Meall a' Choire Leith

Often overlooked in favour of its grander Lawers neighbours, this rounded Munro offers a relatively gentle ascent from the high road at Lochan na Lairige. Its grassy slopes and broad ridge provide an easy-going contrast to the crags of nearby An Stùc, making it a popular final peak in a Lawers circuit.

• •The name Meall a' Choire Leith translates from Scottish Gaelic as the 'hill of the grey corrie,' a reference to the stony eastern hollow that drops away toward the Reservoir of Lyon.
• •It is most frequently climbed in conjunction with Meall Corranaich; starting from the high point of the road to Bridge of Balgie allows walkers to begin their ascent at 450 metres, nearly halfway to the summit.
• •From the summit cairn, the view to the north looks across the remote Glen Lyon towards the sharp profile of Schiehallion and the distant peaks of the southern Cairngorms.
• •Though now a Munro in its own right, the peak was notably absent from Sir Hugh Munro's original 1891 list, only being promoted from a 'top' to full mountain status during the 1921 revision of the tables.
• •The summit plateau is famously broad and grassy; in thick mist, the transition from 'gentle slope' to 'summit' is so subtle that the cairn can feel like it is playing hide-and-seek.