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The Ring of Steall in the Mamores

The Ring of Steall in the Mamores

 

Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores

The "Ring of Steall" is a classic route
traversing narrow, rocky ridges
 and four Munros:-
 An Gearanach, Stob Choire a Chairn,
Am Bodach and
the Devils Ridge to Sgurr a'Mhaim.



Steall Bridge in Glen Nevis

Steall Bridge





Steall waterfall in Glen Nevis beneath An Gearanach in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Steall waterfall in Glen Nevis

beneath An Gearanach




Steall waterfall in Glen Nevis beneath An Gearanach in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Steall waterfall in Glen Nevis

beneath An Gearanach

Steall waterfall is Britain's second highest waterfall

 with a sheer drop of 120 metres.


An Steall Bàn means "The White Spout".

Waterfalls Gallery




Glen Nevis from An Gearanach in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Glen Nevis from An Gearanach





Glen Nevis from An Gearanach in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Ben Nevis beyond An Gearanach




Mamores from Ben Nevis

Mamores from Ben Nevis





An Gearanach from Stob Coire a' Chairn in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

An Gearanach ( 3222ft, 982m )

from Stob Coire a' Chairn




An Gearanach from Stob Coire a' Chairn in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

An Gearanach ( 3222ft, 982m )

from Stob Coire a' Chairn




Stob Coire a' Chairn from An Gearanach in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Stob Coire a' Chairn ( 3219m, 981m )

from An Gearanach

( Am Bodach in background )




Stob Coire a' Chairn from An Gearanach in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Stob Coire a' Chairn ( 3219m, 981m )

from An Gearanach

  Na Gruagaichean                                                                                                              Am Bodach




Stob Coire a' Chairn in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Stob Coire a' Chairn




Sgurr a' Mhaim from the Devil's Ridge in The Mamores

Sgurr a' Mhaim ( 3606ft, 1099m )

from the Devil's Ridge

Sgurr a’ Mhàim is the second highest summit

 in the Mamores.



Devil's Ridge in The Mamores

Devil's Ridge




Sgurr a'Mhaim in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

Sgurr a'Mhaim in the Mamores

above Glen Nevis.

It consists of schist with quartzite on top

yielding the distinctive light colouring.


Sgurr a'Mhaim in the Mamores

Sgurr a'Mhaim ( 3606ft, 1099m )

in the Mamores 





Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores



Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores





Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores





Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores




Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores





Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores





Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores





Ring of Steall in the Mamores above Glen Nevis

"Ring of Steall" in the Mamores





Devil's Ridge in The Mamores

Devil's Ridge in winter




Sgurr a’ Mhàim from Beinn na Caillich

Sgurr a’ Mhàim

from Beinn na Caillich





Map of the Mamores

Map of the Mamores




Map of the Mamores

Map of the Mamores



RouteMap of the Mamores from West Highland Way

Route Map of the Mamores

from Kinlochleven

on the West Highland Way






Route Map for Steall Falls from Glen Nevis

Route Map for Steall Falls

from Glen Nevis



RING of STEALL - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:

Facing Ben Nevis from the south side of Glen Nevis the so-called Ring of Steall offers a classic round of the four Munros and three tops forming the central section of the Mamores.
It's a demanding outing with its fair share of quarzite boulders sharp ascents to stretch the calf muscles and a steep descent to strain the knees.
It's a varied route though, with two tight ridges offering some pleasant scrambling and given a good day the views stretch from the Paps of Jura to Schiehallion.
A clockwise approach from the car park at the head of Glen Nevis is best, reducing the amount of ascent necessary to the summit of An Gearanach at the start
and leaving the tough descent to a lower point in the glen from the summit of Sgurr a‘ Mhaim until last.
This means ascending back up the glen by the river and on the road but this is preferable to a long and gruelling ascent of Sgurr a‘ Mhaim.
From the car park, follow the path up the wooded glen and through the narrows to Steall meadows facing the Steall waterfall below An Gearanach.
Keep right where the path divides and cross the wire bridge across the Water of Nevis.
Continue past Steall hut and through an extensive area of marshy ground to cross the wide burn below the waterfall and gain the hillside beyond.
Zig-zag up the hillside into the small corrie on an increasingly obvious path which swings right to gain the north-west ridge and the summit.
A fine rocky ridge leads south to An Gearanach ( 982m ) and offers entertaining scrambling if taken direct followed by a steep descent to a col from
where the north ridge of Stob Coire a‘ Chairn leads steeply to the summit of the second Munro of the day ( 981m ). The route then leads over a rocky
unnamed top before another steep and rocky ascent to the summit of Am Bodach (1032m).
The next lop of Sgorr an Iubhair ( l001m ) is gained with much less effort before turning north to the Devil's Ridge. This offers an exposed but technically
straightforward rocky and grassy ridge with a bit of scrambling before a short ascent over the boulderfield of quartz blocks forming the summit of Sgurr a‘ Mhaim,
at l099m the highest point on the walk.
Gain the north-west ridge and descend through quartzite to a long sleep and wearisome zig-zag descent into Glen Nevis. Turn right before the road
and follow the path along the south side of Water of Nevis to a footbridge from where the road leads gently uphill back to the car park.



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