Meall Odhar

A modest summit in the Tyndrum Hills, rising west of the busy A82. The rounded profile and grass-covered slopes reflect its Gaelic name meaning 'dun-coloured round hill'. Though overshadowed by higher neighbours, the summit offers an accessible viewpoint over Glen Lochy and the surrounding mountains of the southern Highlands.

• •The name Meall Odhar comes from the Gaelic 'meall odhar', meaning 'dun-coloured round hill' – a straightforward description of its tawny, grass-covered slopes that contrast with the rockier peaks nearby.
• •Despite standing at only 568 metres, this hill shares its name with a higher namesake approximately 3 kilometres to the west near Tyndrum, which reaches 656 metres and holds Marilyn and Graham status – a potential source of confusion for hillwalkers consulting different sources.
• •The hill sits close to the northern boundary of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, straddling the transitional zone between the park's protected landscapes and the open hills of the central Highlands.
• •Its position west of Tyndrum places it within the historical crossroads of droving routes, where cattle from the Western Highlands were driven south through Glen Lochy towards the markets of the Lowlands.