Head up this narrow road to the dam at the end of the road. Cairn Toul is the most shapely of the high Cairngorms, rising as a giant sentinel above the infant River Dee. In the meantime the 1997 edition of Munro Tables promoted Sgurr na Carnach to Munro status and along with it Jon's record from 28 to 29 Munros in a day while Sgurr an Iubhair in the … Aim east down to a slightly wet flat area and continue towards Stob a'Choire Dhomhain. Cross the burn and head up to the crest of Carn na Con Dhu south-west shoulder. Switch to Bing Maps view 9 of 14: From Stob a Choire Dhomhain. Glen Affric to Carn Eighe & back down Coire Leachavie. Once this narrow section is left behind, the crest widens and turns east-north-east up Sron Garbh. Stick to the crest of the hillside, Mam Sodhail's summit is 1km further on. Toll Creagach to Carn Eighe ridge walk. Cloud came in as I reached the very top but otherwise a great sunny day and soft snow! Climbed solo. Walked from Glen Affric hostel down valley to Coire Ghaidheil bridge (where I had left my bike previous day). Climbed up stalkers path to Bealach Coire Ghaidheil and thence continued on sloping/traversing path to the north-east. This eventually peters out in a steep rocky area to the SW of Mam Sodhail, where I continued the traverse (rough going!) to reach the bealach south of Carn Eighe. Ascended Carn Eighe. Originally intended to continue north to Beinn Fhionnlaidh, but time was short, so I returned south to bealach, thence southwards over Mam Sodhail and Ciste Dhubh (fine cairn) before heading west to meet the ascent path. Retraced my ascent back down to Glen Affric, cycling the last 2 miles to the hostel. Weather dry but mist over 1000m stubborn to clear until very late in the day. Excellent views east from Carn Eighe and saw a brocken spectre on Mam Sodhail. These are giant, remote mountains - very friendly in benign weather, but could be horrible in bad conditions! Anti-clockwise round. Park, walk west, head up path to north just before Lodge, skirt trees, climb to valley, cross valley and river. Steep scramble to Tom a'Choinich then fantastic ridge walk west eventually to Carn Eige and beyond to Mam Sodhail. stunning views to Cuillins and in all other directions. South East to path above Loch Affric and back to car park. 16.5 miles, 9H 40M. Very nice sunny day from Chisholm Bridge, light winds and a bit chilly on top. Sron Garbh, Carn Eige, Beinn Fhionnlaidh, mam Sodhail, Sgurr na Lapaich, Attempted in harsh wintry conditions with Dave, Scott, Jim & John. / reset. A lofty place with a fine cairn and shelter out of any wind. A huge cairn is built on the top - this was the first trangulation point used by the OS in Scotland - it now makes a fine shelter in which to get out of the wind. At the junction, bear left and continue along the track for just under 1km. The views west make the effort worthwhile. From An Socach's summit head north, then north-west to drop to around c500m, then aim for the gap south of Meallan Buidhe na Fheadain. Also, we were now … You'll reach a deer-fence below and find a gate. Consider the Loch Affric Circuit for a moderate-to-easy four hour walk, the Carn Eige and Mam Sodhail Hike which is challenging and at ten hours is for the fit and knowledgeable. Drive along Glen Strathfarrar to the Monar dam, then cross it and continue to the power station at the end of the tarmac road where there is ample parking. If you are intending to do these as a group of four and you can't book the boat along the loch, then the route described below is preferable to that walking in from Loch Mullardoch dam, which requires a long tiresome trudge along the loch's northern shore. Second ascent, this time from Affric Lodge via the moorland ridge to Gleann nam Fiadh and up the SE ridge of Sron Garbh. All ways from Glen Affric go well and on a 'classic spring' day of big snow patches and high,billowing clouds these big Scottish mountains were a great place to be. See Mam Sodhail log for route of my first visit, in 1991. By Self Second that day could see the rest of the day form here. Reascended after Bheinn Fhionnlaidh. The crux of this was probably the "there and back" section north of Carn Eige along the sinous limb to Beinn Fhionnlaidh which proudly sits above Loch Mullardoch. Carn Eige, Mam Sodhail and Beinn Fhionnlaidh from Glen Affric, with many an accompanying Top RHW: 27/05/1987 : Great ridge walk from here. Wonderful weather (inversion early on, very hot later). douglas_easton: 25/05/1987: MC MW: Martin66: 16/08/1986: Solo: 1921: 04/07/1985: Second winter circuit from Affric YH (left … Distance: 58 km. The dam can't be crossed and the ground immediately below it is unforgiving, so stick to the road to return - one last short climb back uphill to your car ! 14 Circuit of Loch Monar 15 Loch Mullardoch hills 16 Carn Eige, Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan and more 17 Cluanie Horseshoe from Glen Affric 18 Beinn Fhada, The Brothers and the Five Sisters 19 South Glen Shiel Ridge to The Saddle 20 Ladhar Bheinn and Loch Hourn 21 The Sgurr na Ciche range – a Rough Bounds round 22 Glen Finnan circuit 23 Beinn Odhar Bheag and the Rois-Bheinn group Lochaber, The … In winter this path buried under snow and this is taking toll, making the path very unstable. Circuit is a classic textile, a simple yet complex woven that can morph to its surroundings. Leave the summit and head south-west on a path downhill. From Mam Sodhail, head north on a very obvious, though quite loose path to the bealach below Carn Eige. The Munros to the north of Loch Mullardoch (Carn nan Gobhar to An Socach), which are for the most part grass covered, are accessed using fine stalkers paths and hydro tracks. On foot all the way, this is longer at 11km but certainly more enjoyable and gives the possibility of adding the little Corbett, Sgurr Gaorsaic. Loch Mullardoch Circuit (12 Munros in a day) Statistics Area: Cannich to Loch Duich and Killilan to Inverness Munros: An Riabhachan, An Socach, An Socach, Beinn Fhionnlaidh, Carn Eige, Carn nan Gobhar, Mam Sodhail, Mullach nan Dheiragain, Sgurr na Lapaich, Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan,... Fort William to Loch Treig and Loch Leven / Large Multiple Munro Walks. Well with a weather window … From Alltbeithe, head north on a good path following the Allt na Faing. My favorite lunch spot was just a 15 minute walk out of town along the … Over one more bump to continue following fence posts on pleasant grassy ground to the summit of Tom a'Choinich. It is supported by fine ridges high above the shores of beautiful Loch Affric. The path, now very obvious, is followed up Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan's north-east spur. It is in a very wild and remote position and many walkers will need an overnight trip to climb it, whether from Deeside or Speyside. Follow a track down to a boat house, then continue up a new track past the Chisholm cairn and continue westwards. A wet path (and occasionally ATV tracks) continues north-east and a track leading to a small wooden chalet is met - follow this down to the road by a house, just east of the dam. A round of Gleann nam Fiadh taking in all the Munros and tops. Weather sadly misty all day and extremely wet underfoot in the valley. With B and R. 3/5 - second day - from wild camp at western end Loch Mullardoch. Wind dropped. Midge-mania on breaking camp. 2 river crossings to round the lake then steep ascent to first summit. Hard to escape midges, until peristent rain started at 11AM - continued all day - took 12.5 hours back to car - lots of ascent, September Glen Affric bagging trips (with David) - last day, bagging Carn Eighe for CUHWC. Ascent: 4800m. Follow the uphill path for around 1km to the 1000m contour, then aim north-east over gravel to the minor top. Starting and finishing the walk on the Cape Wrath Trail, we walked this route on a cloudy September day in the Scottish Highlands. There are some sharp drops on the eastern side of this hill, therefore careful navigation in mist might be needed to find the path down. Cross the burn via the bridge and continue west over peat hags to start climbing up the grassy slopes on An Socach's south shoulder. Off path, head south-west and drop 300m to the wide rim of Coire Lungard (careful navigation required in mist). Instead, continue northwards contouring around it and fill up your water-bottle on one of the springs. This site is printer friendly. ...with no ascent logs recorded by anyone, Resize map: portrait / landscape *For information about access rights in Scotland see the ScotWays website.Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass. Continue west-north-west for just under 2km over the broad grassy shoulder to Toll Creagach's summit - the last of the day's 12 Munros ! The best way in however is to cycle the 13.5km from the road-end in Glen Affric along the track on the south side of Loch Affric. With Jonathan Bellarby. After ascending Tom a’ Chòinich we went west over several tops to Carn Eighe. This included a sharp rock peak at NH134265 which we thought might be the Munro Top called Creag na h-Eige which is in Munro’s Tables up to the 1974 edition. Much snow on N facing slopes with many cornices. With Rod, Ron and Grant from Glen Affric up the stalkers path, then on to Mam Sodhail and Carn Eighe with two of the Leicester family while the guys went of to where I'd been yesterday. From Glen Affric YH - first ever trip for the team, resurrected in 2003. Repeated in 1989 and 1991 (both times walking out from the hostel with full pack). Date uncertain, via Mam Sodhail, return via Bealach Coire Gaidheil. The weather at this point was particularly horrible. Loch Mullardoch Circuit (12 Munros in a day) Statistics Area: Cannich to Loch Duich and Killilan to Inverness Munros: An Riabhachan, An Socach, An Socach, Beinn Fhionnlaidh, Carn Eige, Carn nan Gobhar, Mam Sodhail, Mullach nan Dheiragain, Sgurr na Lapaich, Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan,... Large Multiple Munro Walks / Loch Duich to Cannich. Descent to Bealach Bholla on a path, encountering some short easy scrambling sections on the way. Shawn Blanton. It's easier once the obvious pathed route to Bealach na Cloiche Duibhe is found. With Jay, mist right in, bit disappointing for such an epic day, but there you go. staying at Albeithe YH, anticlockwise traverse over An Socach Man Sodhail, Carn Eige, sub Murdo Munro top, up Beinn Fhionlaidh, then back down into valley and north to south along Mullach na Dhearagain, skirting SE across the corrie rim back to beallach east of An Socach and though tired, forcing myself to hoof it up to Murdo Stob Coire na Cloiche, because I knew I'd kick myself forever in the future if I didn't. Short walk north along the ridge beyond Mam Sodhail. Rob the Affric epic covering Toll Creagach, Tom a' Choinich, Mam Sodhall, Carn Eighe, Beinn Fionnlaidh. A 20 mile epic predominantly ridge walkingover grass and heather. Clear cold and windy intermittent rain. Remote landscape we left at 10.30 and desc. We were now about 25 miles into our round, and there's not getting away from it: this was the toughest of the day. Logged-in registered users only...When you add a marker, a pop-up box should then appear on the map - fill in the elevation (if known) and a brief description of your marker, then click [save]. You haven't climbed Cairn Toul yet. It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in the Reeks District in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycuddy's Reeks.Carrauntoohil is composed mainly … The stalker's path aiming down to Bealach Toll Easa starts directly downhill, then zig-zags along the north side of the crest. This is a #nofilter beauty from one of my forest walks near Fort Augustus. Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill (/ ˌ k ær ə n ˈ t uː ə l / KARR-ən-TOO-əl; Irish: Corrán Tuathail [ˌkɔɾˠaːn̪ˠ ˈt̪ˠuəhəlʲ], meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain on the island of Ireland at 1,038.6 metres (3,407 feet 6 inches). You'll need to check out the access arrangements along the private road through Glen Strathfarrar (see 'Local info & more'). Uphill next, steep in bits but on a path, reach a minor top on An Socach's east arm. However further down the ground is covered in really deep thick heather, with hidden wet mossy holes, making for slow tiring progress - not what you need at the end of a really long day. Third summit, glorious day now. Long day into the wilds. Camped at Iron Lodge especially to do this peak. Very wet and boggy involving two river crossings with boots and trousers off. Went straight for the top, no paths up the side of the mountain - up and own due to numerous streams cut into the side. Path on top coming from Glen Affric.Snowing on top in August. No views from top but cleared on the way down to make it all worth while. With E. Parked at Glen Affric forestry commission car park. Along track past Affric Lodge > path up by Allt Coire Leachavie > Mam Sodhail > Carn Eighe and return same route. The descent off Mam Sodhail to Carn Eighe is steep and trickier than it looks on the map so contoured around on return journey. Weather superb after brief early shower giving excellent views. A tough day. Club weekend staying at Strawberry cottage Completed Beinn Fhionnlaidh and Carn Eighe, Track near Affric Lodge N, then W across moorland to Sgurr na Lapaich, along ridge via Mullach Cadha Rainich to Mam Sodhail, then N to Beinn Fhionnlaidh (contouring past Carn Eige on W side), via Stob Coire Lochan, returned over Carn Eige, then along E ridge over Stob a' Choire Dhomhain, Stob Coire Dhomhnuill, Sron Garbh, then descended to Gleann nam Fiadh to follow track out, but it was in such poor condition that I crossed the river and took the track S direct back to Affric Lodge. The bulky twins Carn Eige and Mam Sodhail are the highest in Scotland north of the Great Glen. The path, now very obvious, continues up towards Sgurr na Lapaich, encountering some boulderfields which will need scrambling over just below the summit. Instead, from Carn nan Gobhar, stick to the reverse of the 'Main Route' and you'll return to the dam in one piece. The shortest route to Alltbeithe is from Cluanie, 9.5km to the south via a track, then wet peat-boggy path. This page uses the Ordnance Survey OpenSpace APIwhich does not include Explorer (1:25000 scale) mapping. South-west and on a faint path, a narrow bealach leads to Mullach na Dheiragain. The ascent up to Carn Eige, the highest hill in the north-west Highlands, was another lung-burster: 1000ft (300m) and then some. The path disappears into grass higher up and it's a real haul over this terrain (wet in places) to reach the 'Munro-top' of Mullach Sithidh. Map Help, Reach the summit trig point and take in the views. The three of us were mighty glad to top-out and take a breath. July 20, 2017 The Mamores 10 Munros in … Continue down south-east, then east and pick up a stalkers path that travels down to the Affric road, from where it's 3km hike back to the bridge. (Please be considerate with your usage of the Full Screen/Bing Maps pages, as there are monthly limits), Show all mountains within map bounds This is a #nofilter beauty from one of my forest walks near Fort Augustus. Great ridge walk from here. Wonderful weather (inversion early on, very hot later). Second winter circuit from Affric YH (left open in those days). via Mam Sodhail, then continuing a W-E traverse, descending into Gleann nam Fiadh, with Roy Fisher and Tony. From White Cottage bothy via Sgurr na Lapaich and Mam Sodhail. Down by Coire Leachavie. 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