NN6272379103 From the car park, cross a bridge over the River Truim, pass Blasporran, a cosy-looking B&B, and nip over the railway at a gate. Follow the estate track west and then southwest, staying left at the first junction before crossing the Allt Beul an Sporain to reach a second junction.

NN6217179037 Turn right to follow the track uphill onto the broad north-eastern spur of Geal-charn. The vehicle track soon becomes a path, muddy in places, which gives a quick ascent to a large cairn on a shoulder at 840m. It's now a gentler ascent over the rounded summit slopes to the wind-break cairn marking the high point.

NN5963478261 Descend southwest, with a fantastic view over Loch Ericht and the Ben Alder hills. The south ridge is a little better defined than the ascent route, with some stony areas to break up the grass and heather plodding. Some way before the low point of the col connecting to A' Mharconaich, leave the path and bear left to descend to a stony 4WD track.

NN5951777305 The track first zigzags steeply downhill, before making a long gentler descent of Coire Fhar. Unfortunately the Drumochter hills have been comprehensively ravaged by the grouse shooting industry, so there's not much nature in this drab glen. It is, however, a quick way back to the road.