Trekking toes | 20/04/2019 | |
| Simon Winton | 19/01/2019 | |
| softsquare | 10/05/2018 | |
| foggieclimber | 17/03/2018 | |
| Martyn1 | 28/07/2017 | |
| Glenysj21 | 28/07/2017 | |
| Isbjorn | 17/05/2017 | |
| nordicstar | 25/08/2016 | |
| LizH | 09/04/2016 | |
| PeterAH | 09/04/2016 | |
| Andrew Simmons | 19/01/2016 | |
| SteveG | 02/06/2015 | |
| PM | 01/06/2015 | |
| Jim.Fothergill | 28/05/2015 | |
| trimarc2 | 15/04/2015 | |
| Tony S | 08/04/2015 | |
| RichardM | 28/03/2015 | |
| Tony Rogers | 20/07/2014 | |
| Dee Rogers | 20/07/2014 |