The Top 20 Mountain Passes in the Highlands
Whether it be for the views, for the climbs or for the downhill descents, browse our list of the best mountain passes in the Highlands and make your next adventure one to remember. Contributed by the community, for the community, each mountain pass Highlight is a personal recommendation you know you can trust, so simply find your favorite and go.
Last updated: October 13, 2025
The Quiraing is an astonishing landslip caused by underlying sedimentary rock giving way to heavier basalt deposited as a result of ancient volcanic activity. It's an iconic and unique place …
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If you wonder why An Teallach is frequently cited as the greatest single mountain in Britain, hike up to Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill and you'll soon see why. A lofty …
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Over the steely waters of Loch Maree, Slioch’s craggy western face rises like a castle keep. Its eastern flanks are a more complex arrangement of bealachs, ridges and coires, but …
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The Devil's Staircase is a difficult path up and over the Aonach Eagach ridge, taking you from Glen Coe to Kinlochleven. It was both built and named by British soldiers …
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Mullach nan Coirean is a 3,081-foot (939 m) mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It's the far western Munro in the Mamores range. I climbed this Munro from Glen Nevis in …
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A Sutherland beauty, nestled high in the Scottish Highlands, Conival is a wonderful Munro mountain, standing at 987m, you are treated to lovely views down to Loch Assynt. I can recommend the approach from Inchnadamph.
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Ciste Dhubh is a 3,212-foot (979 m) Munro in the Scottish Highlands. I have delightful memories of this Munro from my peak bagging round in the summer of 2019. We …
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Stob Ghabhar is a 1,090m Munro mountain in the Scottish Highlands. I climbed it with Stob a' Choire Odhair in August 2019. It was a day of sunshine and showers …
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Proclaimed as one of the UK’s toughest and most magnificent stretches of tarmac, complete with stunning scenery and the greatest amount of ascent of any British road
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A beautiful stretch of gravelly mountain paths that are great on any kind of offroad-oriented bike like MTB and gravel bikes. The climb is gradually up from Kinlochleven and you'll …
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