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Andrew

North Strider

Ventures into the wilderness whenever the opportunity arises to spend a night atop a hill.

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Beinn Mhanach

Wild Camp

May 23-24, 2026

Beinn Mhanach

by Andrew

Headed up north with the intent of climbing Beinn Mhanach for Ruairidh's third Munro.

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Night

23.4 km

Distance

12.2 kg

Pack weight

Where you went

Route & map

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Conditions

Weather

The record

Timeline

Weather was showing sustained wind with gusts so a summit camp was off the cards. The lay of the glen is further not ideal with the direction of the wind so the camp is likely to be blustery.

Callander

Resupply · afternoon

Pit stop and nip to any last minute shop

Car Park

Start · afternoon

56.460°

-4.714°

Beinn Mhanach

Summit · afternoon

953m

56.534°

-4.646°

Home for the Night

Camp · evening

56.520°

-4.658°

Nice spot with the sound of the water crashing down from the hill.

After the trail

Trip Report

This ended up being brilliant fun spent with my son. Had aspirations of getting the Munro but there right decision was made, opted to pitch camp and enjoy the evening rather than pushing things to far for him.

The walk in was long and full of fords much to the delight of Ruairidh who got to try out his new waterproof socks.

We crossed paths with a section of the West Highland Way at the beginning and end and I must say it was far too busy for my tastes and was happy to be off it.