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Gairich in Knoydart

Gairich ( 919m, 3015ft )


in Knoydart



Gairich and Loch Quoich in Knoydart

Gairich above Loch Quoich



Gairich and Loch Quoich in Knoydart

Gairich above Loch Quoich



Loch Quoich from Gairich in Knoydart

Loch Quoich


from Gairich in Knoydart




Loch Quoich from Gairich in Knoydart

Loch Quoich


from Gairich in Knoydart






Loch Quoich from Gairich in Knoydart

Loch Quoich


from Gairich in Knoydart






Summit cairn on Gairich in Knoydart

Summit cairn on Gairich 





Map of Loch Quoich and Gairich in Knoydart

Map of Loch Quoich


and Gairich in Knoydart



Map for Gairich in Knoydart in the Western Highlands of Scotland

Map for Gairich


GAIRICH - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:-


Location: Glen Garry
Map: OS Landranger 33
Distance: 9 miles ( 14km )
Time: 5 - 7 hours
Terrain: Mountain walk

The area around Loch Quoich, just west of Glen Garry, has the distinction of being one of the wettest places in Scotland. In December 1954, 10 inches of rain fell in a 22-hour period and the annual average is in the region of 135 inches. It's not surprising then that the North of Scotland Hydro Board has harnessed the waters of Loch Quoich for hydroclectricity and in so doing changed what was a seven-mile natural loch into a 10-mile-long
reservoir. By raising the waters by 100 feet they drowned the small village of Kinlochquoich and doubled the maximum breadth of the loch. Such loss of human habitation has given the area a real wilderness feel, despite the presence of a single-track road that runs along the north shore of the loch between Glen Garry and Kinloch Hourn.
Gairich, 3,0l5ft / 9l9m, stands in splendid isolation on the south side of the loch, gazing across the neck of water towards the Glengarry twins of Gleouraieh and Spidean Mialach. A little way along the road lies another magnificent Munro, Sgurr a’ Mhaoraich. The finest way to climb Gairich would be to canoe across the loch and climb the hill by its broad north ridge. It would then be possible tocanoe back across the loch and add Sgurr a‘ Mhaoraich to the day’s tally.
This would also avoid the sometimes horrendously boggy approaches to Gairich on the normal route from the dam on Loch Quoich.
On reaching the crest of the east ridge the ridge widens out on to the Bac nam Foid where it usually becomes increasingly bogy and cut up by peat hags. Soon however the route climbs through rocky outcrops  with various tracks crossing the south-east slopes of the hill and it’s easy to follow them too far west, but by keeping on a rising traverse as close to the crest it is possible  to pick a line through the difficulties to the surprisingly broad summit ridge and cairn from where the Cuillin of Skye, Ben Nevis, the Munros to the north of Loch Quoich and best of all, the rough bounds of the Knoydart hills provide a splendid outlook.

Route:

Start / finish at Loch Quoich dam ( GR: NH070024 ).
From the A87 8km west of lnvergarry, take the No Through Road to Kinlochhourn for about 17km to the dam.
From the S end ot the dam a path leads to an old stalkers‘ path that runs S over boggy moors to the edge of a forestry plantation.
Here another path runs due W up the Druim na Geld Salaich.
Once the broad ridge crest is reached the path peters out but the going is easy and the broad ridge should be followed W to the final steep pull to
Gairich.
At the toot of this final rise a path reappears, but after a while it runs out on to the S face. Don't be tempted by it but continue climbing on the crest oi the ridge to the spacious summit and large cairn.
Return the same way.

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