An Caisteal (pronunciation: aan kaistail) is located within the Crianlarich hills. The Crianlarich hills offer the walker no less than seven munros. The translation of An Caisteal is 'The Castle' and when viewed from the the road in Glen Falloch it is obvious to see why. This hill, as with most of the Crianlarich hills, stands well back from the road which runs from Inverarnan to Crianlarich.

The munros within the Crianlarich hills are;

Beinn Chabhair 3061ft
An Caisteal 3264ft
Beinn a'Chroin 3084ft
Cruach Ardrain 3432ft
Beinn Tulaichean 3104ft
Ben More 3852ft
Stob Binnein 3822ft

An Caisteal and Beinn a'Chroin can both be tackled in the one day, which will require a round trip of some 5 to 7 hours.

Getting There

From Glasgow take the A82 road via Loch Lomond direct to Crianlarich.

Crianlarich can also be accessed from Stirling, Perth or Edinburgh by joining the A85 road or from Fort William by joining the A82 road southbound.

Red Tape

There is no red tape

Maps and Books

Landranger map 50 or 56, OS map explorer 364, The munros book by Cameron McNeish page 21.

Places to stay

Crianlarich has a youth hostel, a hotel and several bed and breakfasts. A little further along the road Tyndrum offers a variety of accomadation including wigwams(supposedly very good).

Mountain Conditions

An Caisteal is accessible all year round however, as you can get four seasons in one day in Scotland, care should be taken at all times.

Mountain weather forecast

Avalanche forecast

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