Sgiath Chùil and Meall Glas

At the western end of Loch Tay, the small town of Killin provides access into Glen Lochay. A bridge at the northern edge of the town crosses the River Lochay, either side of which roads run upstream on both banks.

The north-side road offers the shorter but narrower approach, while the south-side route passes the historic Moirlanich Longhouse, managed by the National Trust for Scotland.

Further upstream, the two roads converge and continue up the glen to a car park located just before Kenknoch Farm, reached after crossing a cattle grid.

While the road continues further, parking in the glen beyond the car park is not permitted .

From the car-park, head along the road to the junction below Kenknock Farm.

A track leads southwards across a bridge and through partially felled forestry. It twists a couple of times before reaching a large water pipe descending the hillside ahead. Either the track or the pipe can be followed (by the pipe being steeper, looser and shorter), both meeting higher up , from where a path climbs alongside trees to a small dam .

Beyond the dam, the path becomes indistinct, weaving south-west through thick grass, heather and peat-bog as it approaches a knoll above Creag an t-Seallaich.

Turning southwards, the ground becomes progressively less heather-covered and more grassy, and a clearer path develops on Meall a’ Churain's northern shoulder, leading up to its summit , marked by a small cairn.

Continuing south over a broad ridge, the path meanders over a minor top and a couple of shallow dips before rising gently to the summit of Sgiath Chùil , where a small cairn sits among rocky outcrops.

Views are particularly fine towards the Crianlarich hills

From Sgiath Chùil's summit, an about-turn is made northwards for a short distance over gravelly ground to the previous dip, before turning west onto grass and descending steeply, keeping right of landslip features, into the Làirig a’ Churain.

Across the pass, faint paths wind through increasingly thick heather beneath Beinn Cheathaich , a Munro Top, climbing with occasional rocky outcrops towards the col south-west of its summit.

A direct ascent of Beinn Cheathaich can be difficult in icy conditions - keeping to the south of the summit avoids the worst of these. In winter, a large cornice can form on the east side of Beinn Cheathaich’s northern spur.

From the col, a clear and well-defined path crosses broad upland ground before climbing steadily, with a short twisting section, to the summit of Meall Glas .

Two return options are possible from Meall Glas, a direct route with a river ford or a longer option with a bridge, the difference being around 2km.

The most direct begins by retracing steps to the col and ascending Beinn Cheathaich .

From Beinn Cheathaich's summit, a descent northwards down its broad shoulder leads to the head of a track at around 650m. This track is followed down to the derelict cottage at Lubchurran and on to the River Lochay .

The river is forded here, after which the main track in the glen is joined and followed for around 3km back to Kenknock Farm.

If the river is in spate, the crossing below Lubchurran may not be possible, so instead, a bridge is required - the nearest is the bridge below the cottage at Badour.

From Meall Glas's summit, the crest of its north-west spur is followed for a short distance before turning north-east wards, descending into Coire Cheathaich. The ground is generally grassy, though likely to be damp on most of the slope lower down.

The River Lochay is then reached at the bridge below the buildings at Badour, where it is crossed. The main track is joined and followed back along the glen.

Beinn nan Imirean is a grass-covered Corbett siting to the south-west of Meall Glas, requiring an additional ascent of less than 200m from the col separating the two summits.

From Meall Glas's summit, to avoid crags and some steeper ground, an initial descent is made aiming south-east, losing around 100m of height to reach a flat, damp area. Turning south-west, grassy slopes then lead down to the peat-hag bealach between Meall Glas and Beinn nan Imirean.

A straightforward ascent over steep, grass-covered slopes leads to the summit of Beinn nan Imirean .

To descend into Glen Lochay, from Beinn nan Imirean's summit begin by hiking down the hill's northern shoulder to reach the top of a rough farm track at around 500m. This track zig-zags down to the glen floor, where the River Lochay is forded and the track in Glen Lochay is followed back to Kenknock.

If this is not possible to ford the river at the bottom of the zig-zag track, a bridge lies around 1.5km further north, just before the buildings at Batavaime.