Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain

Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, at 1,070 metres, is the central of Beinn a' Ghlò's three Munros, its lengthy Gaelic name translating roughly as "upland of the corrie of round blisters," reached along the broad ridge that connects this sprawling massif above Blair Atholl.

Almost all walkers reach this summit as the middle stage of the full Beinn a' Ghlò traverse, continuing north from Càrn Liath along a wide, twisting crest over the minor top of Beinn Mhaol before dropping to a sharp bealach. From here a path climbs the south-west shoulder of Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, initially through heather before easier grassy and stony ground leads to the summit cairn, with the terrain becoming notably more open and pathless in character than the well-trodden ascent of Càrn Liath.

Beyond this summit, the route to the final Munro, Càrn nan Gabhar, crosses genuinely pathless, featureless terrain across a wide col — this section is where navigation becomes testing in poor visibility, since there's no clear route to follow across the plateau.

The full three-Munro traverse from Loch Moraig is around 20-21 kilometres with 1,300-1,350 metres of ascent, typically eight to nine hours for the complete round.

Beinn a' Ghlò is a genuinely large, complex mountain despite its relatively easy access — local legend holds that a rifle fired in any one of its 19 corries can't be heard from any other, a reminder of the scale and remoteness at the heart of the massif. The ground between this summit and Càrn nan Gabhar demands confident navigation skills, and this should not be treated as a casual extension of the more straightforward Càrn Liath ascent.

Parking at Loch Moraig is chargeable; trains and buses serve Blair Atholl, around 4 kilometres from the start.