Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh

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Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh is the highest point on the central part of the Cuillin ridge. It has two summits, separated by the narrowest arete in the British Isles - sharp as a razor. The true top is the northerly one, usually reached via a hard scramble up An Dorus, though an alternative is given in our description.

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Region: Isle of Skye

Altitude: 973 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Sgurr a Ghreadaidh and Sgurr a Mhadaidh via An Dorus

Other routes and challenges

The alternative, harder scrambling approach over Sgurr na Banachdich and Sgurr Thormaid is covered as the optional extension in the route description above.

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)


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Users' walk reports for Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh

There are 2541 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh. 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
  22/07/2017  39 M11
  08/08/2015  22 M12
  22/07/2013  21 M12
  18/06/2018  20 M9
  20/08/2016  16 M4
  20/09/1960  15 M3
  06/06/2016  13 M11
  27/05/2012  12 M11
  11/05/2017  10 M9
  07/07/2012  10 M2
  03/09/2019  9 M11
  30/08/2017  9 M10G2
  07/09/2015  8 M11
  12/06/2016  7 M10
  10/06/2015  7 M3
  14/08/2015  6 M5
  15/05/2015  6 M2
  24/05/2012  6 M3
  16/11/2011  6 M3
  04/06/2011  6 M11
  02/06/2014  5 M11
  06/10/2015  4 M6
  21/05/2014  3 M11
  13/10/2013  3 M11
  01/03/2013  3 M2
  01/05/2011  3 M3
  05/01/2007  3 M11
  19/05/2003  3 M11
  16/05/2018  2 M2
  18/05/2014  2 M11
  13/07/2013  2 M8
  26/05/2013  2 M11
  13/05/2015  1 M3
  06/06/2013  1 M3
  04/06/2013  1 M2
  03/06/2013  1 M11
  21/05/2012  1 M11
  05/06/2007  1 M11
  08/07/2001  1 M2
  25/05/2018  0 M12
  29/06/2016  0 M2
  09/05/2015  0 M2
  22/06/2014  0 M2
  01/06/2014  0 M2
  29/05/2014  0 M2
  06/07/2012  0 M3
  22/06/2012  0 M2
  08/05/2012  0 M3
  02/07/2010  0 M2
  26/05/2010  0 M2
  24/04/2010  0 M2
  12/10/2009  0 M2
  24/06/2008  0 M2
  01/06/2008  0 M2

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