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This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
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An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.
Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.
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The horizontal distance of the route.
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The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.
You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.
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Easy route over moorland, with some steep grass slopes.
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Head to: Altnaharra
From Altnaharra (A836) travel SW to bridge over River Vagastie. If no parking available go to Forestry Access Land parking nearby (NC543307).
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The bridge is the starting point from the main road up Ben Klibreck. June 2008.
© Keith Johnstone
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Image by Keith Johnstone
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Ben Klibreck from the west (2009-08-08)
© Kevin Woods
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Image by Kevin Woods
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View towards Ben Loyal from Klibreck
© Jim Nicol
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Image by Jim Nicol
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A ruin 100m east of Ben Klibrecks summit (2009-08-08)
© Kevin Woods
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Image by Kevin Woods
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Brenda Dunnett
on 02 Aug 2008:
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There is a better route starting at NC546309 with parking for several cars and a fairly well-defined path across the moor, before a steep but well trodden climb to meet the path on A'Chioch. We returned by the Vagastie route and it was noticably wetter and harder going underfoot. Even so, it is a good idea to save this one for a hot dry summer!
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Written by
Rodger Moffet
on 25 Aug 2007:
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Just past Vagastie theres a little cutting large enough for one car but also with room for several billion midges. within seconds of opening the car door my whole body was grey! the route was VERY boggy. I made the mistake of going up the col further south and after meeting someone on the way back it was the best idea as the route described was wet, steep and very tricky. This was a relentless slog through thick low cloud - did meet a couple of deer on the way back and that was the only plus point.
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Craig Dunderdale
on 19 Aug 2006:
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I'm reasonably fit and this took me 3.5hrs on a cloudy but dry day. After the bridge is an undulating boggy meandering path until you get the the South side of the loch. Most people seemed to prefer the longer more gentle route of joining the ridge at NC562274. There's a steep grass and heather ascent up to the 688m bealach with little noticeable tracks until you get near the top. Once on the ridge an obvious track runs N and then ENE to the summit. Wet and boggy walk in!
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Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map,
a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.
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