Carn nan Gobhar

Often overshadowed by its more dramatic neighbours, this rounded Munro sits on the northern shores of Loch Mullardoch. Its broad, grassy slopes offer a steady ascent that rewards walkers with an expansive, remote perspective over the waters of Loch Monar and the wild peaks of the Monar Forest.

• •The name is Gaelic for 'Cairn of the Goats', a common descriptor in the Highlands for high ground historically frequented by feral goats or used for summer grazing.
• •It is usually the easternmost peak tackled during a circuit of the 'Mullardoch Four', a group of Munros famously difficult to access due to the long walk-in along the reservoir’s edge.
• •The summit offers a clear, earned view of the remote northern ridges of Sgùrr na Lapaich and the deep, uninhabited troughs of the Monar Forest.
• •The landscape to the south was permanently altered in the 1950s when the Mullardoch Dam was completed, raising the water level and submerging the original tracks through Glen Cannich.
• •Navigating its broad, featureless summit plateau in a whiteout is an excellent way to test your compass skills, as there is very little to stop you wandering toward the wrong glen.