North Highlands, Ben More Assynt and Conival

Ben More Assynt & Conival –

Assynt

💧 Water sources: Yes – burns throughout approach and corries
🚴 Bike & Hike: No
🏕️ Wild camp: Yes
🏊 Wild swim: Yes – lochans and burns in the glen

A rugged Assynt Munro pair with a long approach and steep rocky ascents onto broken quartzite terrain. The linking ridge between Conival and Ben More Assynt is sustained and rocky, with a properly alpine feel in places.

(Munro) Conival 987m
Lat, Long 58.135452, -4.884022
OS Grid Ref NC303199

(Munro) Ben More Assynt 998m
Lat, Long 58.13782, -4.858724
OS Grid Ref NC318201

11 miles | 9–10 hours | bog** | hike****
no deer stalking

Conditions: rocky broken terrain, steep ascents, loose quartzite sections, exposed ridge linking both summits

Access notes: typically approached from Inchnadamph / A837, clear path into corrie before steep ascent, return via same or circular variations depending on conditions

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