Number 215 of 282 by height · Northwest Highlands
Meall Gorm
3,116 ft (950 m)
Facts
- Grid reference
- NH 221 695
- Latitude, longitude
- 57.68086, -4.98380
- Area
- Northwest Highlands
The walk up
- Distance, one way
- 11 mi (18 km)
- Climb
- 2,949 ft (899 m)
- Estimated time up
- 5 h 10 min
- Start
- Car park near Lochluichart
Route picked by computer, not yet checked on the hill
Summit conditions
From Sunday 1 November, 20:25. Not live.
- Weather
- Fair
- Temperature
- 33°F (1°C)
- Wind chill
- 31°F (−1°C)
- Wind
- 3 mph (5 km/h) from the west
- Cloud cover
- 20%
- Rain or snow, next hour
- None
- Freezing level, rough estimate
- 3,520 ft (1,073 m)
- Sunrise, sunset
- 07:31, 16:35
The way up
From Car park near Lochluichart, follow the road north-west for 4.0 mi, almost level. On the way you cross the Allt Dearg. Then follow the track west for 0.8 mi, almost level. On the way you cross the Allt a' Choin Idhir. It then turns south-west for 0.5 mi, almost level. It then turns west for 2.0 mi, almost level. On the way you pass Loch Fannich on your right. It then turns north-west for 0.8 mi, almost level. On the way you cross the Allt a' Choire Riabhaich. Then follow the path north for 2.3 mi, climbing steadily from 990 ft to 2,600 ft. It then turns east for the last 0.7 mi to the summit, climbing steadily from 2,600 ft to 3,100 ft. The steepest part is between 1,150 ft and 1,750 ft, about 8.3 mi from the start. The summit is at 3,116 ft (950 m).
Written from the map, not from walking it. Paths on the ground can differ, so carry a map and compass.See it in 3D.
Getting there
By car
Car park near Lochluichart. Parking charge not known. This is where the walking route starts.
Driving directions to the Meall Gorm car park57.62117,-4.82718
By train
Nearest station: Lochluichart, 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from the car park.
By bus
Nearest bus stop on the map: Achanalt, 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from the car park. Check the times first: many Highland buses run only a few times a day.
Public transport directionsBus and train times on Traveline Scotland
About Meall Gorm
Meall Gorm is a Highland Munro ranked 215th of 282 by height. It rises 368 ft (112 m) above the col linking it to higher ground, and its nearest higher neighbour is Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich, 1.8 miles away.
An Coileachan is just 1.6 miles off, with Sgurr Mor 1.8 miles away. Its one subsidiary top is Meall Gorm SE Top. The true summit is a rock outcrop about 3 m north of the cairn.
Tops on Meall Gorm
One lower summit in the Munro tables, not counted as separate Munros. Keen baggers tick these too.
| Top | Height | From the summit |
|---|---|---|
| Meall Gorm SE TopNH 232 691 | 3,026 ft (922 m) | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
Through the year
Hours of daylight on Meall Gorm in the middle of each month. The shorter the day, the earlier you need to start.
Stag stalking season, 1 July to 20 October. On many estates, walkers are asked to keep to set routes on stalking days: check the Scottish Outdoor Access Code site's Heading for the Scottish Hills service before you go.
Nearest Munros
| Munro | Height | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| An Coileachan | 3,031 ft (924 m) | 1.6 mi (2.5 km) |
| Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich | 3,130 ft (954 m) | 1.8 mi (2.8 km) |
| Sgurr Mor | 3,638 ft (1,109 m) | 1.8 mi (2.9 km) |
Common questions about Meall Gorm
- How high is Meall Gorm?
- Meall Gorm is 3,116 ft (950 m), number 215 of the 282 Munros by height, in the Northwest Highlands.
- How long does it take to climb Meall Gorm?
- About 5 h 10 min up and 3 h 45 min back down by our route from Car park near Lochluichart, before stops: 11 mi (18 km) each way with 2,949 ft (899 m) of climbing. That is one of the longer Munro days. Most people take longer than these estimates.
- Where do you park for Meall Gorm?
- Our route starts at Car park near Lochluichart.
- Can you climb Meall Gorm without a car?
- The nearest railway station is Lochluichart, 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from the start, and the nearest bus stop on the map is Achanalt, 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from the start. Highland trains and buses are few, so check times on Traveline Scotland before you go.
- Is Meall Gorm a hard Munro?
- By time and climbing, it is one of the longer Munro days, with 2,949 ft (899 m) of ascent over 11 mi (18 km). Like every Munro it reaches over 3,000 ft, where the weather can be far worse than at the car park, so take a map and compass and check the mountain forecast.
- When is the best time to climb Meall Gorm?
- Daylight runs from about 18 hours in mid June to 7 hours in mid December, so summer gives the most time. From 1 July to 20 October it is the stag stalking season, when some estates ask walkers to keep to set routes. In winter, snow and ice turn most Munros into mountaineering terrain.
A guide only. Mountain conditions change fast: carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and read the mountain forecast for the Northwest Highlands before you go.
Questions
Where can I get a proper mountain forecast?
Read the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for the Northwest Highlands, written by forecasters for walkers and climbers. In winter, also read the Scottish Avalanche Information Service report for the area.
Where does the summit weather come from?
From MET Norway's forecast model, fetched for every Munro once an hour at the summit's own height. It is computer output for one point, not a forecast written for mountains, so treat it as a guide. The past hours are what the forecast said at the time. Wind chill, the freezing level and sunrise and sunset are worked out by this site from those figures; the freezing level assumes temperature drops steadily with height, so it can be well out when cold air sits in the glens.
How was this route drawn?
It follows footpaths and tracks mapped on OpenStreetMap, from a public car park to the summit, with heights from Copernicus elevation data. A computer picked the start as the car park with the quickest mapped way up, counting the climbing as well as the distance. Nobody has checked it on the hill yet, so it may not be the usual way up, and the path may be faint or missing on the ground. A line on a map is not a description of the ground.
- Long walk-in: 11.3 mi one way.
- Path geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Overpass API extract fetched 2026-10-24T20:04:01.699Z. Start chosen automatically: the public car park on a public road with the shortest mapped-path route to the summit (busy roads and T4 paths weighted against).
- Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA), sampled every 50 m, 3-sample median, 5 m hysteresis on ascent.
- Summit position: Database of British and Irish Hills v18 (CC BY 4.0).
Built 2026-10-25.
How is the time up worked out?
With Naismith's rule, the standard hill-walking estimate: an hour for every 3.1 miles (5 km), plus an hour for every 1,969 ft (600 m) of climbing, with no stops. For this route that gives about 5 h 10 min, one way. It ignores rough ground, weather, stops and the walk back down, so most people take longer.
Where do the car parks and bus stops come from?
From OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not the way you would walk or drive. A bus stop on the map says nothing about how often a bus calls: many Highland buses run a few times a day, some only on school days or by booking, so check Traveline Scotland first. The map cannot tell whether a car park is on a public road, so a remote one may only be reachable on foot or by train.
Where do the Gaelic names and stories come from?
From the hill's article on English Wikipedia and its Wikidata entry, put into a few words of our own. Meanings and pronunciations are only given where the article states them; many Gaelic hill names are old and their meaning is uncertain.
Where do the height and grid reference come from?
From the Database of British and Irish Hills, the surveyed list most baggers use. Meall Gorm is hill 1047 there.
Sources: Database of British and Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata, Copernicus elevation data, Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery by EOX. All credits and licences.