Sgùrr na Ruaidhe

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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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Detailed route description and map

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.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Glen Affric Hotels

Glen Affric B&B

Glen Affric Cottages

Loch Ness Hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Sgùrr na Ruaidhe



Users' walk reports for Sgùrr na Ruaidhe

There are 4051 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Sgùrr na Ruaidhe. They have contributed 58 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
  28/7/16  34 M4
  5/5/17  33 M10C1
  29/5/23  13 M13C1
  11/1/13  10 M4
  17/5/22  9 M4
  11/7/21  9 M4
  15/4/17  9 M4
  21/5/22  8 M4
  1/11/20  8 M3S5
  7/8/16  7 M4
  26/6/14  7 M4
  20/4/14  7 M7
  7/7/13  7 M4
  26/5/18  6 M4
  24/7/11  6 M4
  3/7/21  5 M1
  6/12/14  5 M4
  18/4/14  5 M6
  25/3/17  4 M2
  22/8/15  4 M4
  19/6/15  4 M4
  10/11/12  4 M4
  16/5/12  4 M4
  7/5/12  4 M4
  3/6/21  3 M4
  1/9/19  3 M4
  17/6/18  3 M4
  3/4/18  3 M5S3
  28/3/16  3 M4
  2/5/15  3 M4
  24/7/14  3 M4
  27/5/12  3 M4
  25/7/20  2 M4
  9/6/18  2 M4
  21/4/13  2 M4
  19/8/11  2 M4F1
  5/5/18  1 M4
  30/4/17  1 M2
  13/6/16  1 M4
  21/5/16  1 M4
  7/8/15  1 M4
  3/8/13  1 M4
  26/7/12  1 M4
  21/7/12  1 M4
  22/5/12  1 M4
  15/1/12  1 M4
  17/5/09  1 M3
  15/8/82  1 M4
  31/8/19  0 M4
  9/5/18  0 M4
  23/7/16  0 M4
  26/5/14  0 M4
  3/8/12  0 M5
  18/9/11  0 M4
  7/5/11  0 M4
  10/6/10  0 M2
  4/5/09  0 M4
  1/5/94  0 M4

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