Ben Nevis

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Tue

Oct

2008

Sunrise

7:42 am

Sunset

6:33 pm

10 hours 50 minutes(s) daylight

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Ben Nevis - Tourist Route

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

On this route you return by same way

Ben Nevis is Britain's highest mountain and this route is the busiest. The climb is somewhat tedious as the path zigzags round the shoulder of Meall an t-Suidhe (711 metres) upto the psychological half-way point near Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe.

The path then continues zigzagging eight times to the summit. The path vanishes on the higher rocky slopes and navigation can be problematic.

Distance: 32km / 19 miles

Ascent: 12m / 40 feet

Time: 4 hours plus

There is 1 munro on this route

Munro	Height	Order	Pronunciation	Meaning
Ben Nevis	1344	1	Ben Nevis	Possibly - Cloudy hill

When nearing the summit it's dangerous to navigate to the summit as on the north side is the impassably steep north face and to the south, the ground drops away steeply to Coire Eoghainn and Five Finger Gully. It's outlined in detail in Ben Nevis Safety

Grid Ref.	Bearing	Distance(km)	Description
NN123732	133° SE	0.4 (0.4)	Start from Ben Nevis Visitor Centre
NN12617291	225° SW	0.1 (0.5)	Head up the path
NN12537283	139° SE	1.1 (1.6)	Youth hostel path joins ours
NN13237201	106° ESE	0.8 (2.4)	Look back at view
NN13997178	46° NE	0.9 (3.3)	Head up the first zigzag
NN14647240	181° S	0.9 (4.2)	Head up the second zigzag
NN14627150	47° NE	0.3 (4.5)	Third zigzag
NN14857171	153° SSE	0.4 (4.9)	Fourth zigzag
NN15057131	23° NNE	0.3 (5.2)	Fifth zigzag
NN15177158	168° SSE	0.2 (5.4)	Sixth zigzag
NN15227134	46° NE	0.3 (5.7)	Seven zigzag
NN15447155	163° SSE	0.2 (5.9)	Last zigzag
NN15497138	101° N	0.5 (6.4)	Continue over rocky / boldery path
NN15987128	97° E	0.7 (7.1)	The final stretch
NN16637119	288° WNW	0 (7.1)	If visibility bad (300 days of year) navigate to the south of the summit to aviod drops
NN166712	288° WNW	0 (7.1)	The summit Ben Nevis (1344 metres)

Recommended Maps

cover of Ben Nevis and Fort William, The Mamores and The Grey Corries (Explorer Maps)

cover of Ben Nevis, Fort William and Glen Coe (Landranger Maps)

Accommodation

Camping(s)

Glen Nevis Campsite

Hostel(s)

Glen Nevis SYHA

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.
munro-madness.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.

Submitted by Jack.Gibson on Sun, 27/01/2008 - 18:03.