Caisteal Abhail
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Caisteal Abhail is one of the four fine Arran Corbetts. Its best known feature is its east ridge with the scrambling obstacle of Ceum na Caillich or the Witches' Step. It's as jagged as a toast-rack.
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Region: Isle of Arran
Altitude: 859 metres
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Detailed route description and map
Caisteal Abhail from North Sannox
Sannox Horseshoe: Cioch na h-Oighe, Cir Mhor and Caisteal Abhail
Other routes and challenges
A third alternative to the two routes given above is a traverse of the western Arran ridge, from North Sannox through to Glen Rosa.
Walker-friendly accommodation in the area
Panoramic summit view (click to open)
Users' walk reports for Caisteal Abhail
There are 981 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Caisteal Abhail. They have contributed 43 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.
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