Westernmost of the high Cairngorms, Sgor Gaoith is the high point of a broad ridge forming the west side of Gleann Einich, and joined to the bulk of the Braeriach/Cairn Toul massif by the undulating boggy table of Am Moine Mhor. It is a hill of two distinct halves. On one side, rounded slopes and spurs roll gently away into Glen Feshie, while on the other, the face overlooking Loch Einich forms a vast sprawl of broken ribs and steep gullies. The summit is like the corner of a tilted table, a sharp little peak poised above that 500 metre drop. There's no straightforward walker's route up the east flank - so go west. From the native pine woods of the lower slopes, to the spacious striding up on the wide summit plateau, the circuit from the Glen Feshie side is a long-ish day, but not too taxing underfoot.
11.37 miles, 18.30 km, 981m ascent, 7 hours. Kingussie
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