Mam na Gualainn from Callert on Loch Leven

Right-of-way signs marking start point

The B863 travels around Loch Leven from North Ballachulish to Kinlochleven and Glencoe Village. On the northern shore of the loch, around 4km east of North Ballachuilish and just beyond the entrance to Callert House, a right-of-way sign aside a gate points towards Fort William and Kinlochleven and into some birchwood. The route to Mam na Gualainn begins from here.

There is no parking available next to the sign, though there is a small layby with room for around 4 vehicles around 500m the east. A rough track heads uphill into woodland by this layby.

Path crossing fence-line on the grassy slopes of Mam na Gualainn

The route to Mam na Gualainn can begin either from the track that begins from the lay-by or from the path by the right-of-way sign.

Both of these options head through woodland and converge some 500m after leaving the roadside. A rough and in places rather soggy path is followed uphill.

Just above the 300m contour, a concrete post is reached - leave the path here and head north-east directly up the south-western shoulder of Mam na Gualainn bouding over heather as the ascent steepens. Gradually the gradient easies and heather is replaced by a more pleasant grass-covered slope.

Further on a path gradually forms, which is followed to reach an old iron gate in a rather tired fence-line .

Crossing the fence-line onto its southern side, the path continues to Mam na Gualainn's summit with its small untidy cairn and trig point.

Garbh Bheinn and view over the Black Mount from Mam na Gualainn

Garbh Bheinn and view over the Black Mount from Mam na Gualainn

View from Mam na Gualainn's summit west over Morven

The most straightforward option is to return by the way up - it's a fabulous fast run down the grassy slopes !