Walking the Corbetts Vol 2 North of the Great Glen

By Brian Johnson

ISBN

9781852846534

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Published

20 Aug 2013

Reprinted

6 Dec 2022

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First

Pages

352

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.90cm

Weight

400g

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The guidebook describes walking routes up all 109 Corbetts north of the Great Glen (Scotland's 2500-2999ft mountains). From Ardgour to Cape Wrath including Knoydart, Applecross and Torridon, as well as Mull, Rum, Harris and Skye. For walkers who want interesting routes up these spectacular and lesser-known hills. Part of a 2-volume set.

Seasons

The Corbetts can be climbed at any time of year, but the guide assumes the mountains are climbed when they are free of snow.

Centres

Mull, Rum, Skye, Harris, Northern Highlands, Ullapool, Inverness, Fort William

Difficulty

Most of the Corbetts north of the Great Glen are rough, rocky mountains, but few of the routes in the guide involve scrambling. Navigation can be demanding in mist and poor weather.

Must See

109 Corbetts in 91 routes, including An Stac, Carn Mor, Meall Dubh, Beinn a' Chaisteil and Ben Loyal

ISBN

9781852846534

Availability

Published

20 Aug 2013

Reprinted

6 Dec 2022

Edition

First

Pages

352

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.90cm

Weight

400g

Overview

The Corbetts (Scotland's 2500-2999ft mountains) are every bit as interesting as the Munros (3000ft and over), often clear when the Munros are in cloud, walkable on short winter days, free of the peak-bagging crowds of their taller neighbours.

Walking the Corbetts is divided into two volumes. The guide covers the Corbetts to the north of the Great Glen, which runs from Fort William to Inverness and includes those in Knoydart, Applecross, Torridon and the isles of Skye, Mull, Rum and Harris. Choosing the best, rather than the quickest, routes up each summit the author covers 109 peaks in 90 routes, illustrated with custom 1:100,000 mapping.

South of the Great Glen it is the Munros which attract most attention, but along the western seaboard and in the far north it is the Corbetts that dominate the landscape with isolated rocky peaks rising steeply above the sea and inland lochs, in a wilderness of heather and bog dotted with sparkling lochs and lochans. There are spectacular Corbetts all the way from Ardgour to Cape Wrath. The far north-west provides some of the most magnificent mountain scenery in the world and it is difficult to beat the magical islands of Mull, Rum, Skye and Harris.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Overview map

Map key

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

What are the Corbetts?

Geology

Walking the Corbetts

When to go

The terrain

Weather

Access

Mountain bothies

Navigation

Safety

Areas in this guide

Using this guide

1 Mull, Morvern, Sunart and Ardgour

Route 1 Dun da Ghaoithe

Route 2 Fuar Bheinn and Creach Bheinn

Route 3 Beinn Resipol

Route 4 Carn na Nathrach

Route 5 Sgurr Dhomhnuill

Route 6 Garbh Bheinn

Route 7 Beinn na h-Uamha

Route 8 Stob Coire a' Chearcaill

2 Glenfinnan and Rum

Route 9 Sgurr na Ba Glaise, Rois-Bheinn and An Stac

Route 10 Beinn Odhar Bheag and Beinn Mhic Cedidh

Route 11 Sgurr an Utha

Route 12 Stob a' Bhealach an Sgriodain

Route 13 Sgurr Ghiubhsachain and Sgorr Craobh a' Chaorainn

Route 14 Streap

Route 15 Braigh nan Uamhachan

Route 16 Ainshval and Askival

3 Loch Arkaig, Glen Dessarry and South Knoydart

Route 17 Meall a' Phubuill

Route 18 Beinn Bhan

Route 19 Meall na h-Eilde and Geal Charn

Route 20 Sgurr Mhurlagain

Route 21 Fraoch Bheinn

Route 22 Sgurr an Fhuarain and Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoigh

Route 23 Carn Mor

Route 24 Bidein a' Chabair

Route 25 Access to Sourlies Bothy for Routes 26 and 27

Route 26 Beinn Bhuidhe

Route 27 Ben Aden

4 North Knoydart and Kinloch Hourn

Route 28 Buidhe Bheinn

Route 29 NW top, Sgurr nan Eugallt

Route 30 Access to Barisdale Bothy for Routes 31–34

Route 31 Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe

Route 32 Access to Inverie from Barisdale for Routes 33 and 34

Route 33 Sgurr Coire Choinnichean

Route 34 Beinn na Caillich

5 Glen Garry, Glen Shiel, Glen Elchaig and Loch Hourn

Route 35 Ben Tee

Route 36 Meall Dubh

Route 37 Beinn Loine

Route 38 Am Bathach

Route 39 Beinn na h-Eaglaise and Beinn nan Caorach

Route 40 Sgurr Mhic Bharraich

Route 41 Sgurr an Airgid

Route 42 Sguman Coinntich and Faochaig

Route 43 Aonach Buidhe

Route 44 Sgurr Gaorsaic

6 Glen Affric, Glen Cannich, Glen Strathfarrar and Strathconon

Route 45 Aonach Shasuinn and Carn a' Choire Ghairbh

Route 46 Sgorr na Diollaid

Route 47 An Sidhean

Route 48 Beinn a' Bha'ach Ard

Route 49 Bac an Eich

Route 50 Meallan nan Uan and Sgurr a' Mhuilinn

7 Glen Carron, Glen Torridon and Loch Maree

Route 51 Beinn Dronaig

Route 52 Sgurr nan Ceannaichean

Route 53 Beinn Tharsuinn and Sgurr na Feartaig

Route 54 Fuar Tholl

Route 55 An Ruadh-stac

Route 56 Sgurr a' Chaorachain and Beinn Bhan

Route 57 Beinn Damh

Route 58 Beinn Dearg

Route 59 Sgorr nan Lochain Uaine and Sgurr Dubh

Route 60 Ruadh-stac Beag

Route 61 Meall a' Ghiuthais

Route 62 Beinn an Eoin

Route 63 Baosbheinn

Route 64 Beinn Airigh Charr

Route 65 Beinn Lair

8 Strath Garve, Fisherfield and Inverpolly

Route 66 Little Wyvis

Route 67 Beinn a' Chaisteil

Route 68 Beinn Liath Mhor a’ Ghiubhais Li

Route 69 Beinn Enaiglair

Route 70 Creag Rainich

Route 71 Beinn a' Chlaidheimh

Route 72 Beinn Dearg Bheag and Beinn Dearg Mor

Route 73 Beinn a' Chaisgein Mor

Route 74 Sail Mhor

Route 75 Cul Beag

Route 76 Cul Mor

9 Strathcarron and NW Scotland

Route 77 Carn Chuinneag

Route 78 Carn Ban

Route 79 Breabag

Route 80 Glas Bheinn

Route 81 Canisp

Route 82 Spidean Coinich, Sail Ghorm and Sail Garbh on Quinag

Route 83 Beinn Leoid

Route 84 Ben Hee

Route 85 Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill or Carn Dearg

Route 86 Meall Horn

Route 87 Arkle

Route 88 Ganu Mor, Foinaven

Route 89 Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh

Route 90 An Caisteal, Ben Loyal

10 Skye and Harris

Route 91 Garbh-bheinn

Route 92 Sgurr Mhairi, Glamaig

Route 93 An Cliseam

Appendix A Alphabetical list of the Corbetts

Appendix B Useful information

Maps

The 1:100,000 maps in this guide should be sufficient to give you a feel for the route, but they are not intended for detailed navigation, particularly in bad weather. You should always carry the relevant OS Landranger (1:50,000) maps suggested for the route, either as a paper copy or loaded onto a GPS device. The Harvey maps at 1:40,000 are excellent alternatives to the OS maps, but they don't cover all of Scotland.

Updates

November 2015

Correction

The picture on page10 is Beinn Alligin, not says Liathach.

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Brian Johnson

After taking early retirement from his career as a physics and sports teacher, Brian Johnson found time for three thru'-hikes of the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2700-mile round-Britain walk and a single summer completion of the Munros (Scotland's 3000ft mountains), as well as climbing all of the Corbetts (Scotland's 2500-2999ft mountains) and Grahams (Scotland's 2000-2500ft mountains). He also completed a 2200-mile cycle tour of Spain and France and multi-week canoe tours in Sweden, France, Spain and Portugal. A keen climber and hiker, he led school groups in Britain, the Alps, the Pyrenees and California and completed ten traverses from Atlantic to Mediterranean on the Pyrenean Haute Route, GR11 and GR10. As a fanatical sportsman and games player, he competed to a high standard at cricket, hockey, bridge and chess. His crowning achievement was winning the 1995/96 World Amateur Chess Championships. Sadly, Brian passed away in 2021.

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