Creag Ghuanach

Standing like a rugged sentinel at the southern head of Loch Treig, this steep-sided Graham punches well above its modest height. Its rocky, craggy profile offers a miniature mountain experience, rewarding those who navigate the remote approach from Corrour with exceptional views back down the long, glacial trench of the loch.

• •The name Creag Ghuanach translates from Gaelic as 'The Giddy Crag' or 'The Light-headed Rock,' likely a reference to its airy, precipitous position overlooking the deep waters at the head of Loch Treig.
• •The hill is famously immortalized in the 16th-century Gaelic poem 'A’ Chomhachag' (The Owl), written by Donald MacFinlay of Brae Lochaber, who celebrated the peak as a premier sanctuary for red deer.
• •The summit offers a unique perspective of the 'Treig Trench,' looking north along the full length of the loch toward the Easains, while the massive, quartz-topped peaks of the Grey Corries dominate the western horizon.
• •Reaching this hill usually requires a trip on the West Highland Line to Corrour, the UK’s most remote railway station, followed by a trek past the shores of Loch Ossian.
• •Despite being a Graham, its steepness and rocky terrain mean it requires more effort per metre of ascent than many of the more rounded Munros nearby.