Sgùrr nan Eugallt from Coireshubh

Ruin of Coireshubh

The A87 travels from Invergarry in the Great Glen westwards through Kintail and onwards to Skye. On this road, around 8km west of Invergarry and above the shores of Loch Garry, there is a junction with an unclassified road which is marked heading to Tomdoun and Kinlochourn (sic).

Follow the unclassified road for around 35km towards its end. The road is of single track and progressively narrows the further along it is travelled. Just before arriving at Kinloch Hourn, the road drops steeply and twists as it tries to avoid the river coming out of Loch Coire Shubh.

Before the final descent to Kinloch Hourn and above Loch Coire Shubh, there is the sad ruin of the house of Coireshubh, behind which the route begins by following a stalkers path uphill.

Parking is limited to verges, with the best spot 100m or so back up the road on a gravel siding to a passing place.

On the north-eastern ridge of Sgurr nan Eugallt

From the ruin of Coireshubh, head up a rather soggy old stalkers path aiming westwards. The track climbs at a gradual rate up 500m and peeters out in damp marshy ground above a tributary of the Allt Coire Shubh .

A faint path takes over from the track which climbs a further 100m or so to the bealach between Sgur Dubh and Sgùrr nan Eugallt.

At the bealach, a line of tall, old, iron fence-posts are met, alongside which is an obvious path. The path and posts are followed south-west uphill along the crest of Sgùrr nan Eugallt's north-eastern arm. A small lochan is met, shortly above which, the path and line of posts diverge, with the path climbing directly onto Sgùrr nan Eugallt's summit with its cylindrical trig point.

On Sgùrr nan Eugallt's summit looking westwards

On Sgùrr nan Eugallt's summit looking westwards

Returning down Sgùrr nan Eugallt's north-eastern shoulder, Buidhe Bheinn ahead

Perhaps after exploring Sgùrr nan Eugallt's associated minor tops, most hillwalkers will most likely opt to descend back down the mountain's north-east ridge and return down the stalker's path to Coireshubh.

On my first visit to Sgùrr nan Eugallt, the plan was to hike over other nearby Corbett peaks and towards Knoydart for some Munro bagging. . . .

Slat Bheinn and Sgùrr a' Choire-bheithe from the southern slopes of Sgùrr nan Eugallt

Slat Bheinn and Sgùrr a' Choire-bheithe from the southern slopes of Sgùrr nan Eugallt