25 highland beinn damh

■Distance: 10 miles/16.1km ■ Time: 7 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Hidden far from the roadside, the Cairngorms ’ most remarkable Munro yields to a surprisingly easy ascent.

If you REALLY want to know Scotland’s mountains, you need to add The Fionas to your peak-bagging hit-list – starting with BEN MOR COIGACH .

BIDEAN NAM BIAN, HIGHLAND, 1150M

■Distance: 6¼ miles/10km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Easy

A walkable ridge that climbs the entire height of a mountain is the stuff of dreams. Hidden away to the south of Glen Coe, BEN STARAV is the mountain that makes that dream come true.