The Saddle

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The Saddle (An Diollaid in Gaelic) is the finest mountain in Kintail. Its fine summit has a whole batch of magnificent ridges, the pick of them all being the celebrated Forcan Ridge, one of the airiest scrambles in the Highlands.

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Region: Kintail

Altitude: 1010 metres

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Detailed route description and map

The Saddle via the Forcan Ridge, and Sgùrr na Sgìne

Other routes and challenges

The above description includes a variation which avoids the Forcan Ridge.

The Saddle is a complex mountain with several ridges, repaying repeat visits. The very long west ridge, which eventually curves north, can be approached from Shiel Bridge.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Sgùrr Leac nan Each

There are 5899 Walkhighlanders who have climbed The Saddle. They have contributed 96 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
Shiel & Saddle 9 and a Cautionary Cragfast Tale	andygunn23	31/5/21	28	M9
A glorious day on the South Glen Shiel Ridge	rockhopper	11/8/12	28	M9
sunrise on a hill - sgurr na sgine - south of the saddle	paul2610	16/1/12	28	M2
Ten Cool ‘uns on Skye	Silverhill	8/8/15	24	M12
A Magic Family Day Out with my Little Forcan Monsters	andrewdoggett	31/3/12	21	M2
All 9 in a day	Grisu	13/8/22	20	M9
Big Winter Mountains in Torridon/Kintail	weaselmaster	14/2/15	17	M6C4
From the Cluanie Inn to the Kintail Lodge - 12 Tops, 4 Days	Mancunian	7/5/19	16	M2
Doubly compleat – the end of an adventure on The Saddle	Clach Liath	18/4/14	16	M1
A Wintery Forcan Ridge	sneaks	28/2/13	16	M1
Forcan ridge - will we or won't we?	dogplodder	11/8/12	15	M1
The Saddle	JamieP05	16/3/24	14	M2
Magnificent 9 of South Sheil	jamesb63	5/6/16	14	M9
The Saddle: fighting against wind on Forcan Ridge in winter	Petr Dakota	4/1/16	13	M1
Eastern Europeans and a Scot on the Forcan Saddle	Beaner001	12/5/19	12	M2
Forcan Ridge in amazing weather	Fife Flyer	16/10/15	12	M2
Flying bird and dying swan over the Forcan Ridge	Mountainlove	20/8/16	11	M2
May the FORCAN be with you!	BlackPanther	8/6/13	11	M2
Forcan Summer at last, so Saddle up, cowboy!	bobble_hat_kenny	31/8/24	10	M2
North Loch Quoich and the South Shiel ridge on a long day!	goingforawii	2/7/19	9	M12
Alpine Kintail	basscadet	13/3/15	9	M3
The Sixth Sister	weaselmaster	17/10/21	8	M5C1
The Forcan Forty	Jaxter	22/5/17	8	M2
A Proper Mixed bag - Skye Meet	Fife Flyer	12/7/18	7	M4
Saddle up lite for a ride in Kintail	Huff_n_Puff	25/8/14	7	M2
The Saddle (West top) from Shiel Bridge	steverabone	22/7/14	7	M1
Forcan Ridge - a perfect winter's day	clivegrif	25/2/05	7	M1
Forcan Ridge	jacob	15/9/19	6	M2
A loooong Forcan walk	fipriestley	19/7/12	6	M5
Just The Forcan Ridge, the Saddle + Sgurr na Sgine.	EACHANN AN DOIRE	24/7/11	6	M2
An Diollaidh agus Sgurr na Sgine - Forcan nice for November	Collaciotach	16/11/14	5	M2
Getting a Forcan walk in before the Forcan storm hit	PeteR	16/8/13	5	M2
Forcan ridge and friends	Meatball	11/10/12	5	M2
What a Forcan Ridge!	simon-b	30/8/12	5	M2
A Forcan Ridge Too far - No Way!!	dooterbang	1/5/11	5	M2
Munros Sixty Three and Sixty Four	Chris Henshall	23/8/82	5	M2
The Fast, The Slow and The Mountains - Glen Shiel 7 + 2	Meiklie Mist	31/8/24	4	M9
One for the Hutton Institute	johnbythell	18/7/23	4	M2
The Saddle via Forcan Ridge	Verylatestarter	31/8/20	4	M1
No Forcan puns!	JimboJim	23/6/19	4	M2
Saddled	weaselmaster	26/7/13	4	M2
Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine with high camp	mrssanta	8/7/13	4	M2
The Saddle, in memory of Amanda	GillC	15/8/20	3	M1
Mountains in challenging conditions: snow,ice,gale,whiteout	Petr Dakota	13/4/19	3	M12C1
Saddle, Sgurr na Sgine, 7 Brothers and perfect weather	Alteknacker	25/5/14	3	M9
You Kintail it's a Forcan Good Mountain!	jupe1407	16/8/13	3	M2
All the Fun of The Forcan	old danensian	30/7/11	3	M2
To the South Glen Shiel Ridge - and beyooond	KeithS	13/6/95	3	M9
The Saddle	chazzyboy19	9/8/23	2	M1
The Saddle in the snow	skullhead	17/12/21	2	M2
The Forcan bypass is a difficult path of boulders	bydand1	13/7/21	2	M2
October wanders	weaselmaster	15/10/17	2	M1F1S1
The Great Cluanie Marathon 2017	ere1	3/5/17	2	M8
Back on the Saddle with a trek over the South Shiel ridge	scottishkennyg	19/8/15	2	M9
Saddle, Sgurr na Signe and South Glen Shiel Ridge	scotdavid63	3/7/15	2	M9
Munros 2 Dave 1	DaveB1	8/8/14	2	M2
More Lessons from a wild camping trip	Physicistinboots	3/6/13	2	M13
Forcan ace!	pigeon	2/6/13	2	M2
The Forcan Ridge and The Saddle up in Glen Shiel	jwramsay	25/5/13	2	M2
Cluanie to the Saddle - I must be crazy	benno	10/9/09	2	M9
The saddle - circular route	Verylatestarter	24/5/23	1	M1C1F1
sat o' nine scales	TunaStubbs	10/9/22	1	M9
What a Forcan Walk!!	KathyO	1/9/22	1	M2
Forcan Ridge, The Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine	gld73	7/9/19	1	M2
Forcan ridge and the saddle in 4 hours (with video)	Karl Brobakk	1/10/18	1	M2
The Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine	Jokester	26/8/17	1	M2
Three Days in Kintail	roscoT	17/9/16	1	M6
Avoiding the Bank Holiday crowds on The Saddle	malky_c	28/8/16	1	M1C1
Weasel's Saddle Tops	weaselmaster	2/10/15	1	M1
A ridge too far.......	J888ohn	8/6/13	1	M2
Kintail weekend pt1	thand	1/6/13	1	M2
Forcan Ridge	quoman	16/10/12	1	M2
The Saddle	gary	9/6/12	1	M2
Not Another Saddle	Alastair S	14/5/11	1	M2
No Forcan way, not without my Buckfast	Stretch	14/5/11	1	M2
Sorry but its another forcan saddle report	Alan S	14/5/11	1	M2
Sgurr Na Sgine and The Saddle	The_Greenman2000	1/10/19	0	M2
The Saddle Forcan Ridge and Sgurr na Sgine	David Lyall	29/8/18	0	M2
The Saddle and sgurr na sgine	Coop	15/4/17	0	M2
Back in the Saddle at Kintail	Driftwood	8/6/16	0	M2
The Saddle via Forcan Ridge	soapy27	7/7/13	0	M2
Saddle, Forcan Ridge and Sgurr na Sgine	gman	26/6/13	0	M2
Kintail day 2 The saddle & Sgurr na Sgine	Ian Bayne	2/6/13	0	M2
The sunny Saddle and a forcan great weekend in Kintail	Peter913	25/5/13	0	M2
Finishing off Kintail in Forcan style	Johnny Corbett	26/9/12	0	M2F1
Tour of Kintail (Day 3) - the saddle without the ridge	snowdonia7	5/7/11	0	M3
The saddle,forcan ridge and sgurr na sgine	JB likes a beer	14/5/11	0	M2
South Glen Shiel Ridge 2 Gammy Leg Walker 0	gammy leg walker	14/5/11	0	M2
The Saddle via The Forcan ridge and beyond.	davetherave	22/4/11	0	M9F1
Forcan Ridge	altpope	27/8/10	0	M2
The Saddle - Part of it With Company	mountain coward	21/6/10	0	M1
Saddle up Sunday	soulminer	12/4/10	0	M2
The Saddle from the west	bigbertie	16/12/09	0	M1
No need to curse on the Forcan ridge	kevsbald	24/5/09	0	M2
The Saddle, Forcan Ridge and Sgurr na Sgine	Dirk Winter	7/8/08	0	M2
Glen Sheil	Benaden887	13/8/94	0	M2

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