Trail Running Planet · Highland Perthshire · Ben Lawers
The Lawers Range Twice: Five Munros Out and Back
Ten Munro summits in one outing on the highest ground in the southern Highlands, and you cross An Stuc's eroded crux four times. There is no harder day on this site.
Distance
33.2 km
Ascent
2,904 m
Descent
2,905 m
Max elevation
1,210 m
Route type
Out & back
Est. time
6h 10m – 8h 25m
Grade
Expert
Navigation
map_skills
Parking
FK21 8TY
Dogs
Not suitable
Best seasons
summer, autumn
About this route
33.2km and 2,942m of climb from the Ben Lawers NNR car park, traversing Beinn Ghlas, Ben Lawers, An Stuc, Meall Garbh and Meall Greigh to Loch Tay, then turning round and doing the whole range again in reverse. Ten Munro summits.
Hazards & notes
An Stuc's north side is a loose, eroded, near-permanently wet grade 1 scramble with moderate exposure, crossed four times on this route, and the bypass east of it is often blocked by a cornice until early summer. The Meall Garbh and Meall Greigh tops are broad and featureless and most incidents on this range come from people losing their way in mist. The Sron Mhor descent is around 800m of steep pathless grass, done twice. Red deer stalking runs through October and from mid-January to mid-February.
Emergency
Call 999 or 112 → ask for Police → request Mountain Rescue. Register Emergency SMS: text "register" to 999.
Full route, GPX download & live conditions:
https://trailrunningplanet.com/routes/scotland/highland-perthshire/ben-lawers/lawers-range-twice-five-munros-out-and-back
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