Crianlarich
Day Meets
The Grampian Club arranges monthly Day Meets 10 months of the year, usually on the second or third weekend. On each day meet there are different options for walks provided.
They are of varying grades, from easier low level walks to challenging mountain traverses. In the summer months the walks are often longer and there are often opportunities to do several Munros in a day.
If Grampian Club Members have a route they would like to do on the day they can contact the day meet organiser to arrange this (note that the minimum number in a group is preferably 2 in the summertime and 3 in the winter time).
We travel by coach from Dundee, picking up in Perth when heading west. Members are expected to choose walks that are within their own physical capabilities and the Day Meets Team organise attendees into parties of broadly similar ability.
There is a fee for the Day Meets coach (£17.50) which needs to be paid in advance at the time of booking, preferably via the online booking website, Entry Central, or by cheque.
There is a wide variety of walk options in this area and drop-offs can be made at several points along the A85 depending on choice. This is a great opportunity to tidy up some of those outstanding hills (OS Sheets 50, 51, 56 and 57) including:
1. Ben More/Stob Binnein (Coire Chaorach circuit) from Aucheassan to Benmore (18.75km, 1530m);
2. Ben More/Stob Binnein circuit from Benmore Farm (11km, 1320m);
3. Cruach Ardrain (see pic above) and Beinn Tulaichean from Glen Falloch (17km, 1370m);
4. An Caisteal and Beinn a’ Chroin from Glen Falloch (15km, 1090m);
5. Beinn nan Imirean (Corbett) there and back from Auchessan (10.5km, 750m);
6. Lower level possibilities – WHW from Crianlarich to Beinglas (20km/300m) or Glen Falloch to Inversnaid (30km/500m) both via Falls of Falloch.
Note: Route No.1 is a serious undertaking for the strongest walkers only and even then weather conditions may render it too much on the day. There are also many more possibilities at all levels in the area.
