United Kingdom
Scotland
Highlands
Marybank, Scatwell And Strathconon
Maoile Lunndaidh
United Kingdom
Scotland
Highlands
Marybank, Scatwell And Strathconon
Maoile Lunndaidh
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 4 hikers
The Munros around Loch Monar are some of the most remote in the country and while the effort required to conquer them is great, the rewards are even greater. Maoile Lunndaidh is one such mountain, hiding its charms from all but the most determined adventurers.
The most common way to Maoile Lunndaidh is via the forestry road from Craig on the A890. You can seek accommodation along the road or in Lochcarron. Achnashellach station is handily placed for public transport.
Maoile Lunndaidh involves a long approach and it’s one that suits the two wheels of a mountain bike better than two feet. You can break up the journey with a wild camp or with a stay at the Glenuaig Lodge to the northwest. Any other route to the mountain is a seriously lengthy expedition across wild and uncompromising, often pathless terrain.
Once you get near Maoile Lunndaidh, a long, flat, gravelly plateau and several fine corries make themselves known. Ascent and subsequent descent are usually achieved via the north ridge. Once up, the view from the summit is vast – a wild tangle of seemingly endless mountain country.
Location: Marybank, Scatwell And Strathconon, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maoile Lunndaidh is a 3,304-foot (1,007 m) Munro in the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north of Loch Monar. I hiked it to and from the small bothy on the Glenuig estate as part of a multi-day peak bagging expedition, climbing 6 Munros in the area. Fuar-tholl Mor cuts a deep, steep gash into the middle of Maoile Lunnadaidh which makes for dramatic viewing.
April 8, 2020
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