📌 Tummel Bridge, Perth & Kinross
★★★★
Schiehallion – a Munro located almost exactly at the geographical centre of the Scottish mainland, and a perfect cone seen from Loch Rannoch. The place where the mass of the Earth was calculated, and also where contour lines were invented. And last but not least, bearing a name which sounds like it was invented by a pirate. Unsurprisingly, this is one of the most popular hills in Scotland, helped by a clear path up most of the gentler eastern slopes. Summit views potentially extend to mountains as distant as the Strathfarrar Munros, Lochnagar, Ben Nevis, Glencoe, Tinto and East Lothian, with several lochs in the foreground. No Munros are completely straightforward, however, and the crux of this one is the extensive boulderfield beyond an ego-deflating false summit. Extra care required in wet or icy conditions.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Schiehallion from the lower slopes 
Foxgloves 
Early views back to Loch Tummel 
Adder 
Looking back to Loch Tummel from the middle section 
Keltney Burn & lower Glen Lyon 
Boulderfield on the upper slopes 
View east from the bouldery section 
Final approach to the summit 
Càrn Mairg group 
Looking back down the upper boulderfield 
Schiehallion summit, looking northwest towards Loch Rannoch 
View north over Dunalastair Reservoir 
View northeast towards Loch Tummel 
Schiehallion seen from near Kinloch Rannoch
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Braes of Foss, minor road 2 mi south of Tummel Bridge
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 753557
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.676084,-4.036199
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park (charge, gets full)
📝 Key info
▶ 10 km / 6 mi | ▲ 730 m | ⌛ 4.5-5.5 hr
Features: △ Schiehallion (1083 m, Munro)
⬤ Tough | Wide, reasonably gentle path to about 850m, then deteriorating with long sections over boulders and little sign of a path.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk to Schiehallion via east ridge
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Some midges around the car park. Small adder crossing the path near the base of the ridge.
Weather: Dry, decent sunny intervals, about 10°C at the summit. Gentle wind freshening on descent.
July 2015
