3.5km
Total Distance
1,039m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

Starting at the Lower Falls car park at Achriabhach, the route leaves the Coire a' Mhusgain path and climbs the long north-west ridge, the most popular line on the mountain, over steep stony ground to the big quartzite summit cairn. At 1,099 metres Sgùrr a' Mhàim is the second-highest peak of the Mamores, with an aerial view down into Glen Nevis and across to Ben Nevis.

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes