The Sow of Atholl

The Sow of Atholl is divided from the other Drumochter mountains by a low bealach and thus this steep-sided block of moorland has Corbett status. It is often climbed in combination with the neighbouring Munros, but an easier short day is the ascent from Dalnapsidal.

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Region: Perthshire

Altitude: 803 metres

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Routes and maps

The Sow of Atholl, from Dalnaspidal Lodge

Other routes and challenges

The ascent being short, it is straightforward to add the ascent of the Meall na Leitreach to the day.

The Sow can also be done as a prelude to neighbouring Munro Sgairneach Mhor and its neighbours.

Open summit panorama

Users' walk reports for The Sow of Atholl

There are 2049 Walkhighlanders who have climbed The Sow of Atholl. They have contributed 42 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.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Snow White, Seven Dwarfs, 4 Munros & 1 Corbett!	dooterbang	10/12/11	27	M4C1
Hills, wrecked bikes & idiot hamsters - a break to remember!	jupe1407	3/5/24	20	M6C2
Monstrous Winds, Surreal MARHOF experience	weaselmaster	11/11/18	9	M7C1S2
Drumochter 7 and The Sow of Atholl	rockhopper	28/5/11	9	M7C1
The BIG 3 tame the WEE 4, plus 1	The Rodmiester	27/9/12	8	M4C1
Mun cuairt faisg Dail na Spideal ... Duinish Round	Collaciotach	17/5/18	7	C4F1
The Drumochter round plus one	djarvie	23/10/23	6	M4C1
A more interesting pig than I thought	dogplodder	4/11/22	5	C1
Drumochter	weaselmaster	1/12/13	5	M5C1
The Pass of Drumochter, Dalnaspidal Forest	Bod	28/1/12	5	M2C1
Two easy Corbetts in March sunshine - what's not to like?	bobble_hat_kenny	19/3/22	4	C2
4 'bores' and a sow...	teaandpies	5/4/17	4	M4C1
The Sow of Atholl	trekpete	29/12/13	4	C1
A Couple of Lumps and a Bump	Fudgie	16/6/13	4	M2C1
Disquieted in Drumochter	nigheandonn	14/5/24	3	M1C1
Meall na Leitreach & The Sow of Atholl	colinwatson	12/5/16	3	C2
Two Corbetts a day keep the madness away!	BlackPanther	2/12/12	3	C2
Two easy Corbetts w. Kids from Dalnaspidal - Drumochter (A9)	WalkingWithKids	15/6/22	2	C2
Two Porcine Gatekeepers	aaquater	10/10/21	2	M4C1
The Boar, The Sow, Inversions and Fogbows	weaselmaster	25/7/21	2	C5
The Warm-Up \| The Sow of Atholl, from Dalnaspidal	HighlandHikers	10/7/21	2	C1
Bothy trip part 2 - Dodging the weather at Dalnaspidal	malky_c	21/10/18	2	C2
NW pub and bothy crawl (with some hills for funsies)	Jaxter	16/10/18	2	C4F1
Atholl a' Ghlo with autumn colours	simon-b	16/10/15	2	M3C2
Drumochter 4+1	Craiging619	25/9/15	2	M4C1
Drumochter , one way or the other?	GillC	18/4/15	2	M2C1
Mountains from Dalwhinnie, April 2023	Christopher Pulman	1/4/23	1	M8C2F1
Meall an Dobharchain and Meall na Leitreach.	martin.h	4/6/21	1	C2
Beinn Udlamain, Sgairneach Mhor, and The Sow of Atholl	shanksi	23/5/21	1	M2C1
Is it Still Summer?	Gordie12	31/10/14	1	C2
Passing the Pigs	Driftwood	6/6/13	1	M4C1
Savouring sunshine on Sgairneach Mhor and the Sow.	nathan79	27/3/13	1	M1C1
Sow or never	joenorris	22/8/11	1	M1C2
drumochter 4 and the Sow of Atholl	davetherave	28/11/09	1	M4C1
Geal Charn, A'Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain, Sgairneach Mhor..	munrowalker	18/8/09	1	M4C1
West Drumochter 4,and relying on smartphones!	Stokesy75	30/8/20	0	M4C1
Sow - an easy balloon	Fife Flyer	9/8/15	0	C1
S(n)ow of Atholl	U059361	8/11/13	0	C1
A series of Firsts in the Western Cairngorms	Ibex	24/6/13	0	M4C1
7 Munroes and a pig	whiteburn	4/7/12	0	M7C1
2 Munro's and a Corbett up at Drumochter Pass	fingeez	29/1/11	0	M2C1
Nice day for a White Bagging - Drumochter whiteout	Graeme D	20/12/09	0	M2C1

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