Glas Meall a' Chumhainn

Rising from the remote high ground north of Blair Atholl, this broad, heather-clad dome offers a profound sense of isolation. At 827m, it occupies the wild marches of the Gaick Forest. The summit provides an uncluttered perspective over the vast, rolling plateaus that define this quiet corner of the Highlands.

• •The name translates from Gaelic as the 'Grey-green Hill of the Narrow Pass', likely referring to its position above the steep-sided Coire a’ Chumhainn.
• •The hill sits close to the Minigaig Pass, an ancient high-altitude thoroughfare used for centuries by drovers and travellers before the more modern road through the Drumochter Pass was established.
• •The summit offers a commanding view of the great whale-back ridge of Beinn Dearg to the south and the dark, forbidding cliffs overlooking Loch Bhrodainn to the northeast.
• •Navigating the trackless, undulating plateau in low cloud provides an excellent opportunity to practice micro-navigation while negotiating the area's notoriously stubborn peat hags.