Corrour Munros - hill walking weekend

This is your stop! Corrour station is in the middle of a remote 57,000 acre Highland estate on the edge of Rannoch Moor. Although the nearest public road is 27km away, our cosy ecohostel is less than 2km down the track. We'll meet you off the train and show you where to go. All you have to do is wave goodbye to civilisation!

For this special hill walking weekend, we've teamed up with the Scottish Youth Hostelling Association (SYHA), who will host our stay at the stunning Loch Ossian Youth Hostel with its lochside setting and dark skies! This award-winning hostel dates back to 1895 and was once a Boat House from where visitors, arriving from the train station on pony and trap, could sail to the grand Lodge House at the eastern end of Loch Ossian. Today things are quite different and the ecohostel has some modern conveniences, including electricity and hot water from local renewable energy sources, yet its foot-only access maintains its remote feel!

From this well-appointed base, our group will hike the the sweeping hillside connecting the Munro summits of Sgòr Gaibhre and Càrn Dearg. These wild hills are further than they look and tough underfoot with trackless soft terrain - but we'll benefit from a high start of nearly 400m elevation. Our mountain leaders will sow you the way over these quiet open hillsides with views to Ben Alder and Schiehallion. We'll finish along the south shore of Loch Ossian, hiking door-to-door from the ecohostel - a long day of 22km/973m ascent.

On Saturday night you'll have the choice of whether to cook for yourself or join us at the Corrour Station House Restaurant (20 mins walk away). SYHA Loch Ossian is a self-catering property (and we have sole occupancy for the weekend), but we will also have a table reversation at the nearby restuarant. Our run guides will be found supping a local ale and enjoying the early evening light - and we'd be delighted if you joined us...

On Sunday we will be hiking an easier Munro, climbing the long whale-back ridge of Beinn na Lap from the north shore of Loch Ossian -10km/562m ascent. This mountain has a long platueau top and affords views to the Fersit hills and beyond.

Over the weekend we will make time for a wee dip (optional) and some relaxation in this beautiful place!

During your stay, keep your eyes peeled. Corrour has an abundance of wildlife, including black and red grouse, ptarmigans, golden eagles, mountain hare, otters, red, roe and sika deer (to name but a few). Immerse yourself in wild hills and wildlife on this truly Scottish experience!

What's included?

• Two nights at the award-winning Loch Ossian ecohostel (shared bunk rooms)
• Two days of guided mountain hill-walking (route planning, guiding and tales of the trails!). Insured local Mountain Leaders with outdoor first aid certification.
• Wild swimming/dipping in Loch Ossian (optional).

What's not included?

• Train fare (to/from your chosen location).
• Meal at Corrour Station House Restaurant (optional)

Rail Connections

Corrour Station can be accessed on the West Highland Line running from Glasgow to Fort William, with connections to Edinburgh, Oban and Mallaig. Travel from whatever station you like, on whichever service suits your needs (as long as you arrrive on Friday 16th August)! We will be aiming to finish for the 18:25 return service to Glasgow from Corrour on Sunday 18th August. Please note that the return service to Fort William departs at 15:21* or 21:20. The summer ScotRail Timetable for 2025 is still TBC but our itinerary is based on usual/previous schedules.

*This service will require an early finish and may mean you need to curtail your route/day out with us.

You can be assured that our final weekend timings will be built around the 2025 summer timetable.

Upon booking your will receive a kit list and, nearer the time, final details of the weekend and rail timetables to assist your planning/logistics.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us on info@girlsonhills.com or see our useful FAQs online.

Please note that Girls on Hills guides will amend the above intinerary according to the weather and will shorten the route/s if conditions are poor .

Will it be too easy or too hard for me?

This weekend is suitable for anyone with a bit of hill-walking/hiking fitness, who is looking to 'bag some Munros' in a more remote/rugged setting. You don't need to be able to navigate or walk fast but you can expect to be on your feet most of the day. We'll take a sociable pace and take plenty of wee breaks on the uphill climbs! The Sunday will be the easier of the two days.

If you're looking to stretch yourself more than this and already have some munro bagging experience, check-out our Glen Shiel Munros weekends, which involves a much more challenging intinerary.

This location is very special to Girls on Hills - indeed our co-founder Keri even chose to get married here, on the shore of the Loch, in 2013! We can't wait to show you around....

CREDENTIALS & DETAILS

At Girls on Hills, our experienced guides are Summer Mountain Leader qualified, with outdoor first aid certification and often with Scottish mountain rescue team experience. Your guides will carry first aid kits and group shelters, and will show you the way, whatever the visibility.

For further information see www.girlsonhills.com/faqs. We pride ourselves on being 'approachable and relatable' so please do get in touch with any concerns or queries you might have now or nearer to the event.

For our Terms & Conditions see www.girlsonhills.com/terms-and-conditions