Am Bathach & Ciste Dhubh

Name: Am Bathach & Ciste Dhubh
Start: 2026-04-05T09:15:00+01:00
Location: Loch Cluanie

Schedule

Sun, 05 Apr, 2026 at 09:15 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Loch Cluanie | Broadford, SC

𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓, 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃, 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐@𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈.𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃
𝐀𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐡 (𝟕𝟗𝟖𝐦, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭) - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐲𝐫𝐞
𝐂𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐡 (𝟗𝟕𝟗𝐦, 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐨) - 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭
These hills have fine airy ridges that together make an unforgettable expedition in magnificent surroundings.
The W face of Ciste Dhubh is remarkably steep.
Start from the A87 1.5Km E of the Cluanie Inn at NH087120, where ample roadside parking is available.
* Head E to a gate just before the bridge over the Allt a’ Chaorainn Mhoir. Follow the stalkers path beside the forested area, now clear-felled, up the SE ridge of Am Bathach. The path becomes indistinct, but stay on the ridge to the summit at 798m. Descend the NW ridge to the Bealach a’ Choinich.
** Climb N steeply up the grassy slope to reach a rocky outcrop and follow the ridge up to An Cnapach, 877m. The narrow ridge continues N for another 800m, rising to the summit of Ciste Dhubh, 979m. Return by the outward route as far as Bealach a’ Choinich. Descend S into the glen of An Caorann Beag. A faint path may be found on the E side of the Allt a’ Chaorainn Bhig. Follow this S, passing between the fenced plantation and the river to reach the A87 and return to the start.
For a shorter day: * Omit Am Bathach. The Bealach a’ Choinich may be reached directly using the route on the E side of the Allt a’ Chaorainn Bhig.
Or: ** Climb Am Bathach only, returning through An Caorann Beag.
𝟏𝟑𝐤𝐦, 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟏𝐦 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭
*𝟏𝟏𝐤𝐦, 𝟖𝟔𝟕𝐦 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭
**𝟖𝐤𝐦, 𝟔𝟐𝟎𝐦 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭