Rois-Bheinn, Sgurr na Ba Glaise and An Stac Route Information

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Rois-Bheinn, Sgurr na Ba Glaise & An Stac

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

1613 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

6.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

17.57 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

Challenging long route with a bit of everything including steep slopes, scrambling on a narrow ridge and crossing an unbridged river.

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: Inverailort village

Park in Inverailort village just of A861.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,613 metres. Allow 6.5 hours to complete this 17.57 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 Inverailort village
		NM76508160	Distance	Altitude 20 m

1	Head E on minor road to start of path
		NM76988170	Distance 1.11 km	Altitude 9 m

2	Ascend E turning SE on path to end (note the condition of the river as you will have to cross it later!)
		NM77778132	Distance 1.04 km	Altitude 133 m

3	Ascend SW onto Sean Chruach
		NM76408034	Distance 1.87 km	Altitude 521 m

4	Descend S to col
		NM76377996	Distance 0.37 km	Altitude 483 m

5	Ascend through rock outcrops to S to summit of An Stac
		NM76327928	Distance 0.69 km	Altitude 814 m

6	Descend S to bealach (561m)
		NM76197850	Distance 0.83 km	Altitude 561 m

7	Ascend SSW onto ridge, SSE to Bealach an Fiona
		NM76417799	Distance 0.59 km	Altitude 701 m

8	Follow ridge W to summit of Rois-Bheinn
		NM75607784	Distance 0.90 km	Altitude 882 m

9	Return to Bealach an Fiona
		NM76417799	Distance 0.90 km	Altitude 701 m

10	Ascend SE turning E to summit of Sgurr na Ba Glaise
		NM77047771	Distance 0.70 km	Altitude 874 m

11	Descend ESE onto narrow ridge
		NM77287762	Distance 0.27 km	Altitude 874 m

12	Head ENE on narrow ridge to An t-Slat-bheinn
		NM77877776	Distance 0.64 km	Altitude 745 m

13	Continue ENE to lochan on ridge
		NM78497807	Distance 0.62 km	Altitude 780 m

14	Descend N to Bealach an Fhalaisg Duibhe
		NM78517858	Distance 0.50 km	Altitude 745 m

15	Ascend N onto Druim Fiaclach Ridge
		NM78667887	Distance 0.34 km	Altitude 828 m

16	Bear NE along Druim Fiaclach (toothed ridge) to summit
		NM79147916	Distance 0.56 km	Altitude 869 m

17	Descend N to col linking to Beinn Coire nan Gall
		NM79097966	Distance 0.53 km	Altitude 787 m

18	Descend WNW to cross Allt a' Bhuiridh then head NNE to rejoin path and return
		NM76858242	Distance 5.11 km	Altitude 20 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Ladhar Bheinn
by Metcheck

Images of Rois-Bheinn, Sgurr na Ba Glaise & An Stac

Prospect from Druim Fiaclach summit of the undulating rough ridge over An t-Slat-bheinn to Sgurr na Ba Glaise, under early snow. 1st November 2008.

© David S Brown

Image by David S Brown

Sgurr na Ba Glaise from the W top of An t-Slat-bheinn. 1st November 2008.

© David S Brown

Image by David S Brown

An Stac seen across Loch Eilt.

© David S Brown

Image by David S Brown

Sgurr na Ba Glaise and Druim Fiaclach from Sgorr Craobh a' Chaorainn; 13 August 2013.

© Roger Vander Steen

Image by Roger Vander Steen

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Peter Lang on 03 May 2012:

our party of 5 + dog took 8.5 hrs to complete a clockwise traverse from Glenshian lodge to Alisary, using 2 cars. Superb views over to rhum/eigg all day. long ridge approach to first summit however on top of an stac less 2h15m later. excellent quick descent to alisary(only 1h 15m)

Written by Mike Watson on 20 Sep 2009:

Patchy weather spoilt it .. Approach paths boggy, hills nice. Druim Fiaclach ridge came out of the cloud as was definitely the highlight! Oh and there is a bridge over the river now although not needed today as it was easily crossable.

Written by Doug Tulloch on 18 Jul 2009:

I didn't use this route but one from another source which put me badly wrong in that a) it started from Glenshian Lodge and I had some difficulty in finding the path through the col and b) it went clockwise, which is fine, but on the descent from Seann Cruach I was directed too far W, struggling for a long time through tussocky grass and bracken at the end of what I can attest to being a Very Long Day. If you are making this descent go over the little 322m top to pt 3 of this route. Note that there is now a bridge over the Allt a'Bhuiridh about 200m downstream of the path's crossing point.

Written by David S Brown on 08 Nov 2008:

'Challenging long route' is accurate. I commenced the route in reverse, gained the lochan N of Druim Fiaclach, traversed over Sgurr na Ba Glaise to Rois-Bheinn then over W top and descended W ridge to Roshven where was met by car. The undulations of the ridge are steep and numerous, and under light snow (1st Nov 2008) that was as much in a day as I could have managed - hats off to anyone who can then go on to tackle An Stac! There is a recent landrover track running S into the coire above W bank of Allt a' Bhuiridh. Otherwise, trackless wilderness, a great rocky ridge and splendid views.

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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