Meall Chuaich
| Meaning: | From the Gaelic, hill of the quaich |
| Munro Region: | The Drumochter Hills |
| Munro Number: | 214 |
| Height in Metres: | 951 metres |
| OS Map Reference: | OS Sheet 42, GR: 716878 |
This isolated hill is about 10 kilometres north-east of Dalwhinnie, rising between the upper reaches of the rivers Truim and Tromie. Seen from most directions it is a rounded hill, dropping quite steeply on its west to Loch Cuaich, but extending north-eastwards in a long broad ridge over Carn Thomais towards Glen Tromie. The approach to Meall Chuaich from Glen Tromie is very long, so the ascent is almost always made from the A9 road at Cuaich cottages.
Walk along the private road beside the aqueduct which takes water from the small Cuaich power station to Loch Ericht. Continue past the power station to the Allt Coire Chuaich bothy, cross the burn and a short distance further leave the track and climb north-east up the broad rounded ridge of Meall Chuaich. At a level shoulder the ridge turns east and leads directly to the summit. The descent route may be varied by going north-west steeply down to the head of Loch Cuaich where another track is reached.
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- 1. Loch Lomond to Loch Tay
- 2. The River Tay to Rannoch Moor
- 3. Strath Orchy to Loch Leven
- 4. Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht
- 5. The Drumochter Hills
- 6. The West Mounth: Blair Atholl to Braemar
- 7. The East Mounth: Glen Shee to Mount Keen
- 8. The Cairngorms
- 9. Glen Roy to the Monadhliath
- 10. Loch Eil to Glen Shiel
- 11. Glen Affric and Kintail
- 12. Glen Cannich to Glen Carron
- 13. Cuillin and Torridon
- 14. Loch Maree to Loch Broom
- 15. Loch Broom to Easter Ross
- 16. Coigach to Cape Wrath
- 17. The Islands
