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Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe & Ben Aden
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
3195 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
14 hrs
The horizontal distance of the route.
Route Distance
41.17 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
A serious expedition to two remote peaks, which will require at least one night overnight stay. These are very rocky hills and careful route selection plus some scrambling will be required. See mountain descriptions for more detail.

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: Invergarry

From Invergarry, take A87 W for 7.5km, then take minor road W past Ardlochy House on the N shores of Loch Garry and Loch Quoich to Kinloch Hourn.
Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 3,195 metres. Allow 14 hours to complete this 41.17 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 end of public road at Kinloch Hourn
  NG94570691 Distance
 Altitude
5 m
1
Head WNW on path along South shore of Loch Hourn
NG93200726 Distance
1.50 km		 Altitude
67 m
2
Continue WSW on path
NG91580652 Distance
2.13 km		 Altitude
126 m
3
Continue heading W on path
NG89210643 Distance
2.47 km		 Altitude
48 m
4
Continue WSW on S shore of Loch Beag
NG87320590 Distance
2.15 km		 Altitude
5 m
5
From Junction with track head S to bridge
NG87120414 Distance
2.00 km		 Altitude
6 m
6
Follow track then path S to river (no bridge!)
NG86910317 Distance
1.07 km		 Altitude
31 m
7
Cross river and follow path S into Gleann Unndalain
NG87120241 Distance
0.88 km		 Altitude
169 m
8
Leave path and ascend E then ESE onto ridge
NG87920228 Distance
0.85 km		 Altitude
446 m
9
Ascend SE on ridge to W top of Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe
NG88820149 Distance
1.19 km		 Altitude
805 m
10
Bear E to summit of Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe
NG89580159 Distance
0.76 km		 Altitude
913 m
11
Return W to W top
NG88820149 Distance
0.76 km		 Altitude
805 m
12
Select a safe route through the rocky outcrops and descend S to join path in Mam Unndalain
NG88700083 Distance
0.70 km		 Altitude
520 m
13
Follow path to beyond head of Lochan nam Breac
NM92059941 Distance
4.15 km		 Altitude
210 m
14
Leave path and ascend SW through rock outcrops onto ridge
NM91439895 Distance
0.84 km		 Altitude
470 m
15
Follow ridge W
NM90699894 Distance
0.76 km		 Altitude
695 m
16
Continue WSW on ridge to summit of Ben Aden
NM89929864 Distance
0.86 km		 Altitude
887 m
17
Return down ridge to path, OR, Descend WNW then NNE through crags to path (latter will require river crossing!) and return by approach route
  NG94570691 Distance
18.09 km		 Altitude
5 m

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 a' Choire-bheithe & Ben Aden

Ben Aden viewed from the south ridge of Sgurr nan Coireachan, November 2008.

© Alex Bryce
Image by Alex Bryce

Ben Aden (summit to the right) above the dam at the west end of a very low Loch Quoich. June 2010.

© David McSporran
Image by David McSporran

Ben Aden (summit to the right) from Loch Quoich, Saturday 12 October 2013.

© Brian Mcwilliam
Image by Brian Mcwilliam

Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe from the north slopes of Luinne Bheinn; 2nd June 2009.

© Roger Vander Steen
Image by Roger Vander Steen
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