Sgurr nan Conbhairean, Sail Chaorainn and Carn Ghluasaid Route Information

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Sgurr nan Conbhairean, Sail Chaorainn & Carn Ghluasaid

Quick Facts

This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.

Total Ascent

4822 ft

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.

Route Time

6 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

10.4 ml

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A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

Notes

Moderate route with steep slopes and rocky ridges on the north side of Glen Shiel.

Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.

We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.

Travel Information

Head to: Shiel Bridge

From Shiel Bridge (A87) travel SE to Lundie on the north shore of Loch Cluanie.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 4,822 feet. Allow 6 hours to complete this 10.4 mile route.

The hillphones service can inform you of stalking activities in the area.

Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.

The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.

Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.

Route Information

Waypoint Detail

	Start from layby on A87 at Lundie on the north shore of Loch Cluanie
		NH14411033	Distance	Altitude 754 ft

1	Walk W on old military road junction with path
		NH13741024	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 1033 ft

2	Take N branch of path and ascend An Cruachan
		NH13511092	Distance 0.7 miles	Altitude 1443 ft

3	Continue ascending N
		NH13671203	Distance 1.0 miles	Altitude 2434 ft

4	On reaching the ridge bear NE to Carn Ghluasaid summit
		NH14591250	Distance 0.6 miles	Altitude 3139 ft

5	Head W to the ridge start
		NH14321246	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3070 ft

6	Follow ridge NW
		NH13711287	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 2956 ft

7	Bear N to unnamed top (998m)
		NH13721315	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3274 ft

8	Continue W on ridge
		NH13271315	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 3202 ft

9	Continue NW to Glas Bealach
		NH12981333	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3231 ft

10	Ascend NW avoiding crags to the N
		NH12831367	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3274 ft

11	Bear NE to Sgurr nan Conbhairean
		NH13001388	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3638 ft

12	Continue NW avoiding corrie to the North
		NH12861403	Distance 0.1 miles	Altitude 3461 ft

13	Continue N along ridge
		NH12921477	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 2995 ft

14	Head NNE to Sail Chaorainn
		NH13321545	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 3287 ft

15	Return SSW to the ridge
		NH12921477	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 2995 ft

16	Follow ridge S
		NH12861403	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 3461 ft

17	Bear SE to gain ridge
		NH12691378	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3346 ft

18	Descend SW to Drochaid an Tull Easaich
		NH12091342	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 3284 ft

19	Descend S to Meall Breac
		NH12081174	Distance 1.1 miles	Altitude 2181 ft

20	Head SE to join path
		NH12751096	Distance 0.7 miles	Altitude 1148 ft

21	Descend S to junction
		NH12731065	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 833 ft

22	Walk E on old military road to return to Lundie
		NH14411033	Distance 1.1 miles	Altitude 754 ft

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

North West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Ladhar Bheinn
by Metcheck

Images of Sgurr nan Conbhairean, Sail Chaorainn & Carn Ghluasaid

3 June 2011 At the summit of Sgurr nan Conbhairean looking to Sail Chaorainn and beyond Mam Sodhail, An Socach and Sgurr nan Ceamthreamhnan NH130139

© Brian Howarth

Image by Brian Howarth

Heading along wind-scraped terrain from Carn Ghluasaid to Sgurr nan Conbhairean.

© Ian Munro

Image by Ian Munro

Looking North to Sail Chaorainn from Sgurr Nan Conbhairean.

© Peter Chisholm

Image by Peter Chisholm

Carn Ghluasaid seen across Loch Cluanie from the summit of Creag a' Mhaim.

© David S Brown

Image by David S Brown

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

Rating & Reviews

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Written by Craig Dunderdale on 05 May 2007:

Excellent straightforward route with obvious paths. After the 3rd Munro head south until about 975m contour across the scree field and save yourself from needless climbing.

Written by Rob Jeffries on 07 Jun 2004:

To do the top that lies north of Sail Chaorainn adds a further hour to the route.

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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