Geal chàrn (Laggan)

Geal Chàrn, at 1,049 metres and also known as Mullach Coire an Iubhair, is a sprawling mountain in the Beinn a' Chlachair group, its most notable feature a small, stony summit cone topped with a very well-built cairn and trig point — a fine, focused top for such a broad, complex mountain.

Reached from Beinn a' Chlachair via the east top at 972 metres and a not-always-obvious zig-zag path down through crags, the route crosses the bealach below and climbs steadily north-east, keeping to grassier ground on the east side rather than the bouldery crest, onto the spacious summit plateau — the views here are excellent and generally regarded as slightly better than from the hulk of Beinn a' Chlachair, with the best outlook back to that mountain and further east towards the Cairngorms.

Approached alone rather than as part of the three-Munro round, the most convenient route uses the Allt Coire Pitridh path from Luiblea; an alternative traverse from remote Loch Pattack requires fording the Allt Cam.

From the summit, most walkers continue along the bouldery crest for around 300 metres before dropping west on grassy ground towards the bealach with Creag Pitridh, the third and final Munro of the round — a tiny peak by comparison, looking almost insignificant from this angle.

The combined round taking in all three Munros from Luiblea is around 20-24 kilometres with substantial ascent, typically eight to ten hours; Geal Chàrn alone, via the direct Allt Coire Pitridh approach, is a considerably shorter day.

The vast summit plateau here, like its neighbour, offers few clear landmarks and demands genuine navigation confidence in poor visibility — this is remote country with pathless sections throughout, and full route-finding skills should be considered essential.

The A86 layby at Luiblea is free; there is no public transport to the start, though the walk-in track is suitable for mountain biking.