📌 Moidart, Highland
★★★★
Rois-bheinn (Mountain of horses) is the joint-highest hill in Moidart, overlooking the Sound of Arisaig with superb views towards the Small Isles across the shimmering sea. Three Corbett summits cluster conveniently close together on the latter stages of this horseshoe route from Lochailort, but the whopping 1600 metres of total ascent mean the stunning panoramas, apparently abundant wildlife and ticked boxes really have to be earned. Excellent broad ridge walking characterises the middle of the day, following a particularly brutal, pathless ascent to gain the start of the ridge. Worth every painful step on a clear day.
Path south of Tom Odhar 
Allt a’ Bhuiridh 
Frog 
Looking back down the glen from the ascent of Druim Fiaclach 
Lochan north of Druim Fiaclach 
View east from Druim Fiaclach 
Looking along the Druim Fiaclach ridge; all 3 Corbetts in view beyond 
Sgùrr na Bà Glaise (left), Rois-bheinn (centre) & An Stac (right) 
An t-Slat-bheinn 
Nest 
Sgùrr na Bà Glaise, with Rois-bheinn beyond 
Allt a’ Bhuiridh at the centre of the horseshoe 
Ardnish peninsula from Bealach an Fhìona 
An Stac from the bealach 
Rois-bheinn western (lower) summit, Small Isles beyond 
View back to the eastern (higher) summit 
Route ahead to An Stac (left) 
An Stac from the 559m bealach 
Shattered rocks 
Loch Ailort & beyond from An Stac 
Head of Loch Ailort from An Stac 
Rocky scenery on the north slopes of An Stac 
Looking back to the summit 
Allt a’ Bhuiridh 
Final track – luxury!
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on minor road 100m northeast of A861 junction, 1 mi south of Lochailort railway station
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NM 765817
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.873274,-5.668375
🚌 Lochailort Hotel (0.5 mi) | 🚆 Lochailort (1 mi)
🚗 Verge parking
📝 Key info
▶ 18 km / 11 mi | ▲ 1600 m | ⌛ 9-10 hr
Features: △ Druim Fiaclach (869 m); △ Sgùrr na Bà Glaise (874 m, Corbett); △ Rois-bheinn (882 m, Corbett); △ An Stac (814 m, Corbett)
⬤ Very tough | Pathless ascent to Meall Damh and only occasional, faint paths high up. Choice of routes around Tom Odhar at start / end: boggy path over bealach to south, or longer but good track to north. Wet ATV tracks along Allt a’ Bhuiridh higher up on descent; good track lower down. Lots of steep ascents and descents, although hands shouldn’t be needed.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise lollipop walk with extension to Rois-bheinn & option to vary the final section: start – take track south from just short of A861 junction – leave track at 🧭 NM 769817 – path to south of Tom Odhar – rejoin track at 🧭 NM 776816 – cross Allt a’ Bhuiridh at 🧭 NM 779814 – Meall Damh – Druim Fiaclach, skirting Beinn Coire nan Gall en route – An t-Slat-bheinn – Sgùrr na Bà Glaise – Rois-bheinn (east and west tops) – follow wall to base of An Stac – An Stac – bealach between An Stac & Seann Chruach – Allt a’ Bhuiridh – start via track round north side of Tom Odhar
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Cuckoos heard, dragonflies & sheep lower down. Higher up: numerous frogs, solitary red deer, just the odd midge and lots of annoying daddy long legs.
Weather: Hazy sunshine through thin cloud, gentle breeze particularly in the afternoon. Temperature around 20°C at finish.
June 2016
