A' Mhaighdean

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A' Mhaighdean is often regarded as the remotest of the Munros, deep in the heart of the Fisherfield Forest. It is a magnificent castellated mountain with dramatic cliffs, and one of the finest viewpoints in Britain.

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Region: Ullapool

Altitude: 967 metres

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Detailed route description and map

The Fisherfield 6, from Shenavall

Other routes and challenges

A spectacular alternative route is to head into the heart of this wild area from Poolewe. From Kernsary the route heads eventually to the causeway between Fionn Loch and Duch Loch. Continue on the stalkers' path above Carnmore before striking off for the west ridge of the mountain, south of Fuar Loch Beag. This offers some scrambling en route to the summit. For the return, a stalkers path can be picked up from the bealach between A' Mhaighdean and Ruadh Stac Mòr.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for A' Mhaighdean

There are 3472 Walkhighlanders who have climbed A' Mhaighdean. They have contributed 91 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
A' Mhaighdean summit camp and inversion heaven Fisherfields	Collaciotach	7/9/15	53	M5C1
A'Mhaighdean summit camp	Silverhill	21/9/19	48	M2
Fisherfield 6 - summit camp & inversion on A' Mhaighdean	jimbell21	29/5/23	46	M5C1
To A' Mhaighdean and Ruadh Stac Mor by Canoe	Mal Grey	2/6/21	44	M2
An Teallach and Fisherfield, Sun, Inversions, Aurora, Rocks	Euan McIntosh	26/2/23	38	M7
To savour or suffer: philosophical in the Fisherfields	old danensian	8/5/17	36	M5C1
The Wild Lassies Take on the Fisherfields- an Epic Challenge	thewildlassielife	9/6/18	35	M5C1
Fisherfield via An Teallach	rockhopper	15/6/14	34	M7C1
A'Mhaighdean - Winter in May	Alex Nail	30/4/15	33	M1
Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hallie	zatapathique	28/5/18	30	M5C1
One crazy Christmas Day!	Mrs Scoob	25/12/17	28	M2
FisherField Six - from Kinlochewe in one day!	fipriestley	29/5/13	28	M5C1
Fisherfield 5,	spiderwebb	18/4/14	25	M5
Fisherfield 6 - Dooterbang 200...and one!!	dooterbang	19/5/12	25	M5C1
2 day basecamp at Lochan Fada - Fisherfields the easy way	Mountainlove	11/5/16	24	M5
I survived Armageddon	BlackPanther	17/7/17	21	M2
Fisherfield Six Plus 1 from Kinlochewe	weaselmaster	28/4/14	21	M7C1
Heaven	weaselmaster	7/8/23	20	M1C2F2
Fisherfield in the not so bleak Midwinter	Mrandmrsod	8/1/24	19	M5C1
Surviving Armageddon - Fionn Loch to A’Mhaighdean	Lynne Baloo	2/6/21	19	M1
A braw high camp in the Fisherfield Forest	kev_russ	25/5/17	19	M2C1
F/F it can be done in a day!!	Fife Flyer	28/5/16	19	M5C1
Wild Camping adventures in Fisherfield - The Fisherfield Six	wilkiemurray	27/7/14	19	M5
A'Mhaighdean, RSM & more from Poolewe - Hallowed Be Thy Name	Graeme D	29/7/23	18	M2C1F1
Fun and sun in Fisherfield	ghdnotcutt	1/6/22	18	M2C3
Reaching Armageddon and calling it a day	dogplodder	2/8/19	18	M1
The end of the round	Steve B	13/5/23	15	M2
Carnmore...and More. Fisherfield for Softies	Sgurr	21/5/19	14	M1F1
An Epic... Camping out on the Remotest Munro of them all...	andrewdoggett	24/3/12	14	M5C1
4 days Fisherfield + An Teallach + Lost maiden on The Maiden	Mancunian	7/5/14	13	M6
Fisherfield 6 - The Textbook Epic for Camping High	andygunn23	28/7/17	12	M5C1
Five & a half years later............Fisherfield falls	gammy leg walker	26/5/18	11	M4
Swimming with the fishes in the fields..	basscadet	25/8/12	11	M5C1
In search of ... the Shenavall Library	Holly Harlow	25/4/10	11	M7
Fisherfield Six - 2 days with high camp & inversion	Mart987	12/5/23	10	M5C1
Fisherfield 6 - many midges and a late escape.	mproudfoot	4/9/21	10	M5C1
Stretching out the lockdown legs on the Fisherfield Six!	Lackadaisy	29/8/20	10	M5C1
Heat 1: Fisherfields 7+2 round with cloud inversion	Alteknacker	26/6/18	10	M5C2
Fabulous Fisherfield - five fine fiends in the wilderness!	Jaxter	28/5/16	10	M5
A' Mhaighdean from Kinlochewe	litljortindan	14/3/16	9	M1
SunnyPoolewe15 Route 2024	SunnyAdventure	5/7/24	8	M5C6F2
Fisherfield 6 from Corrie Hallie ........ & another farce :)	JimboJim	26/8/22	8	M5C1
At last, the Fisherfield 6, and again	Emmanuelle	3/6/17	8	M5C1
Fisherfield 6 ends with Kendal mintcake-related injury	Delice	18/8/12	8	M5C1
A'Mhaighdean . E-bike approach from Poolewe	ridgerunner	16/5/19	7	M1
Passing the half way mark on the Fisherfield 5	thorburn7	26/5/18	7	M5
Beinn Dearg Dreams - The Fisherfield Eight	weaselmaster	7/10/15	7	M5C3
The End of the Beginning – Compleation in the Fisherfields	jenniferc6	11/9/15	7	M5C1
Fisherfield 6 from Shenavall	gman	12/9/14	7	M5C1
An epic single day over the Fisherfield six	scottishkennyg	6/8/13	7	M5
A'Mhaighdean from the sea at Poolewe	Border Reiver	17/7/98	7	M2
A Mhaighdean	kevsbald	9/6/23	6	M1
Disappointment on The Maiden	weaselmaster	30/8/20	6	M2S3
The Fisherfield 6 - Arduous but a 'Must Do'	Team Richardson	18/7/20	6	M5C1
EPIC Fisherfields with a 2 night camp	GillC	14/7/16	6	M5C1
Fisherfield Five.... Go Wild in the Country...	2manyYorkies	28/6/14	6	M5
What I learned in Fisherfield	Helen Bruce	31/5/12	6	M5C1
The super 6 from Shenavall	Johnny Corbett	31/5/12	6	M5C1
Poolewe to Kinlochewe via A'Mhaighdean (and 3 meat pies)	KeithS	29/5/12	6	M1
The Fisherfield Six	IainG	19/4/09	6	M5C1
Fisherfield Five using a bike	Smason1	28/7/24	5	M5
A'mhaighdean from kinlochewe	matt2901	15/10/21	5	M1
The Great wilderness from Kinlochewe	SunnyAdventure	22/9/19	5	M5
Savouring Fisherfield - part 1, Maighdean and Ruadh Stac Mor	mrssanta	5/5/19	5	M2
The Convenient Coast to Coast	bennye	21/5/18	5	M7C1
5+1 from Shenavall bothy	davetherave	29/8/15	5	M5C1
Two days in Fisherfield - Incheril approach	Clach Liath	12/7/13	5	M5
Western Fisherfields from Poolewe - with pinnacles	simon-b	16/6/13	5	M2
Fisherfield 5 Munros (Anticlockwise route)	joreidy	27/7/22	4	M5C1
Fisherfield,Midge hell.... Summit else	Alan S	11/8/12	4	M5C1
Fisherfield Six - Four, Wildcamp Then Two	gullane	21/5/17	3	M5C1
A Record Breaking Round of the Fisherfields?	madasa mongoose	27/6/12	3	M5C1
Caribbean weather on the Fisherfield 6	Yipyipcoyote	26/5/12	3	M5C1
Watch the rivers	Andrewpeters	21/8/21	2	M2C1
Fisherfield 6 Scotlands wilderness "video"	scoob999	29/5/13	2	M5C1
Holidaying in Shenavall..Taking in 8 munros	mountain thyme	3/9/11	2	M7C1
Fisherfield Six	bootsandpaddles	26/4/11	2	M5C1
The Fisherfield Six	johnnyhall	25/10/10	2	M5C1
MAKE MINE ANOTHER BIG WHITBREAD	magicdin	11/7/10	2	M2C2
6 days in Letterewe / Fisherfield	b-illie	17/5/10	2	M1C1F1
Munros Four and Five	Chris Henshall	22/7/75	2	M2
Fisherfield 5 anticlockwise from Shenavall	scotdavid63	1/9/22	1	M5
Wilderness Camping in the Fisherfield Forest	chrisloy	30/4/16	1	M4
Fisherfield 6	whiteburn	22/3/12	1	M5C1
A wee saunter into Fisherfield	Coop	11/6/21	0	M3C1
Faliure x2 (so close yet so far)	Aaron Wahab	10/1/16	0	M1
Inversion summit camp - A' Mhaighdean and Fisherfields	Collaciotach	9/9/15	0	M5C1
Dundonnell to Poolewe Fisherfield hills	dunrig	2/7/13	0	M5C1
The Big Six	donnaryan69	3/5/11	0	M5
Fisherfield 6 - A Great day Out	eharbottle	28/4/11	0	M5C1
Shenaval Trip - Part 1 - Now With Pics	mountain coward	17/5/10	0	M2

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