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From the summit of Aonach Mor, a path runs south down the grassy plateau. Ignore a much smaller path soon forking off right (descent towards Bealach Giubhsachan, Route 13). The main path descends gently south to the narrow neck joining Aonach Mor to Aonach Beag. It heads on up through rocks, then becomes a scree path with drops on the left. At the slope top the drops are also ahead. Turn right alongside them, over stony ground without path, for 150 metres to the smallish cairn of Aonach Beag. There’s a very fine view across Carn Mor Dearg and its arête to Ben Nevis, which looks like a pointy crag mountain from here.

Return to Aonach Mor. Continue ahead with steep drops on your left, north to a very slight rise and then downhill roughly northwest. Pass the top of a ski tow and then of a chairlift. At a levelling at 650m, you reach a well-built path leading to Meall Beag just ahead. Meall Beag means, simply, Small Hump.

After visiting the viewpoint, you could head back along this path to the gondola top station. However, if the gondola has closed or you just fancy a stroll, from Meall Beag head on northwest down pathless ridge, zigzagging carefully down a steep descent, then heading down left to join a rough path alongside Allt Daim. It runs down to an intake, with a footway across a dam and a track beginning beyond.