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This set of three munros is a tough walk, talking around eight to 10 hours to complete, however, the views from the top are magnificent. Beinn a'Ghlo is situated in the Cairngorms National Park, near Blairgowrie. It's a two hour and 20 minute drive from the centre of Edinburgh.This set of three munros is a tough walk, talking around eight to 10 hours to complete, however, the views from the top are magnificent. Beinn a'Ghlo is situated in the Cairngorms National Park, near Blairgowrie. It's a two hour and 20 minute drive from the centre of Edinburgh.
This set of three munros is a tough walk, talking around eight to 10 hours to complete, however, the views from the top are magnificent. Beinn a'Ghlo is situated in the Cairngorms National Park, near Blairgowrie. It's a two hour and 20 minute drive from the centre of Edinburgh.

Munros near Edinburgh: 10 munros to bag just a short drive from Edinburgh, from Ben Chonzie to Ben Lomond

Start your munro bagging this weekend
Anna Bryan
By Anna Bryan
Published 29th Apr 2023, 04:45 BST

If Arthur’s Seat isn’t a big enough challenge, try these 10 munros near Edinburgh.

The weather is finally starting to warm up, so now’s the perfect time to start your munro bagging. While Edinburgh does has some easier hill walks, like Arthur’s Seat and Calton Hill, there are many more mountains to tackle within a short distance of the Capital.

Here are 10 munros to bag near Edinburgh.

Here are 10 munros to bag near Edinburgh.

On a clear day, walkers can get a lovely view from the peaks of these four munros in the Drumochter Pass. The hills are around a 2 hour and 40 minute drive from Edinburgh.

5. Beinn Udlamain and Sgàirneach Mhòr

On a clear day, walkers can get a lovely view from the peaks of these four munros in the Drumochter Pass. The hills are around a 2 hour and 40 minute drive from Edinburgh. Photo: Azuma

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This hill is Scotland's tenth highest Munro. During the five hour walk, climbers also traverse the peak of another hill - Beinn Ghlas. Edinburgh hillwalkers only have to drive two hours and 20 minutes to reach this munro with stunning views. Jon

6. Ben Lawers

This hill is Scotland's tenth highest Munro. During the five hour walk, climbers also traverse the peak of another hill - Beinn Ghlas. Edinburgh hillwalkers only have to drive two hours and 20 minutes to reach this munro with stunning views. Jon Photo: Jon Gerrard

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This hill is a brilliant walk on a fine spring or summer's day, as walkers can see for miles from the top. Schiehallion is in Pitlochry, which is roughly a two hour drive away from Edinburgh.

7. Schiehallion

This hill is a brilliant walk on a fine spring or summer's day, as walkers can see for miles from the top. Schiehallion is in Pitlochry, which is roughly a two hour drive away from Edinburgh. Photo: Lance Sloan

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It's one of the shortest munros, but Ben Vane is still a challenging but enjoyable walk. It takes around 2 hours to get to the rocky mountain by car from Edinburgh.

8. Ben Vane

It's one of the shortest munros, but Ben Vane is still a challenging but enjoyable walk. It takes around 2 hours to get to the rocky mountain by car from Edinburgh. Photo: Iain Green

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