Meallan Odhar – I left my car on the south verge of the A832 Garve to Achnasheen Road immediately south-west of the Strathbran Plantation, although the majority of the trees had been felled. (Grid Ref. NH199599) I then crossed the road and walked up a short section of tarred road to a padlocked large metal gate in a deer fence. To the right of the gate I crossed a wooden fence then the deer fence which gave access to the vehicle track on the other side. This track led north-east then north up the side of the deer fence.
![Deer](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/01-Deer.jpg)
![Strath Bran](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/02-Strath-Bran.jpg)
Beyond the plantation I left the track and climbed north-east through rough vegetation and some wet ground to reach the foot of Meallan Odhar. The gradient then increased as I headed for the summit of this Hump, avoiding most of the snow patches. The actual highest point was an outcrop but I also visited the cairn a few metres to the east. I then crossed over to the lower West Top where the views were better.
![Dos-Mhucarain-and-Glen-Carron-Munros-beyond](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/03-Dos-Mhucarain-and-Glen-Carron-Munros-beyond.jpg)
![Beinn-nan-Ramh](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/04-Beinn-nan-Ramh.jpg)
![West-End-Loch-Fannich](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/05-West-End-Loch-Fannich.jpg)
![Loch-Fannich-and-Central-Fannich-Munros](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06-Loch-Fannich-and-Central-Fannich-Munros.jpg)
![Loch-Fannich-Fannich-Lodge-and-Eastern-Fannichs](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/07-Loch-Fannich-Fannich-Lodge-and-Eastern-Fannichs.jpg)
![East End Loch Fannich and An Cabar](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/08-East-End-Loch-Fannich-and-An-Cabar.jpg)
![Summit-Meallan-Odhar](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/09-Summit-Meallan-Odhar.jpg)
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After a break here I descended the west ridge where compared to the ascent route the going was easier. Above Loch na Moine Beag I rejoined the vehicle track which was followed back to the start.
![Loch-na-Moine-Beag-and-Fionn-Bheinn](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/11-Loch-na-Moine-Beag-and-Fionn-Bheinn.jpg)
Cnoc na h-Iolaire – This Hump was located south-west of the village of Garve. I left my vehicle at the start of the vehicle track on the west side of the A835 just outside Garve. (Grid Ref. NH398604) Beyond a locked stock gate the vehicle track led steeply uphill in a south-westerly direction. At a junction of tracks beside the electric pylons I went left and the track, still fairly steep, led through zigzags to the bealach between Carn Faire nan Con and Cnoc na h-Iolaire.
Here I left the track; initially there was a short steep section, before the gradient eased considerably
![Summit-area-Carn-na-h-Iolaire](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12-Summit-area-Carn-na-h-Iolaire.jpg)
. The walking was then awkward and tiring as I headed through long heather and some wet ground. After over a kilometre I reached the summit of Cnoc na h-Iolaire, a clump of heather. I also visited the nearby cairn where I rested.
![Muirburning-on-Sgurr-Marcasaidh](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/13-Muirburning-on-Sgurr-Marcasaidh.jpg)
![Loch-Luichart-and-Muirburning](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/14-Loch-Luichart-and-Muirburning.jpg)
![Creagan-an-Eich-Ghlais-and-Carn-na-Dubh-Choille](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15-Creagan-an-Eich-Ghlais-and-Carn-na-Dubh-Choille.jpg)
![Little-Wyvis-and-Ben-Wyvis](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/16-Little-Wyvis-and-Ben-Wyvis.jpg)
![Garve](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/17-Garve.jpg)
![Loch Garve](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/18-Loch-Garve.jpg)
![Carn-Faire-nan-Con](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/19-Carn-Faire-nan-Con.jpg)
I didn’t fancy returning by the ascent route so took the more direct and shorter route south-east through heather, some wet ground and later dead bracken and considered it to be better than wading through the long heather. On reaching the vehicle track beside the pylons I followed it south to join the track used earlier, then it was a short descent to the starting point.
- Total time taken – 4.5 hours.
- Total distance – 12.75 hours.
- Total height climbed – 660 metres.