Walking Britain 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.
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. | |||
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone. | |||
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