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The Ring of Steall

Fri

09

Jan

2009

Sunrise Sunrise 9:56 am
Sunset Sunset 4:58 pm
7 hours 1 minutes(s) daylight

The Ring of Steall is a route in “The Mamores” region / range which is located in the Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht area of the Scottish Highlands as defined by the Scottish Mountaineering Club.

This is a circular route

The Mamores, The Ring of Steall is a classic mountain route.The Ring of Steall are a number of peaks forming a horseshoe around the An Steall waterfalls in the Glen Nevis valley. The "ring" can be hiked in either direction, but I suggest to begin with "An Gearanach" as outlined.

DistanceAscentTime
16 km/ 9 miles1775 m/ 5824 ft9 hours +

There are 4 munros on the route and are listed below

MunroHeightOrderPronunciationMeaning
An Gearanach982166Un GearahnochThe complainer
Stob Coire a'Chairn981171Stob Korrer a CharnPeak of the corrie of the cairn
Am Bodach103299Am BottochThe old man
Sgurr a'Mhaim109951Skoor uh VimeRocky peak of the large rounded hill


A head for heights is required when passing over the An Gearanach - An Garbhanach ridge and also for well as the Devil's Ridge between Sgorr an Lubhair and Sgurr a' Mhaim.

QGrid Ref.BearingDistance(km)Description
NN16869165° ENE0.5 (0.5)Glen Nevis follow the path
NN17216929151° SSE0.7 (1.2)Continue following the path round
NN17536871152° SSE0.3 (1.5)Opens out into glen and views of the glen
NN1767684494° E0.5 (2)Over the wire bridge
NN182684135° SE0.1 (2.1)View the Steall falls
NN183683125° SE0.9 (3)Follow the path up the northern side of An Gearanach
NN190678233° SW0.5 (3.5)The path zig zags round
NN186675170° S0.6 (4.1)Climb roud steeply at places onto the summit
Munro SummitNN187669165° SSE0.4 (4.5)The summit An Gearanach (982 metres)
NN188665206° SSW0.2 (4.7)The top Sgor an Iubhair (1001 metres)
NN187663213° SSW0.4 (5.1)Down to Bealach a' Chada Riabhaich
Munro SummitNN185660221° SW1.3 (6.4)The summit Stob Coire a'Chairn (981 metres)
Munro SummitNN176650294° WNW1.2 (7.6)The summit Am Bodach (1032 metres)
NN165655322° NW0.5 (8.1)The top ( metres)
NN1622658612° NNE0.9 (9)The Devils Ridge
Munro SummitNN164667338° NNW0.1 (9.1)The summit Sgurr a'Mhaim (1099 metres)
NN16356683289° WNW1.4 (10.5)take the easiest northwest ridge as the northeast is steep
NN150673331° NNW1.1 (11.6)Allt Coire a' Mhusgain
NN14466830331° NNW1.1 (12.7)Car Park

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This month you MUST take ice axe and crampons, and have been taught how to use them. You also must have an awareness of avalanche danger and have a competent navigator

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.
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