Feeling like something a little different, we thought we would try running up a munro rather than walking, and to take it easy, we went for Meall Chuaich which starts at 350m - just beyond the summit of the Pass of Drumochter. It was a liberating experience, pairing down my usual hillwalking kit list to fit in my running camelbak, and made me think much more about weight - after the run I changed my 20 year old heavy survival bag for a new, much smaller and lighter version.
We parked in layby 94 on the A9 then headed up the gravel road for a few km to the start of the hill path up Meall Chuaich. From there it was a reasonably uneventful run up and down the hill in fairly decent weather - a bit cool when standing still and necessitating gloves and hat when running, but otherwise dry and overcast on the way up but sunny spells on the way back down.
Running is a great way of doing hills when the weather permits!
