Ben Cruachan and Meall Cuanail
Introduction to Walk 1606
County/Area - Argyll and Bute
Author - Rob Kay
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 4600 feet / 1394 metres
Time - 8 hours 40 minutes
Grade - hard
A great Scottish ridge walk featuring two Munros - Ben Cruachan and Meall Cuanail. This route is one of the best and should feature in every hillwalker's list of must-do routes.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
Ordnance Survey Explorer 377 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Anquet OS Explorer 377 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Ordnance Survey Landranger 50 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
Anquet OS Landranger 50 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. |
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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