📌 Loch Ness, Highland
★★★

Meall Fuar-mhonaidh (Cold round hill) is the domed summit rising above the west bank of Loch Ness, particularly distinctive in views from Dores. The name of the hill is a bit of a tongue-twister, but the appeal of the ascent is simple: almost the full length of Loch Ness is visible from the 699-metre top, with the panorama even extending as far as Ben Nevis on a clear day. Some parts of the path along the broad ridge are a little boggy and eroded, but we’re not complaining; having a path at all is a bit of a luxury in these parts!

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at minor road end, Grotaig, 4 mi south of Drumnadrochit

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NH 491238

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.280035,-4.504769

❌ No public transport within 1 mi

🚗 Car park (gets full)

📝 Key info

▶ 9 km / 6 mi | ▲ 540 m | ⌛ 3.5-4 hr

Features: △ Meall Fuar-mhonaidh (699 m, “Torbett”)

Tough | Hill path throughout with quite a few eroded sections, sometimes boggy. Easy route for the grade given.

➡️ Out-and-back walk: start – join ridge at 🧭 NH 477238 – Meall Fuar-mhonaidh – return by outward route

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Stonechats, a shrew, hairy caterpillars, small fish in Grotaig Burn.

Weather: Sunny with scattered clouds and temperature in high teens at the car park. Buffeting wind higher up.

July 2020
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