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Meall nan Eun & SlatBheinn

North-West Highlands SCOTLAND

25 km/ 15. 5 miles/ 10 - 12 hours

Ascent 1280 m/ 4170 ft

THE Knoydarthills of

Meallnan Eunand Slat

Bheinn sit eyeballing each

other across Glen Barrisdale;

but, despite being such

near neighbours, there’sa

mighty drop separating

these two Grahams.

Many choose to climb

them individually, but each

is still a long day. Combining

them means accepting you

are in for some hey ascents.

In bothcases, the wonderful

BarrisdalePath is the main

arteryleading to their heart.

If you tackle SlatBheinn

first, it means a longer

walk in. Meall nan Eun is

a shorter initial ascent, but

you are faced with two big

reascents to get thatsecond

summit and out again.

I decided on a third

a’ Chamuis Bhain then head W

over rockier terrain to East Top

then main summit of Meall nan

Eun at 667m.

(^3)  
Head S for about 300m then
drop ESE on rough but easy
slopestofloorofGlenBarrisdale.
(^4)  
Cross the river (maybe
difficultinspate)andhead
straight up N ridge of Slat Bheinn
to the summit at 700m.
(^5) 
Drop E through slabby
pavements and follow
the Allt Coire Slat Bheinn into
GleannCosaidh,thenpickup
a rough path along the shore of
Loch Cuaich.
(^6) 
Asthelochbitesinland,
swing NW to reach the road
for the 3km road walk back to
Coireshubh.
Gradient profileMetres above sea level
Alan Rowan bags
a couple of tough
Grahams

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Start/Finish

Coireshubh ruin on

road to Kinloch Hourn

GR: NG 958054

Parkbesideruin,followroad

W to its end at farmhouse

then continue on to Barrisdale

Path alongside loch.

(^2)  
Shortly after passing above
thelochsidehouseatSkiary,
leave path andascend SW over
rough ground to reach top of Allt
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