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Name: | Sgurr na Lapaich |
Hill number: | 926 |
Height: | 1151.9m / 3779ft |
RHB Section: | 12B: Killilan to Inverness |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Beauly |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y,P600,P500) |
Grid ref: | NH 16106 35114 |
Summit feature: | large boulder 15m E of trig point |
Drop: | 841m |
Col: | 311m NH060287 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 25 (1:25k) 430 |
Observations: | boulder is 1m higher than trig point (NH 16090 35111) |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 608 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Mullardoch Dam, along N shore of loch mostly on path, N side of Allt Coire a' Mhaim crossing at 480m to gain SSE ridge of An Socach. Then followed the ridge line over An Riabhachan, Sgurr na Lapaich and Carn nan Gobhar. Descended E from bealach N of Mullach na Maoile to Allt Mullardoch then S to meet outward track. | welshyboyo | 28/05/2023 |
V windy. Cloud occasionally lifting. | Skagglavar | 05/05/2023 |
Eastern Mullardoch Munros and tops, extending out to Creag Fusaig. from parking at dam. With B and R. | jenx | 14/09/2022 |
Loch Mullardoch dam - Mullach na Maoile - Carn nan Gobhar - Sgurr na Lapaich - Sgurr nan Clachan Geala - An Riabhachan NE Top - An Riabhachan - An Riabhachan SW Top - An Riabhachan W Top - An Socach - Meall Bac a’ Chul-dhoire - very hard work along the shore of the loch - dam. | Mark Jackson | 22/08/2022 |
Carn nan Gobhar (992m), Sgurr na Lapaich (1150m), An Riabhachan (1130m), An Socach (1069m), and included Meall Bac a' Chul-dhoire (496m) on the return for the Loch views. Solo. 22 miles, no boat, return via loch. Most summits just in cloud but some good views just below and some sun glimpses. Bit breezy. | meltdiceburg | 20/07/2022 |
Mullardoch round of all Munros and all Munro Tops. 3 day backpack. | Geoff Briggs | 13/07/2022 |
With D. No boat available so walked out along loch then ascent. Very warm. Swim in the pools at left side river before starting steepest climb. Round of 4 then back to Cannich. | Rodge | 04/06/2022 |
3 of 7: From Sgurr nan Clachan Geala. Karen waited here whilst I went out and back to Rubha na Spreidhe. | ChrisR | 28/05/2022 |
Long hot day with John - made use of Angus's boat service to take us to the base of An Socach, and then did the four munros back around to the dam. Blue Skies and a hot sun made for a very tiring initial ascent, and the 350m ascent up to Sgùrr na Lapaich was a killer. Turned out that 3L of water wasn't enough - doh. Anyway, we made it back to the car in just under 9H - fairly slow, but the heat made it impossible to maintain a quicker pace. | mproudfoot | 24/07/2021 |
4 Day hike & camping on the ridge N of Loch Mullardoch with family. | Tisteln | 20/07/2021 |
4 Day hike & camping on the ridge N of Loch Mullardoch with family. | Dibber | 20/07/2021 |
R from Strathfarrar | Richard Tait | 09/07/2021 |
Dan's birthday 
4th | schima12 | 30/06/2021 |
with Marian | Desperate Stan | 30/06/2021 |
Mullardoch loop, 12 Munros, 17.5hrs | Huwel | 17/06/2021 |
From Carn nan Gobhar, over Beanacre and steeply up to tricky snow Bank near top which required a bit of a scramble to get back to top. On to Sgurr nan Clach-geala. | Flatfield | 08/06/2021 |
Descended NE direction - route hard to find. Once located (obvious path), very steep, some scree, rocky. Route not obvious to me. Couple lower gave the general direction to aim for, plus footprints across snow filled gullies. Relieved to get down. If you have a choice, up would be best. Also, see log for An Socach | carole engel | 31/05/2021 |
Loch Mullardoch Circuit | maclrc | 21/05/2021 |
2/4 - all four Munros north of Loch Mullardoch - a fine high ridge walk in good conditions, albeit windy. Descended to wildcamp at the Western end of Loch Mullardoch | wychwood | 26/07/2020 |
With Jack 
Loch Mullardoch round | fellie | 24/07/2020 |
Club walk | JamesSDonald | 14/09/2019 |
Showers. | Chris Blake | 18/07/2019 |
Bagged as part of a guided hike with the legend that is Steve Fallon, he holds the record for having completed the Munros x 15 times now!! The hike started at the Mullardoch dam at 8am from where we were raced up the loch in 10mins in a very small boat. We hiked back over the four Munros west to east in this order: An Socach (1069m), An Riabhachan (1130m), Sgurr na Lapaich (1150m) & Carn nan Gobhar (992m). It was overcast most of the day with the sun only appearing on the final summit, which made a sunny and pleasant walk out along a new hydro track, 9:45 hours all in. | chillyman8 | 19/06/2019 |
Left the boat at 0900 
Summit at 1655 
Lots of new snow from 700m 
Snow showers with lots of hot sun 
With Dianne Scorgie & Paola Cabrelli 
What an amazing day this is turning out to be 
Fantastic descent to the bealach but hated the climb up a lot of snow on the ascent from col 
Another summit clearing for us when we were there. | LizzieG | 06/05/2019 |
From car park just below Mullardoch dam - 4x4 track to hydro-generator building. Then ATV track across and up hillside, W, to bridge over Allt Taige at circa NH178320. Allt Loch a Choire Bhig too deep to ford due to snow melt so, up Leacan Riabhach to and then along Creag a Chaorainn, to Sgurr nan Clachan Geala, then to summit. | Isbjorn Winter Round | 14/02/2019 |
From Mullardoch dam akong N shore of Loch Mullardoch to Allt Socrach, then E up to An Socach's S ridge (Meall a' Chaisg), followed ridge over An Socach, then to An Riabhachan via W and SW Tops, to NE Top, crossed col to Sgurr na Lapaich and on to Carn nan Gobhar, descending to Allt Mullardoch and joining hydro track back to the dam. With SD. | kdbennett | 20/06/2018 |
From Mullardoch dam a round of Creag Dubh, Carn nan Gobhar, Sgurr na Lapaich and Sgurr nan Clachan Geala. | rhalstead | 13/06/2018 |
Solo from Glean Innis power station | Geraldine Fardon | 01/06/2018 |
Tim Elliot | neil hutton | 27/05/2018 |
Whole ridge to An Socach from the dam, long walk back alongside the Loch. | tomd4 | 23/09/2017 |
From Mullardoch dam. 
 
Creag Dubh (MT), Carn nan Gobhar, Sgurr an Lapaich, Sgurr nan Clachan Geala (MT) and Creag a' Chaorainn (Del MT). | Peterb | 01/09/2017 |
Very clear, superb view of hundreds of Scotland's biggest turbines, also some hills. | alda | 24/07/2017 |
2nd time. Parked at West end of Strathfarrar. 4 Munros on south side of glen, followed by An Cruachan as a short diversion on the way back. 26km, 2100m up and down. Lady at the gate her usual cheery self: gave me a bollocking for driving up to the gate 3 minutes before 9am! | PGCE | 03/07/2017 |
Steep rocky descent after towers along lovely narrow ridge walk | mn23 | 09/06/2017 |
3rd munro of the day and the highest. Views at top intermittent because of low cloud but weather dry and views impressive when available. Good sight of Torridon hills. | dave neilson | 09/06/2017 |
Camped at the dam, boat up the loch, Long day with a bit of mist and a bit of a breeze but improving. Enjoyable. | Capt Malbec | 21/05/2017 |
revisit for the tops, C/W round of mullach a ghlas thuill, stob a choire brig, braigh a choire brig, squrr nan clachan geala, squrr na lapaich, carn nan gobhar, creag dubh, creag feusag, mullach tarsuinn, from mullardoch dam. | robertphillips | 15/05/2017 |
Anticlockwise round of the Mullardoch Munros. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 03/05/2017 |
Long ridgewalk in steadily improving conditions, from blustery showers and low cloud to calm and sunny. Ferry into An Socach and walked back to car. | alexmaclennan | 22/06/2016 |
KeithByTheC | 20/08/2015 | |
With Christine | Keith99 | 14/08/2015 |
Day 1 of Mullardoch round | victimofmathema | 11/07/2015 |
On 1st day of a 3-day backpack around the Mullardoch hills. Cloud on the summits. | alistairpooler | 11/07/2015 |
Epic. Boat out, scrambling in places, bum slide in June, avalanche damage on Sgurr na Lapaich. Great day with Rod, Stephen and Andrew. | SS | 23/06/2015 |
Strathfarrar Last Trig Challenge: summit 10 of 11 from Loichel power sta in wind and rain. Trig 3 of 3. | RHW | 18/06/2015 |
Loch Mullardoch four. High point here in a bit of mist tho. Quite a snowy descent from here to Carn Nan Gobhar | nickywood1 | 08/06/2015 |
On the TGO Challenge with Sue - Hill 8, easy slope on a lovely day. | Phreerunner | 09/05/2015 |
Hard walk to number three. Some scrambling and very steep pull up. Exhausting. | munromurph | 29/06/2014 |
Done as a part of a complete round of Mullardoch 12 | grahamzwilson | 26/06/2014 |
Quite rocky from the bealach to the top. Cloud now much thicker. | Jhimmy | 23/06/2014 |