The Ring of Steall

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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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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.

Distance: 16km / 9 miles

Ascent: 1775m / 5824 feet

Time: 9 hours +

There are 4 munros on the The Ring of Steall route and are listed below

Munro	Height	Order	Pronunciation	Meaning
An Gearanach	982	166	Un Gearahnoch	The complainer
Stob Coire a'Chairn	981	171	Stob Korrer a Charn	Peak of the corrie of the cairn
Am Bodach	1032	99	Am Bottoch	The old man
Sgurr a'Mhaim	1099	51	Skoor uh Vime	Rocky peak of the large rounded hill

There are also 2 tops. (An Gearanach - An Garbhanach, Sgor an Iubhair )

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.

Grid Ref.	Bearing	Distance(km)	Description
NN168691	65° ENE	0.5 (0.5)	Glen Nevis follow the path
NN17216929	151° SSE	0.7 (1.2)	Continue following the path round
NN17536871	152° SSE	0.3 (1.5)	Opens out into glen and views of the glen
NN17676844	94° E	0.5 (2)	Over the wire bridge
NN182684	135° SE	0.1 (2.1)	View the Steall falls
NN183683	125° SE	0.9 (3)	Follow the path up the northern side of An Gearanach
NN190678	233° SW	0.5 (3.5)	The path zig zags round
NN186675	170° S	0.6 (4.1)	Climb roud steeply at places onto the summit
NN187669	165° SSE	0.4 (4.5)	The summit An Gearanach (982 metres)
NN188665	206° SSW	0.2 (4.7)	The top An Gearanach - An Garbhanach (975 metres)
NN187663	213° SSW	0.4 (5.1)	Down to Bealach a' Chada Riabhaich
NN185660	221° SW	1.3 (6.4)	The summit Stob Coire a'Chairn (981 metres)
NN176650	294° WNW	1.2 (7.6)	The summit Am Bodach (1032 metres)
NN165655	322° NW	0.5 (8.1)	The top Sgor an Iubhair (1001 metres)
NN16226586	12° NNE	0.9 (9)	The Devils Ridge
NN164667	338° NNW	0.1 (9.1)	The summit Sgurr a'Mhaim (1099 metres)
NN16356683	289° WNW	1.4 (10.5)	take the easiest northwest ridge as the northeast is steep
NN150673	331° NNW	1.1 (11.6)	Allt Coire a' Mhusgain
NN14466830	331° NNW	1.1 (12.7)	Car Park

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)

Blackwater Hostel and Campsite Glen Nevis Campsite

Hostel(s)

Glen Nevis SYHA Glencoe 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.
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Submitted by Peter.Lord on Sat, 19/01/2008 - 21:11.