route summary 
A train journey into this wonderful area with easy flat walking along Loch Ossian's track. Beinn na Lap's slopes are grass covered, unlike the heather clad munros Carn Dearg and Sgor Gaibhre. If you feel like taking it easier, then just walk around Loch Ossian on the track is recommended. Under new ownership, the estate has seen significant investment - have a look at the architectually unusual lodge at the head of the loch. Before getting the train back, finish the day off with a meal at Corrour Halt.

ossian area weblinks 
See todays conditions in the area on the Kingshouse webcam
Get the local area weather forecast here
Ossian Hostel is in the SYHA website
Train times and fares from Rannoch and other stations are here
Corrour Estate's website has information on the area, including the restaurant opening times.

main route outline
At Rannoch Station, get on the Glasgow-Fort William train to Corrour Halt. Arrive at lonely Corrour some 15 minutes later. If it's open, make a reservation at Corrour Station for food later in the day.

Follow the track down towards Loch Ossian. Just before the loch, the track splits, turn left (w). Take the next fork intially up the new track (which ends up at Loch Treig). At the turn look for the start of a soaking path aiming up the hill. A gentle slog through wet grass reaches the sw shoulder of Beinn na Lap.A more obvious path is then picked up and followed ne to a ruined shelter, from where turn slightly left and downhill to reach the lochan and the summit. A large cairn provides shelter from the wind.

Return to the ruined shelter, then aim sse downhill towards the forest's w edge. Descent is more heather covered than ascent - watch out for hidden boulders. Look for stile over the high deer fence then cross wet ground to reach the track around Loch Ossian. Turn left and follow the track though the forest to the ne end of the loch. At a junction with memorial plaque, turn right and go past the boat house with its grass roof. Have a peak at the unusual lodge with its glass conical frontage. Over the bridge, the track splits, take the left fork to the cottages. Past the cottages and Corrour Venison warehouse, continue uphill on the track to reach a small dam. Cross dam then aim directly for Meall Nathrach Mor. Heather initially, then easy progress to the top Sgor Choinnich. Aim s over grass and boulders, pick up a faint path to follow to Bealach na Sgor. Uphill on path and zig-zags, Sgor Gaibhre's small summit cairn is reached.

Sgor Choinnich can be missed out - this variation, though slightly shorter and with less ascent, involves some tiring progress over very rough terrain. See the green line on the main map. At the dam, stay on the w side of the burn on a faint wet path. The path gets fainter, and the going gets rougher, peatier and then into thick heather. Reach Sgor Gaibhre 's w shoulder and progress becomes easier on the path that travels to the small summit cairn.

To continue from Sgor Gaibhre's summit aim wsw downhill along a path over easy ground to Mam Ban bealach. The bealach is peaty and can be quite soggy. Easy progress along a path uphill towards Carn Dearg. Bouldery at the top, with a large upright cairn and excellent views westwards.

Follow the nw shoulder for just over 1km, then downhill w over heather. Reach the junction in the path, where Peter's Rock stands, then turn n, and at a fire-break jog directly down to the track. 4km back along the track, good food awaits at the Station restaurant (veggies well catered for !)

alternatives

Via Drove Road from the South
Instead of train into Ossian, you could jog in via the old  Drove Road

2km east of Rannoch Station a Right of Way sign points north, rom this a good track leads to a bridge, which is crossed. Follow the path around the sw side of Carn Dearg's south shoulder, past the Old Corrour Lodge remains to Peter's Rock then Loch Ossian. Bag the munros as already described and reach Carn Dearg. From Carn Dearg's summit, either aim directly downhill over heather back to Old Corrour Lodge's ruins and back to the road. Or follow Carn Dearg's southern shoulder, but expect some more ascent and wet ground.

Distance : 36km, Ascent : 1700m.

Another possiblity is to include the Corbett Meall na Meoig, however, Beinn na Lap would probably have to be omitted and the route back out from Coire Eigeach is pathless and hard going over heather and grass tussocks.

There is talk of re-instating the old Drove Road, making it cycleable !


Beinn na Lap with other peaks from Fersit
Beinn na Lap  with Chno Dearg and Stob Coire Sgriodain

Attain Stob Coire Sgriodain and Chno Dearg from Fersit at the head of Loch Treig (see here for more info). From Chno Dearg, aim se and ascend the top Meall Garbh. Sw again to the bealach before Garbh-bheinn, then pick a route down the steep grass and boulder hillside to reach the Allt Feith Thuill. A trudge up more grass to the summit of Beinn na Lap.

From Beinn na Lap, a long pleasant walk along the ne shoulder will take you down to the track and the bridge over the burn. Cross the bridge and continue on the track for 1km, then turn left on a wet path aiming north. Follow this path (which is not as good as the OS map would suggest) back to Fersit.

Distance : 26km, ascent : 1615m