Streap Route Information

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Streap

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

1213 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

5.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

16.96 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

Excellent route, over craggy peaks and narrow ridge to a pointed summit.

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: Glenfinnan

From Glenfinnan travel E on A830 to start of track at Drochaid Sgainnir.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,213 metres. Allow 5.5 hours to complete this 16.96 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 near bridge on A830 where forest tracks join road
		NM93077989	Distance	Altitude 26 m

1	Head NNE on forest track to junction by bridge
		NM94398166	Distance 2.48 km	Altitude 130 m

2	Bear NNW and ascend Coire an Tuim
		NM93828331	Distance 1.82 km	Altitude 435 m

3	Continue NW through Corrie to bealach
		NM92878394	Distance 1.19 km	Altitude 667 m

4	Ascend NNE then ENE to Meall an Uillt Chaoil (844m)
		NM93208434	Distance 0.62 km	Altitude 844 m

5	Head NE to subsiduary top
		NM93498456	Distance 0.38 km	Altitude 785 m

6	Descend Non ridge to Bealach Coire nan Cearc
		NM93538483	Distance 0.26 km	Altitude 745 m

7	Ascend NNE to Stob Coire nan Cearc
		NM93758523	Distance 0.47 km	Altitude 887 m

8	Descend NNE on narrow ridge to col
		NM94028576	Distance 0.61 km	Altitude 733 m

9	Ascend NE on SW ridge of Streap
		NM94398622	Distance 0.59 km	Altitude 800 m

10	Continue ENE to summit of Streap
		NM94668637	Distance 0.30 km	Altitude 909 m

11	Bear SE to Streap Comhlaidh
		NM95288607	Distance 0.75 km	Altitude 898 m

12	Head SSE onto the SE ridge
		NM95388574	Distance 0.33 km	Altitude 788 m

13	Descend S to cross unbridged stream
		NM95198438	Distance 1.38 km	Altitude 220 m

14	Follow stream SSW to join path through Gleann Dubh Lighe
		NM94788374	Distance 0.78 km	Altitude 185 m

15	Follow path S to cross river by bridge and rejoin approach route
		NM93077989	Distance 5.00 km	Altitude 26 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 Streap

Streap summit, May 2008

Image by Doug Tulloch

Looking NE up Loch Shiel towards Streap, taken from 2 miles S of Guesachan. Beinn an Tuim, cleft by the Allt an Tuim, is prominent, with the shapely top of Stob Coire nan Cearc beyond to the left. The summit itself is not visible.

Image by David S Brown

Stob Coire nan Cearc from Streap, May 2008

Image by Doug Tulloch

Streap from Sgurr Thuilm

Image by Mike Watson

Route Area Map

Legend

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Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Written by Mike Watson on 06 Jan 2009:

Great hill and route. Final summit ridge is pretty spectacular. Time constraints meant we missed out Streap Comhlaidh and descended straight down from the col.

Written by David Bird on 25 May 2008:

Ascended from Glean Dubh Lighe to Beinn an Tuim, steep once out of the forest. Lots of up and down along the ridge, over 1100m of ascent in total. Easier gradients and increasing exposure along the narrow ridge from Stob Coire nan Cearc to Streap make the most exciting part of the day. Descended to Corryhully along the "grassy rake", easy descent route which avoids the crags high up. This peters out and the descent to the valley floor above Corryhully is quite steep. Nice walk along road back to Glenfinnan.

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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