Ben Wyvis

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Ben Wyvis is an isolated, huge and bulky Munro, rising like an elephant from the lower moors of Easter Ross. Prominent in many views, Ben Wyvis is a well-known and popular ascent.

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Region: Loch Ness

Altitude: 1046 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Ben Wyvis from near Garbat

Other routes and challenges

The route given above is extremely popular and any other approach to Ben Wyvis makes one seem decidedly eccentric.

One of the best alternatives is to use a mountain bike to head up past Loch Glass to Wyvis Lodge. From further up the glen, an old stalkers' path ascends via the Càrn Gorm ridge to Tom a' Chòinnich. Some of the trip reports give more details.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Loch Ness Hotels

Loch Ness B&B

Loch Ness Cottages

Loch Ness Hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Ben Wyvis



Users' walk reports for Ben Wyvis

There are 6931 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Ben Wyvis. They have contributed 99 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 AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  27/7/13  36 M1
  29/4/17  14 M10C2
  23/8/14  14 M1
  24/8/13  14 M7
  7/1/17  10 M1
  30/8/17  9 M10G2
  25/11/15  9 M1C1
  28/3/14  9 M1C1
  20/11/16  8 M1
  23/5/16  7 M9G1
  26/6/15  7 M1
  1/8/09  6 M1
  18/4/19  5 M1
  21/5/18  5 M7C1
  24/6/17  5 M6C3
  11/6/17  5 M1
  27/8/13  5 M1C1
  9/8/15  4 M5C3
  3/11/13  4 M3
  24/11/12  4 M1
  4/4/10  4 M1
  1/9/19  3 M1
  11/12/18  3 M1
  8/4/16  3 M1
  20/9/15  3 M1
  15/6/15  3 M1
  26/10/13  3 M1
  8/8/20  2 M1
  21/3/20  2 M1
  23/7/19  2 M1
  20/7/19  2 M1
  20/11/16  2 M1
  29/7/16  2 M1
  10/8/15  2 M1
  6/1/13  2 M1
  6/6/12  2 M1
  2/6/12  2 M1
  2/8/11  2 M1
  20/3/20  1 M1
  20/12/19  1 M1
  15/11/19  1 M1
  10/9/19  1 M1
  26/5/19  1 M2
  4/9/18  1 M1
  2/5/18  1 M1
  7/11/17  1 M1
  17/9/17  1 M1
  2/7/17  1 M1
  2/8/16  1 M1
  29/7/16  1 M1
  9/6/16  1 M1
  6/5/16  1 M1
  16/4/16  1 M1
  25/10/15  1 M1
  8/8/15  1 M1
  12/6/15  1 M1
  7/6/14  1 M1
  8/6/13  1 M1
  11/11/12  1 M1
  22/9/12  1 M1
  16/11/11  1 M1
  31/5/11  1 M1
  6/7/10  1 M1
  19/12/09  1 M1
  30/5/09  1 M1
  18/7/20  0 M1
  23/9/18  0 M1
  29/6/18  0 M1
  22/6/18  0 M1
  26/2/18  0 M1C1
  3/4/17  0 M1
  19/11/16  0 M1
  1/10/16  0 M1
  29/5/16  0 M2
  21/5/16  0 M1
  16/7/15  0 M1
  21/6/15  0 M1
  25/5/15  0 M1
  21/3/15  0 M1
  14/6/14  0 M1
  11/4/14  0 M1
  4/11/13  0 M1
  18/10/13  0 M1
  30/7/11  0 M1
  19/4/11  0 M1
  9/4/11  0 M1
  10/10/10  0 M1
  8/9/10  0 M1
  23/8/10  0 M1
  1/8/10  0 M1
  15/7/10  0 M1
  30/6/10  0 M1
  2/4/10  0 M1
  29/8/09  0 M1
  17/8/09  0 M1
  14/8/09  0 M1
  2/1/09  0 M1
  22/5/08  0 M1
  4/8/07  0 M1

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