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Stac Pollaidh East Summit

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Stac Pollaidh East Summit

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Stac Pollaidh East Summit

Recommended by 94 hikers out of 97

Nowhere in Britain is comparable to the ancient landscapes of Assynt in the far north of the Scottish Highlands. Hikes to Stac Pollaidh take you to one of the region’s main attractions. The mini mountain boasts magnificent scrambling interest and views that will have you scraping your jaw off the Torridonian sandstone at your feet. The road at its base and its modest height mean that all of this is wonderfully accessible.

A magical, ancient upthrust in a fairytale landscape

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Location: Coigach, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Stac Pollaidh circular from Loch Lurgainn

4.24km

01:57

440m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Trail Magazine

December 13, 2019

This diminutive mountain is the embodiment of why metres alone do not make a mountain. Its compact perfection makes for a pleasingly efficient mountain adventure, and one that includes the unique scenery of Assynt, the opportunity for some epic scrambling, and is bursting with more character than can be found in peaks many times Stac Pollaidh’s size.

🦌 Rotwild Rider

August 16, 2017

Character: Short and crisp hike to Stac Pollaidh, one of the country's most spectacular lookout hills.
Route: From the parking lot, head for the newly rising path to the north towering mountain. The path soon turns to the right and leads around half the mountain on the northeast side. At a crossroads, take the left fork and then climb steeply to a ridge in the summit ridge. A few meters to the left, and you are standing on the eastern summit of Stac Pollaidh. The view is magnificent, thousands of small and larger lakes are flashing and sparkling in the sun, the long back of the Suilven is reminiscent of a stranded Galleone. Since it is only on the west summit with appropriate climbing skills, here begins the way back. To do so, first climb back into the saddle and from there head northwest down to the newly created ring path around the mountain. On it goes back to the south side of the Stac Pollaidh and further down to the parking lot. :-)

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Sebastian 🌳

December 28, 2020

Unique view from the summit. Easy hike.

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Elevation 470 m

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Location: Coigach, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Stac Pollaidh East Summit

1. Stac Pollaidh circular from Loch Lurgainn

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