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The rounded hill of Meall Greigh patched with snow, cloud brushing its top.
Ben Lawers and Glen Lyon

Meall Greigh

A Munro of 1,001 metres, number 135 of the 282.

Photograph by Nick Bramhall (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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The hill

Meall Greigh stands at the north-east end of the Ben Lawers range, above Loch Tay in Perth and Kinross.

At 1,001 metres it only just clears the 1,000-metre mark, and each of its neighbours along the range is higher.

Meall Garbh is three kilometres to the west, with An Stuc a little beyond it. Ben Lawers itself, which the National Trust for Scotland calls the highest mountain in Tayside, is about four and a half kilometres to the south-west.

The Trust describes the range as famous for its flora, and says more than 40,000 people explore these hills every year.

The reserve
The National Trust for Scotland's reserve takes in the summits and southern slopes of Ben Lawers.
Summit
Grid reference NN 674 438
Bus
Perth and Kinross Council lists service 893 between Killin and Aberfeldy, with a stop at Lawers Hotel on the A827 beside Loch Tay. Its timetable is dated 2018 and runs on schooldays only: check it before relying on it.
On the hill today
0° to 4°Drizzle on the summit, 1,001 m. Feels like −4° in the wind.

West wind to 15 mph, gusting 30
Dry, or nearly
Light from 7.50am to 6.13pm, ten hours

Sat 17Some cloud−2° to 3° on top · 9 mph, gusts 20
Sun 18Clear−3° to 4° on top · 8 mph, gusts 15
Mon 19Drizzle−6° to 5° on top · 6 mph, gusts 14

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: Southeastern Highlands forecast, West Highlands forecast, South Grampian and Southeast Highlands mountain forecast, Meall Greigh, No avalanche forecast for this range.

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Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

Photographs by James Caven and Chris, via Google

Photograph by Nick Bramhall (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NN 674 438
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

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Next along: Meall Garbh, An Stuc, Ben Lawers, Beinn Ghlas. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are the National Trust for Scotland's and Perth and Kinross Council's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's, the Met Office's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.