Five Sisters of Kintail –
💧 Water sources: Yes – burns on lower approach
🚴 Bike & Hike: No
🏕️ Wild camp: Yes – lower glen areas (limited on ridge)
🏊 Wild swim: Yes – lochans and burns in Glen Shiel area
A classic Kintail ridge linking multiple Munros with sustained ascent onto a long exposed skyline, combining steep climbs, narrow ridges, and continuous mountain travel.
(Munro) Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe 1027m
Lat/Long: 57.180545, -5.337166
OS Grid Ref: NG984149
(Munro) Sgùrr na Càrnach 1002m
Lat/Long: 57.188308, -5.349457
OS Grid Ref: NG977158
(Munro) Sgùrr Fhuaran 1067m
Lat/Long: 57.195527, -5.348455
OS Grid Ref: NG978166
10 miles | 8–10 hours | bog* | hike****
no deer stalking
Conditions: steep sustained ascent, exposed ridge sections, rocky linking terrain between peaks
Access notes: typically started from Glen Shiel / A87 roadside, ridge traverse style route
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