Fuar Tholl Route Information

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Fuar Tholl

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

888 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

4 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

11.22 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

Interesting route with scramble up impressive craggy N face. Consider climbing Sgorr Ruadh whilst you are here.

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: Achnashellach

Park car in Achnashellach and walk to railway station

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 888 metres. Allow 4 hours to complete this 11.22 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 Achnashellach rail station
		NH00144840	Distance	Altitude 70 m

1	Follow path through trees in Coire Erba and ascend by River Lair to branch in path
		NG99075015	Distance 2.34 km	Altitude 370 m

2	Bear WSW across river (IF SAFE TO DO SO) and ascend towards Bealaich Mhoir
		NG97064936	Distance 2.39 km	Altitude 642 m

3	Head SSE into Corrie and scramble up steep slopes to summit of Fuar Toll .
		NG97544893	Distance 0.70 km	Altitude 907 m

4	Descend SW to col
		NG97384875	Distance 0.23 km	Altitude 854 m

5	Ascend W onto Creag Mainnrichean
		NG97194875	Distance 0.20 km	Altitude 877 m

6	Descend WNW to W top of Creag Mainnrichean
		NG96914888	Distance 0.31 km	Altitude 840 m

7	Descent steeply to lochans
		NG96724914	Distance 0.33 km	Altitude 695 m

8	Bear NE to join path and return via approach route
		NH00144840	Distance 4.72 km	Altitude 70 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

North West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Liathach
by Metcheck

Images of Fuar Tholl

The east face of Fuar Tholl. August 2010.

Image by David McSporran

Fuar Tholl's eastern aspect, seen from the Achnashellach to Coire Lair track. Beinn Liath Mhor is visible on the right.

Image by David S Brown

Mainnrichean Buttress, Fuar Tholl showing the ascent route through the scree .

Image by Peter Sinclair

What a fantastic mountain. Looking out to sea from the summit. I forgot my decent camera, so this is a mobile shot. Nov 2011

Image by David Harbottle

Route Area Map

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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Chris Bowles on 06 Dec 2009:

Started at Achnashellach taking the right of way track. When one arrives at the split in the track you take the left fork and have the crossing of the River Lair to negotiate. In spate this might be tricky. I then followed another good path underneath Fuar Tholl, before accessing the ridge via Coire Mainreachan. Ascending to the left of the Mainreachan buttress. This climb was done in winter conditions but even so the ascent was no more than a steep plod. From the top of coire its an easy walk to the summit. Retraced my route back to the car. Fantastic views, great hill; dog friendly.

Written by Richard Allan on 18 Feb 2008:

Initial approach is a well defined path, though quite steep in places. A few fords to cross, but after a rain free week these were easy as there were plenty of stepping stones, however it wouldn't take much to cover them. Final part of the ascent is scramble up a loose scree slope which is quite hard going, but well worth the effort.

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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