Sgùrr an Lochain

Sgurr an Lochain
Ross-shire, Inverness-shire
South Glen Shiel Ridge to Sgurr an Lochain
Range:	Glen Shiel Hills
Summit:	3,294 feet NH005104 57°8’28"N, 5°17’56"W

Sgurr an Lochain is a mountain amongst the Glen Shiel Hills, the district packed with high peaks where Ross-shire and Inverness-shire meet near the west coast. Sgurr am Lochain itself is on the border of the two shires. It reaches a height of 3,294 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a Munro.

Overview

Sgurr an Lochain is part of the south Glen Shiel ridge, a ridge of seven Munros stretching 8½ miles from the head of Loch Cluanie in the east to the start of Glenshiel Forrest in the west. They can be completed in one long and extremely rewarding day out.

The southern faces along the ridge overlook Glen Quoich and the slopes are generally steep but grassy. The northern slopes overlook the remote areas of the Kintail Forrest and are bitten into by a series of corries for much of the duration of the ridge. This gives rise to an extremely craggy northern face particularly towards the eastern end of the ridge. The south Glen Shiel ridge is one of the best of Highlands days out, for the fittest.

Sgurr an Lochain is the second Munro from the western end connected on its eastern ridge to Sgùrr an Doire Leathain and on its western ridge to Creag nan Damh. Doing the whole ridge and all seven Munros in a day is a worthy challenge, though dividing it may be wiser for most.