Sgàirneach Mhòr

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Sgàirneach Mhòr is a very rounded mountain on the west side of the Drumochter Pass. Coire Creagach below its summit is its main feature.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 991 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Beinn Udlamain and Sgàirneach Mhòr from Drumochter Pass

Other routes and challenges

The route above can be linked to the A' Mharconaich and Geal Chàrn route for a round of all four Munros on the west side of Drumochter Pass. The cycle route over the pass can be used to link the start and end of the two routes.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Sgàirneach Mhòr

There are 10498 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Sgàirneach Mhòr. They have contributed 124 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most recent 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
The Fast, The Slow & The Mountains - The forecast lied!	Meiklie Mist	10/11/24	3	M2
The Round of Coire Dhomhain (Drumochter West)	Bonxie1	13/10/24	6	M3
Some Unfinished Business at Drumochter	scribe64	12/7/24	5	M2
West Drumochter four	johnbythell	22/6/24	2	M4
June Sunshine on the Drumochter Four	kurtstat	1/6/24	4	M4
Munros Two Hundred and Sixty One to Sixty Four	Chris Henshall	31/5/24	6	M4
Disquieted in Drumochter	nigheandonn	14/5/24	3	M1C1
The Drumochter 4	The_Greenman2000	6/5/24	2	M4
Finishing off the Drumochter hills	ChelseaMurray	30/4/24	3	M2
The Drumochter round plus one	djarvie	23/10/23	6	M4C1
Drummochter Munros	chazzyboy19	14/9/23	1	M4
On Top of Drumochter on a round of 4	Grisu	28/7/23	2	M4
Drumochter 4 from Dalwhinnie	Amoveritas	26/7/23	4	M4
Drumochter duo again	Coop	15/7/23	3	M2
Finishing the Drumochters - Sgairneach Mhor, Beinn Udlamain	Caleb Wright	15/6/23	1	M2
More 'boring' hills...	matt_outandabout	11/6/23	3	M2
Cloud may shroud hills west of the A9 (of course)	JWCW2014	22/4/23	3	M4
Mountains from Dalwhinnie, April 2023	Christopher Pulman	1/4/23	1	M8C2F1
Sgàirneach Mhòr	Bensc01t	12/2/23	0	M1
A Windy Night on Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor	jester	23/9/22	2	M2
Beinn Udlamain and Sgàirneach Mhòr	litljortindan	22/8/22	1	M2
Two Porcine Gatekeepers	aaquater	10/10/21	2	M4C1
Waking up above the clouds on the Drumochter Munros	Tuppers42	1/9/21	0	M4
Four from Balsporran	iainR	17/7/21	1	M4
Beinn Udlamain, Sgairneach Mhor, and The Sow of Atholl	shanksi	23/5/21	1	M2C1
West Drumochter 4,and relying on smartphones!	Stokesy75	30/8/20	0	M4C1
October light	HalfManHalfTitanium	15/10/19	7	M6
West Drumochter 4	maxie23	25/7/19	1	M4
A Good Friday on the West Drumochter 4	StevieC	19/4/19	7	M4
Mountains in challenging conditions: snow,ice,gale,whiteout	Petr Dakota	13/4/19	3	M12C1
Gusty and hazy! Drumochter round: 7 Munros, 33 miles, 11 hrs	goingforawii	23/2/19	10	M7
Drumochter winter(ish) traverse and a significant Marilyn	malky_c	2/12/18	4	M3S1
Monstrous Winds, Surreal MARHOF experience	weaselmaster	11/11/18	9	M7C1S2
Peter and I pass the 100 munro milestone in Drumochter	jwramsay	10/10/18	0	M3
Addering up the Munros	KatTai	30/8/18	0	M2
Bhrotain 5, Leacach and Drumochter	weaselmaster	19/8/18	2	M10
Misty Mountains of Drumochter	tomyboy73	19/8/18	2	M2
4 Hills, 3 P's, 2 T's and a skinned knee!!!!	Anne McNaughton	4/8/18	18	M4
Sgairneach Mhor and Beinn Udlamain walk	U059361	24/5/18	0	M2
Bob Beag & the Drum 4	Bmg99	21/4/18	1	M4
West Side Story.	mamoset	26/6/17	1	M4
Completing the Drumochter 6 - Tent, Compass and Whisky	andygunn23	15/6/17	1	M6
4 'bores' and a sow...	teaandpies	5/4/17	4	M4C1
There probably are good views	Coop	5/2/17	1	M2
Walking of the Christmas Pudding on Sgairneach Mhor	Cairngorm creeper	27/12/16	0	M1
Unexpected Restoration for the Soul in Drumochter	mrssanta	5/12/16	0	M4
A first venture into the Drummochter hills	Grstrachan	16/9/16	1	M2
Drumochter 4	Hbrannigan	7/7/16	0	M4
Drumochter Munros	nathan04	20/5/16	0	M4
Drumochter 4 in the clag and snow	jamesb63	31/3/16	1	M4
"I've got a really good idea"...Drumochter massif	Jaxter	30/3/16	17	M6
Dazzling Winter Views on the West Drumochter 4	jupe1407	27/2/16	13	M4
The Redeemer - Drumochter reminder that it's all worth while	garyoppolis	22/11/15	0	M4
Drunk on blue skies and wispy clouds in Drumochter	tombombadilio	1/11/15	2	M4
Dalwhinnie to Blair	weedavie	15/10/15	0	M3
Drumochter 4+1	Craiging619	25/9/15	2	M4C1
Factor 40 and the Drumochter Four	iandg	11/6/15	9	M4
Druimuachdar 4	JimboJim	9/6/15	0	M4
Drumochter , one way or the other?	GillC	18/4/15	2	M2C1
Two nice mountains, fantastic views.	martin.h	17/4/15	2	M2
4 Munros at Drumochter - video...snowy-windy december	Petr Dakota	13/12/14	11	M4
Daunder around the Drumochter Western Four	jupe1407	23/11/14	10	M4
48,49,50....	Pete and Esther	11/10/14	0	M3
Dumpling on Drumochter	mountain thyme	18/7/14	3	M4
A grand day out in Drumochter	Gavsco	15/6/14	4	M4
Balsporran Circuit	Silverhill	10/6/14	1	M4
A week around Tilt and Drumochter	simon-b	23/3/14	1	M9
Drumochter	weaselmaster	1/12/13	5	M5C1
Halfway mark, Disneyland and cars up the Drumochter hills	Mountainlove	12/10/13	4	M4
4 At Drumochter	Backpacker	7/7/13	2	M4
High round route on Drumochter pass Munros	trederdog 100	1/7/13	0	M3
A series of Firsts in the Western Cairngorms	Ibex	24/6/13	0	M4C1
A Couple of Lumps and a Bump	Fudgie	16/6/13	3	M2C1
Passing the Pigs	Driftwood	6/6/13	1	M4C1
Laybys, Pigs and Peace in the Hills	GariochTom	5/6/13	1	M3
Breezy thaw on Drumochter 4	Basemetal	26/4/13	3	M4
Savouring sunshine on Sgairneach Mhor and the Sow.	nathan79	27/3/13	1	M1C1
Drumochter 5 - 0 !!	weaselmaster	2/3/13	3	M5
The Drumochter 4	MunroMad	23/2/13	0	M4
fantastic 4 at drumochter	nzt2011	23/2/13	0	M4
Drumochter 4	gman	7/2/13	10	M4
Boring? Who said that? Two at Drumochter	ScottishLeaf	2/12/12	1	M2
Drumochter Four	ajc75	11/11/12	0	M4
Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor	railton22	14/10/12	1	M2
The West Drumochter Four in the rain ... but no bonus piggy!	bobble_hat_kenny	30/9/12	0	M4
The BIG 3 tame the WEE 4, plus 1	The Rodmiester	27/9/12	8	M4C1
A Drumochter Birthday Bag	old danensian	27/9/12	2	M4
7 Munroes and a pig	whiteburn	4/7/12	0	M7C1
Drumochter West - Catch up day	SiGerrard	7/6/12	0	M3
Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor	David Lyall	6/5/12	3	M2
Sgairneach Mhor- Less is Mhor	jester	25/4/12	1	M1
Geal-charn & the Drumochter 4	clivew	21/4/12	1	M4
Drumochter Munros up the wrong glen!	BlackPanther	18/3/12	4	M2
Dreichit in Drumochter (Part deux)	basscadet	3/3/12	0	M4
The Drumochter Two - Take 2	PeteR	5/2/12	2	M2
The Pass of Drumochter, Dalnaspidal Forest	Bod	28/1/12	5	M2C1
Snow White, Seven Dwarfs, 4 Munros & 1 Corbett!	dooterbang	10/12/11	27	M4C1
When 4 becomes 1	pigeon	4/12/11	5	M1
Geal Charn,A'Mharconaich,Beinn Udlamain,Sgairneach Mhor	quoman	20/11/11	1	M4
Drumochter Pass 4 in a row	fipriestley	12/11/11	0	M4
Drumochter Munro's in the early winter sun	tinajack68	6/11/11	0	M3
Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor, Abridged version	JohnJS	26/9/11	0	M2
Drumochter 4 makes 50....	JonetCol	22/8/11	0	M4
Sow & Boar Round of 4	prophetofdom	16/8/11	0	M4
Drumochter 4	csimbad	24/7/11	0	M4
Drumochter 7 and The Sow of Atholl	rockhopper	28/5/11	9	M7C1
drumochter 4	sjb101	19/3/11	0	M4
Drumochter Circuit from Balsporran	andrewdoggett	5/3/11	0	M4
2 Munro's and a Corbett up at Drumochter Pass	fingeez	29/1/11	0	M2C1
Day with a view	Steve B	10/1/11	0	M2
Sgnairneach Mhor, Beinn Udlamain, A'Mharconaich, Geal Charn	David Thomson	3/8/10	1	M4
Geal-charn, A' Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain & Sgairneach Mhor	Derek T	22/5/10	0	M4
2 From Drumochter Summit	gammy leg walker	26/4/10	1	M2
Drumochter 2	jonny616	27/3/10	0	M2
The Four Drumochter tops.	gaffr	23/3/10	0	M4
Drumochter 4 - A day of hotdogs and a surprise meeting	HighlandSC	23/3/10	0	M4
A9 Munros	bootsandpaddles	8/3/10	0	M4
Nice day for a White Bagging - Drumochter whiteout	Graeme D	20/12/09	0	M2C1
Snowdrifts and burn-finding at Drumochter	sloosh	4/12/09	0	M2
drumochter 4 and the Sow of Atholl	davetherave	28/11/09	1	M4C1
Octber in Shorts & T Shirt!	peggy610	16/10/09	0	M1
Drummochter Hills	happyhiker	5/9/09	0	M4
Geal Charn, A'Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain, Sgairneach Mhor..	munrowalker	18/8/09	1	M4C1
Nearly lost my dog on his first Munro & it was my fault	dogplodder	10/6/06	2	M4

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