Munro bagging

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 Russell Lovett 29 Aug 2016
Just back from Scotland I,v been Munro bagging. Did the Ring of steall in the Mam ores. Could anyone recommend a similar walk that includes bagging3 or 4 or more munroe in one walk. Any where in Scotland will do.
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Gone for good 29 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:
> Just back from Scotland I,v been Munro bagging. Did the Ring of steall in the Mam ores. Could anyone recommend a similar walk that includes bagging3 or 4 or more munroe in one walk. Any where in Scotland will do.

You're spoilt for choice.
South Glen Shiel Ridge x 7
North Glen Shiel Ridge x 4
Fisher field forest x 5 / 6?
Skye Ridge, a number of combinations.
Glen Lyon round from Bridge of Balgie
The round of 4 above Kinlochleven
Etc etc.
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Removed User 29 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

Either side of Glen Sheil, Kintail has more Munro's than you can shake a walking pole at. Should keep you busy for a few days. Check out Scottishhills.com for trip reports on hills north of the border of every category.
In reply to Gone for good:

And the Strathfarrar four, mullardoch four, affric munros, meagaidh and outliers, mounth munros- a number of possibilities there, easier going than the other options (in good visibility at any rate!)
 drunken monkey 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

Cairngorm, Ben Macdui, Derry Cairngorm, Beinn Mheadhoin.
 tony 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

If you can, get a copy of Irvine Butterfield's book "The High Mountains of Britain". It's out of print, but you should be able to get a copy for a reasonable price on Abebooks. This is the best Munros book, and has groups of the sort you want which most of the other Munros books don't. It's also a lovely book in its own right.
 drunken monkey 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

if your feeling fit, and have good weather...

Beinn Chabair
An Caisteal
Beinn a Chroin
Beinn Tulaichean
Cruach Ardrain
Stob Binnein
Ben More
 Robert Durran 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:
> Just back from Scotland I,v been Munro bagging. Did the Ring of steall in the Mam ores. Could anyone recommend a similar walk that includes bagging3 or 4 or more munroe in one walk. Any where in Scotland will do.

Be careful. You're going to end up with a lot of inconvenient and remote singletons if you indulge in all the low hanging fruit first!
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 Toccata 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

I picked up a Trail magazine in a waiting room many years ago and found an article 'Climb 50 Munros in a month'. Four pretty big weekends (unrealistic given the likely weather variation) along the lines of 'do the Mamores on Saturday then Grey Corries to the Ben on Sunday'. Sounded fairly miserable: what's the hurry? As has been mentioned, save the big bagging days for times where you feel you need a little 'kick' getting the numbers turning over. FWIW it has taken me 30 years to cover 170+ and my favourite days have usually been single hills in winter. I also set myself a target of having at least 1/3 of hills to be climbed in full winter conditions. Most of the big numbers days are still to come and, in genuine honesty, the journey is what is important: if I never compleat I will still have had a lifetime of great days on the hill.
 GreatApe 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

The Black Mount Traverse and Lochaber Traverse are excellent days out (two days for the Lochaber Traverse for me).
In reply to Russell Lovett:

As others have said, you are really spoilt for choice in Scotland when it comes to big multi-summit walks. At the more epic end of the scale, here are a few ideas from UKH articles - by way of inspiration as much as useful information perhaps:

Lochaber traverse: http://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/page.php?id=8313
All of Torridon: http://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/page.php?id=6240
Winter Broxap round - 29 munros in 60hrs: http://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/page.php?id=5305

And here are a few multi-munro route cards, some of which are day walks and some more like weekend-long backpacking missions (unless you run):

Loch Monar five: http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=188
Five in the west Mounth http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=519
Ben Lui, Beinn Oss, Beinn Dubhchraig http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=922
Blackmount from Glen Etive http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=726
Carn Mairg four http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=484
Three on Creag Meagaidh (you can make it more by doing it as a linear walk) http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=936
Knoydart's big three http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=671

That barely scratches the surface.

Most munro guidebooks shy away from the bigger rounds and give you the peaks in easy to manage shorter days - nothing wrong with that of course, but if you're ambitious then it's worth bearing in mind when route planning that possibilities for link-ups are numerous
 tony 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com:

> Ben Lui, Beinn Oss, Beinn Dubhchraig http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/r/index.php?i=922

You can make four if you do an out-and-back to Ben a'Chleibh

In reply to tony:

Absolutely. I've never done that as I'm lazy and not personally into bagging. But it looks eminently do-able. I daresay I'll get round to it one day (may even end up doing all the Munros one day, though most likely by default rather than design)
In reply to Robert Durran:

> Be careful. You're going to end up with a lot of inconvenient and remote singletons if you indulge in all the low hanging fruit first!

Yes, don't I know it! Wish I'd been a bit more organised and bit more ambitious when I lived in Glasgow. ..

Still, there are some ccompensations- this year I 'had' to spend a night at alltbeithe youth hostel, as I had neglected to do an socach on previous trips climbing the hills either side... What a terrible hardship, I'm sure you'll agree. ...

In reply to Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com:

All the torridon munros, in a day, in winter. ..?

Hell's bells...!

 colinakmc 30 Aug 2016
In reply to tony:

> You can make four if you do an out-and-back to Ben a'Chleibh

No need for an put and back - just use the train between tyndrum and dalmally.
 tspoon1981 30 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

Carn a'Mhaim (1037m, Munro 95)
Ben Macdui (1309m, Munro 2)
Cairn Lochan (1215m, Munro Top)
Cairngorm (1244m, Munro 6)
Bynack More (1090m, Munro 55)
Beinn Mheadhoin (1182m, Munro 13)
Derry Cairngorm (1155m, Munro 21)

http://www.stevenfallon.co.uk/macdui.html#

I'd recommend cycling up to and bivying at derry lodge at the very least, but a good day out.
llechwedd 31 Aug 2016
In reply to tony:

> You can make four if you do an out-and-back to Ben a'Chleibh

Or, starting from Gleann nan Caorann, you can make it five, if you do an out and back to Beinn Bhuidhe....
llechwedd 31 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

and just before I go to bed, I don't think anyone mentioned the 8 Munros west of Glenshee..
 Simon Caldwell 31 Aug 2016
In reply to tony:

> You can make four if you do an out-and-back to Ben a'Chleibh

Doesn't even have to be an about-and-back, you can contour round to the next col on the return leg.
 Simon Caldwell 31 Aug 2016
In reply to Robert Durran:

> Be careful. You're going to end up with a lot of inconvenient and remote singletons if you indulge in all the low hanging fruit first!

On the other hand, many of the inconvenient and remote singletons are among the best in Scotland
In reply to Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com:

Thanks for all the reply so some useful information in there. Don't get up to Scotland very often so like to make the most of my trips, the rest will have to wait for when I retire.
 Martin W 31 Aug 2016
In reply to llechwedd:

> and just before I go to bed, I don't think anyone mentioned the 8 Munros west of Glenshee..

Or the six to the east.

Then there's the group of four to the west of Drumochter, accessed from Balsporran Cottages (which is actually a nice B&B).

And you can get five or six on and around Ben Lawers.

There's also various combinations possible of the ones between the A86 and Ben Alder.

Etc etc

(IIRC the SMC Munros book is hardly shy about suggesting multi-bagging routes.)
 Mark Bull 31 Aug 2016
In reply to Russell Lovett:

> Don't get up to Scotland very often so like to make the most of my trips, the rest will have to wait for when I retire.

Maybe better to focus on quality rather than numbers, then?
 Siward 31 Aug 2016
In reply to Toccata:

I'm in a similar boat to you. Most of the remote singleton Munros were climbed in my distant youth and I still have some big bagging tours in reserve. There's really no hurry except I would like to go up Beinn Alligin which I'm consciously saving for last.
 munro90 14 Sep 2016
In reply to tony:

Couldn't agree more! In fact Mr Butterfield seems to believe a day almost isn't worth doing unless it's winter, wearing plus fours spending 12 hours to cross 4 summits with a brace of tops in between! My dad and I have a running joke that he must have been the maddest bugger ever to grace the hills.

Seriously though, an invaluable guide to the mountains, a little dated but offers some nice alternatives to the McNeish etc. rounds.

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