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Beinn Sgritheall

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Beinn Sgritheall has one of the finest situations of any of the Munros, towering above the tiny village of Arnisdale on Loch Huorn. Its ascent is unrelentingly steep but the views from the summit are amongst the finest in Scotland.

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Region: Kintail

Altitude: 974 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Beinn Sgritheall from Arnisdale

Other routes and challenges

Less steep approaches are possible, but these are much longer. One option is to head up into Coire Min before heading for the bealach between the summit and point 906m. Another, finer one is to tackle the NE ridge, which provides a dramatic walk with no scrambling involved.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Kintail Hotels

Kintail B&B

Kintail Cottages

Kintail Hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)




Users' walk reports for Beinn Sgritheall

There are 2314 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Beinn Sgritheall. They have contributed 54 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.

Title AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  21/03/2013  42 M4C6
  20/06/2015  24 M1
  26/03/2017  23 M1
  22/08/2015  21 M9C1S1
  18/11/2018  10 M1C2G1S1
  08/04/2013  9 M1
  17/02/2013  9 M1
  04/02/2018  8 M1
  14/03/2015  8 M1C3
  25/08/2012  8 M1
  15/11/2011  8 M1C1
  06/03/2013  7 M1
  24/02/2013  7 M1
  26/05/2017  6 M1
  24/06/2011  6 M1C2G1
  29/10/2016  5 M1
  17/10/2014  5 M1G1
  14/07/2019  4 M1
  24/09/2018  4 M1C2
  14/06/2015  4 M1
  02/08/2014  4 M1
  24/05/2014  4 M1
  17/10/2013  4 M1
  26/07/2013  4 M1
  18/10/2011  4 M1
  13/06/2010  4 M1C1
  22/09/2013  3 M7
  08/08/2012  3 M1
  19/04/2018  2 M1
  09/06/2016  2 M1C2
  12/01/2014  2 M1
  11/03/2013  2 M1
  02/08/2011  2 M1
  23/06/2011  2 M1
  11/04/2018  1 M1
  09/09/2012  1 M1
  27/05/2012  1 M1
  28/08/2018  0 M1
  04/08/2018  0 M1
  19/07/2018  0 M1
  09/07/2018  0 M1
  29/12/2017  0 M1
  21/05/2017  0 M1
  25/03/2016  0 M1
  20/06/2015  0 M1
  24/08/2014  0 M1
  18/01/2014  0 M1
  19/11/2011  0 M1
  22/07/2011  0 M1C2
  28/08/2010  0 M1
  11/07/2009  0 M1
  10/05/2009  0 M1
  06/05/2009  0 M1
  15/06/1989  0 M1

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