Beinn Na Lap

This remote mountain in the central Highlands is the perfect place to finish a great adventure

- by ROBERT WIGHT

REGARDED as one of the easiest Munros to climb, Beinn na Lap is one of the most difficult to reach.

The only practical route to it is by train. You could cycle in from the north or Dalwhinnie in the northeast, but rail is the sensible option for those looking for a day out, rather than an expedition.

The foot of the hill is barely more than 1km (0.6 miles) from Corrour Station, on the West Highland Line.

The station lies at 408m (1,339ft) above sea level and the hill itself is gently rounded, with generally easy slopes.

Beinn na Lap is a very popular hill, as I discovered when I climbed it in June 2017, it being the final mountain I had to ascend to “compleat” the Munros.

There were 20-odd people in my party. On the hill that day were two other large, and unconnected, groups. I was stunned to discover they included two others also finishing the Munros that day.