Ben More Assynt and Conival Route Information

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Ben More Assynt & Conival

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

1285 m

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

17.45 km

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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 scree and crags.

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: Inchnadamph

At Inchnadamph (A837) park to commence route.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,285 metres. Allow 6 hours to complete this 17.45 km route.

In winter months please check the local snow conditions at sais.gov.uk.

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 bridge over River Traligill near Inchnadamph on A837
		NC25102183	Distance	Altitude 75 m

1	Follow track E to bridge over Allt Poll an Droighinn
		NC25852198	Distance 0.86 km	Altitude 105 m

2	Head SE through Gleann Dubh
		NC29032049	Distance 3.85 km	Altitude 390 m

3	Ascend NE to col (775m) on north ridge of Conival
		NC29982113	Distance 1.15 km	Altitude 775 m

4	Ascend S turning SE to summit of Conival
		NC30321993	Distance 1.32 km	Altitude 987 m

5	Descend E to col (880m)
		NC30932008	Distance 0.63 km	Altitude 880 m

6	Ascend E to summit of Ben More
		NC31822016	Distance 0.90 km	Altitude 998 m

7	Reverse route to return
		NC25102183	Distance 8.72 km	Altitude 75 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

North West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Ben Hope
by Metcheck

Images of Ben More Assynt & Conival

View of Conival

Image by Ivor Mackenzie

Ben More Assynt as seen from Conival

Image by Jim Ramsay

Ben More Assynt from Conival, at 7am in late June. If you're lucky with the weather, the clouds can look almost as good as the hills!

Image by Nick Bulbeck

Ben More Assynt from half way up the South East Ridge.

Image by Chris Bowles

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

Rating & Reviews

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Written by Paul Richardson on 28 May 2008:

Logistics with a friend who was having problems prevented us going to the south ridge, but found the walk there and back quite long enough after a couple of very strenuous days in Fisherfield! Surprised how on a Saturday in May, the ridge was a busy place - certainly a popular mountain. The views extended from Ben Hope, Loyal and Klibreck down to Seana Braigh and of course the wonderful Coigach/Assynt peaks, and Lewis/Harris. The geology is great too, worth reading up a bit before you climb. Inchnadamph Hostel deserves 6 stars - stay there!

Written by Ben Dolphin on 02 Oct 2007:

A wonderful pair of hills, but the best scenery and most exciting ground is reserved for those who venture along Ben More Assynt's south ridge. There are a couple of exposed points to negotiate and these may be too much for some if the rock is wet, but from the end of the ridge the views back to Conival and Garbh Choire are well worth it. Some books suggest descending to Dubh Loch Mor from just beyond the south summit but it's unrelentingly steep and loose so I opted for easier gradients down Carn nan Conbhairean. A longer day but worth every minute.

Written by Mike Watson on 24 May 2005:

Cracking day on 22nd May. Walk along the burn unexciting and boggy in places heading up onto the col although it does get a lot of the climb out of the way quickly. Not obvious how to get up onto the ridge, we went to the left of the waterfall scrambling up the boulders, a cairn marks the route to the other side. Once on the ridge things get more interesting and of course the views are stunning. Still some snow around on the ridge. Weather held out and made it back to the car just as it started to rain. Took us 5.5 hours including a lengthy lunch on the summit.

Written by Andrew Palmer on 28 May 2004:

10 April 2004 Started off early from the hostel at Inchnadamph, found heavy cloud cover at around 2,500 ft [700 m] until I reached the summit of Ben More Assynt. Used compass at times, route on to ridge not always clear in such conditions. There was also a reasonable amount of snow, especially on the ridge from Conival to Ben More Assynt. Weather cleared on summit - breathtaking views. A full day's climb. Excellent, strongly recommend it. Some caution needed on snow covered ridge.

Written by Jim Hunter on 13 May 2002:

Especially the ridge after Ben More Assynt which is more exciting than the main ridge.

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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