Meall Dearg
Meall Dearg, Assynt. Region B1.
Height – 163 metres. Map – OS Landranger 15.
Climbed - 3 May 2011. Time – 45 minutes.
Distance – 1.5 kilometres. Ascent – 120 metres.
Trip Report Details:
We were staying at the new camp site at Altandhu, north of Achiltibuie, and in the evening, to catch the sunset, decided to climb the nearby HuMP, Meall Dearg. I wasn’t aware of it’s classification until I checked my More Relative Hills of Britain book so this was another incentive to get up this hill. There was insufficient time to walk from the campsite so we made the short drive round to the Old Dornie single track road, located to the north of the HuMP.
On leaving my vehicle we crossed an area of ground that would normally be boggy but wasn’t a problem due to the recent spell of dry weather, before climbing through heather and dead bracken towards the rocks higher up. They were easily avoided and we soon appeared on the undulating, rough summit area with views over the Marilyn, Meall an Fheadain to Cul Mor, which was still on fire, and Stac Pollaidh, which we had climbed earlier that day.
There were a couple of cairns in the vicinity of the North Top, as was the case with the true summit further south. Here we had fantastic views of Achiltibuie, the majority of the Summer Isles and the sun dropping towards The Minch. The only downside was the unexpected chilly wind.
After taking several photographs we returned by the ascent route as the sun set.
Photos taken on walk.
