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Meaning Big ridge
Altitude 986 metres     (Munro)
Grid Ref. NH06474047
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Lurg Mhor
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Looking to Meall Mor from the summit of Lurg Mhor.

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Mountain Description
Lurg Mhor is an elongated mountain (E to W) with twin peaks, the summit being the W top. From the summit a ridge leads W to broad col (740m), which connects to Bidean a' Choire Sheagaich and is the normal approach route. The longest ridge, Meall Mhor, slopes down to the E reaching the shores of Loch Monar 5km from the summit. A traverse of this ridge involves scrambling. There are minor ridges on N slopes, and to the S three ridges lead to Loch Calavie and the path to Pait Lodge. The more central of the S ridges has easy slopes but the SE ridge is narrow and craggy.
Available Routes
  Ascent Distance Time Including... Description Rating
1 2223 m 28.65 km 9.5 hrs Lurg Mhor, Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich and Beinn Tharsuinn [Monar]  A long hard day on a difficult route with scramblling on Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich. 5 / 5
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Peter Lang
wrote on June 11, 2007:
Cycled in from Attadale, took 2 hrs to bothy, lot of pushing to high pass on hot day then quick descent - Track decent. Actual walk took 5 hrs from Bendronaig bothy(superb facility including airbeds and firewood), skirted Creag Dubh onto Sail Riabhach then easy grassy walk to steep pull onto B.a'C. Sheasgaich and first sign of a path. 1 hr between summits and descended SW from bealach to head of Loch Calavie and return on good track to bike. Return took 1hr 15mins on bike as easier gradient to high pass then steep descent to Attadale Walkers carpark-ensure brakes in order-Day took 9 1/4 hrs.
Christine George
wrote on May 10, 2006:
Cycled in from Attadale to Bendronaig Bothy, landrover track winds its way up some steep hairpin bends to begin with, very rough in places, quite an arduous track to cycle.Took us 3 hours to the bothy, great little bothy with a flushing loo. (You have to fill the cistern with a bucket of water) Left the bothy at 2.15pm, along the Pait Lodge track and then up to the col between Lurg Mhor and Cheesecake. Arrived at Lurg Mhor at 5.15pm, great view of the Cuillins on Skye, left Lurg Mhor at 5.30pm and onto Cheesecake at 6.30pm. Back to the bothy at 8.15pm. Cycled back out next day in 2 hours.
George Morton
wrote on August 4, 2004:
If you decide on the most direct return to the Bealach Bhearnais, descending from Lurg Mhor to the glen (mis?)named Bealach an Sgoltaidh on the OS Map, then you should tend towards the left (west). If you stick to the line of the north ridge you eventually reach tiers of cliffs not marked on the older maps and only poorly on the latest version. The lowest tier is unbroken, necessitating an irritating if short reascent which in poor visibilty could be dodgy. Once you're down, the walk up the glen of the Allt Bealach Crudhain can be tiring in hot weather, especially as the path runs out halfway.
Local Accommodation Options
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15.8 km Sgurr Alasdair - Main Street, Lochcarron, Strathcarron, Ross-shire, IV54 8YB   Tel: 01463 798526
15.8 km Castle Cottage B and B - Lochcarron, IV54 8YB   Tel: 01520 722564
19.8 km Walkers Lodge, Ledgowan Lodge Hotel - Achnasheen, Achnasheen, IV22 2EJ   Tel: 01445 720252
21.7 km Kinlochewe Hotel and Bunkhouse - Kinlochewe, By Achnasheen, IV22 2PA   Tel: 01445 760253
25.1 km Woodlands (self-catering) - by Shiel Bridge, Inverness-shire, IV40 8HW   Tel: 0118 9462214
25.4 km Alder Cottage - Nostie, Kyle of Lochalsh, Rosshire, IV40 8EQ   Tel: 01875 830566
27.4 km Tomich Hotel - Tommich, Cannich, Nr Beauly, IV47LY   Tel: 01456 415399
29.1 km Westward - Cannich, Beauly, Inverness-shire, IV4 7LT   Tel: 01456 415708
36.2 km The Cnoc Hotel - Struy, by Beauly, , IV4 7JU   Tel: 01463 761264
39.0 km Birch Cottage - 7 Station Road, Garve, IV23 2PS   Tel: 01997 414237
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