Sgùrr na Ruaidhe

One of the four Glen Strathfarrar Munros, Sgùrr na Ruaidhe is a fairly featureless pudding-shaped hill of spongy mosses. Its redeeming feature is the view east over to the Cromarty and Beauly Firths.

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Region: Loch Ness

Altitude: 993 metres

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Routes and maps

Circuit of the Strathfarrar Munros

Other routes and challenges

Despite the access restrictions on the route as described from Glen Strathfarrar, the remoteness of the upper reaches of Glen Orrin is enough to discourage most walkers from attemping any ascent from the north - though stalkers' paths from Strathconon may help.

Open summit panorama

Users' walk reports for Sgùrr na Ruaidhe

There are 5405 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Sgùrr na Ruaidhe. They have contributed 70 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
Bear Back with a Bump (and an Idiot) in Strathfarrar	KeithS	28/7/16	39	M4
Scotland, R U drunk? 10 sunny Munros in Strathfarrar & Monar	Mancunian	5/5/17	36	M10C1
Grand Tour-de-Monar (Wanderers above the clouds)	ghdnotcutt	29/5/23	19	M13C1
4 from the North, and a bridge gamble	haslertom	17/5/22	15	M4
Strathfarrar Overnighter from the North	andygunn23	2/6/23	12	M4
Strathfarrar from South and North	Mart987	25/4/24	11	M4
Private Munros? Glen Strathfarrar Circuit	HighlandHikers	11/7/21	11	M4
The Strathfarrar Four	foggieclimber	11/1/13	10	M4
3 different ways to climb Strathfarrar 4	Mountainlove	15/4/17	9	M4
Cape Wrath - A Tale of Two Bothies, another mega adventure	Jaxter	7/8/16	9	M4
Strathfarrar 4 with bike (& bonus car)	gman	26/6/14	9	M4
Isolation Shepherd and the Seven Year Itch	Graeme D	21/5/22	8	M4
Braving Storm Aiden in Cannich	weaselmaster	1/11/20	8	M3S5
Glen Strathfarrar - making the most of our 9 hours	malky_c	18/10/25	7	M4
The Strathfarrar Four: how NOT to compleat :)	BlackPanther	26/5/18	7	M4
Glen Strathfarrar	portinscale	20/4/14	7	M7
Super Strathfarrar Four	PeteR	7/7/13	7	M4
From last to first to last - no isolation in Strathfarrar	zatapathique	14/6/26	6	M4
12 hour Glen Strathfarrar bike and hike & Munro #100	Flealarob	19/3/26	6	M4
Strathfarrar four munros	Caleb Wright	22/8/25	6	M4
Sgurr na Ruaidhe - a Strathfarrar single	GillC	3/7/21	6	M1
Four more at Strathfarrar on a Stunning Day...	andrewdoggett	24/7/11	6	M4
Magical Glen Strathfarrar by bike	JulieRsc	21/6/26	5	M4
The Fast, The Slow and The Mountains - Strathfarrar Circuit	Meiklie Mist	20/5/24	5	M4
Easter in Strathfarrar, Achnasheen - Winter in Torridon	weaselmaster	3/4/18	5	M5S3
Nifty 250 from Glen Orrin	basscadet	25/3/17	5	M2
Piper at the gates of dawn.	jonny616	6/12/14	5	M4
One side of Scotland to the other! (6 Munros in 2 days)	mountainboy12	18/4/14	5	M6
Strathfarrar - gimmie a break!	fipriestley	10/11/12	5	M4
Strathfarrar 4	ChelseaMurray	16/5/26	4	M4
The Strathfarrar Circuit	johnbythell	26/4/26	4	M4
The Strathfarrer 4	JimboJim	3/6/21	4	M4
Glen Strathfarrar (Glen of the Midge) Munros	Gordie12	22/8/15	4	M4
strathfarrar four and the Gate keeper	Louise993	19/6/15	4	M4
The Strathfarrar Four	bootsandpaddles	16/5/12	4	M4
Finally Doing The Strathfarrar	prophetofdom	7/5/12	4	M4
Glen Strathfarrar 3 +1	Bridge	1/9/19	3	M4
Strathfarrar take 2, in reverse	Fife Flyer	17/6/18	3	M4
Strathfarrar four in March	martinfclarke	28/3/16	3	M4
They say it's summer... - the Strathfarrar Four	theduckoutofwater	2/5/15	3	M4
Those green hills - not so Farrar way	Huff_n_Puff	24/7/14	3	M4
Strathfarrar 4	tall-story	21/4/13	3	M4
Glen Strathfarrar Circuit	valmar1965	27/5/12	3	M4
Strathfarrar 4	Kenny Monaghan	12/7/25	2	M4
Sgurr na Ruaidhe	chazzyboy19	26/6/24	2	M1
Go clockwise !!!!! Accurate distances here.	scotdavid63	25/7/20	2	M4
8pm or you never see civilisation again	Coop	9/6/18	2	M4
Slightly unplanned: Strathfarrar Munros traverse	malky_c	5/5/18	2	M4
Beinn na Muice & the Strathfarrar Munros	Johnny Corbett	19/8/11	2	M4F1
Munros Fifty One to Fifty Four	Chris Henshall	15/8/82	2	M4
Unfinished Business Part 2 - Strathfarrar 4???	mrssanta	30/4/17	1	M2
Four from Strathfarrar	Driftwood	13/6/16	1	M4
Strathfarrar Munros	Ann Logan	21/5/16	1	M4
Strathfarrar - WH Meet	Fife Flyer	7/8/15	1	M4
Feisty day for the farrar four	weaselmaster	3/8/13	1	M4
Glen Strathfarrar	rockhopper	26/7/12	1	M4
Strathfarrar 4	Duncandsooz	21/7/12	1	M4
Strathfarrar four - Day3 video report	wilkiemurray	22/5/12	1	M4
Strathfarrar, 4 Munros, 1 inept MWIS forecast	Ranger	15/1/12	1	M4
Sgurr na Ruaidhe & Carn nan Gobhar 22 & 23	DJG78	10/6/10	1	M2
Strathfarrar Munros	bigbertie	17/5/09	1	M3
Yellow weather warning - pah!	snowdonia7	31/8/19	0	M4
Glenstrathfarrar munros	robby85	9/5/18	0	M4
You Shall Not Pass (& the small matter of a 100th)	Backpacker	23/7/16	0	M4
Strathfarrar 4 from glen orrin	tom061087	26/5/14	0	M4
Glen Strathfarrar Munros	David Lyall	3/8/12	0	M5
Glen Strathfarrar Four	GariochTom	18/9/11	0	M4
Strathfarrar 4	csimbad	7/5/11	0	M4
grand day out	bthydave	4/5/09	0	M4
A weekend in Strathfarrar day 2	Benaden887	1/5/94	0	M4

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