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Name:The Saddle
Hill number:688
Height:1011.5m / 3319ft
RHB Section:10A: Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Alsh & Duich, Catchment Boundaries, Hourn
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Murdo, Trail 100
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,T100)
Grid ref:NG 93614 13113
Summit feature:small cairn
Drop:334m
Col:677m  NG952111  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 33
(1:25k) 414N 414S
Survey:Leica RX1250
Comments:Marilyn relocated from hill 686 in Sep 2014. See Database Notes.
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 758 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
The Saddle, Forcan Ridge and Sgùrr na Sgìne, Walkhighlands routehummusg26/07/2023
Excellent solo day outD.Hoyle21/04/2023
2/2....then dropped down to Bealach Coire Mhalagain (some snow on NW aspect but not to warrant crampons). From Bealach, path WNW to The Saddle summit, higher up path lost under snow cover, steep but quite soft so easy enough. Path back to glen from W of bealach. Slightly bizarrely, very windy again below 500m. By this route managed to avoid The Forcan Ridge (which looks awesome) but I was keen to avoid solo in winterwychwood27/02/2023
Traverse if south glen sheil ridge, starting at the saddle including the forcan ridge and a camp below. 15hrs 30 of walking and 38km. Very tough day!Nicky C29/07/2022
Excellent day out with Brian, Barry and the dugs. Great scramble on the ridge and quite technical route , the decent was quite relentless though but still awesome day out!Kevthecat28/07/2022
Amazing day out with stunning views walking with Kev, Brian and H&KBaz with H&K28/07/2022
Malagan - Meallan Odhar path - traverse S of Forcan Ridge - The Saddle Trig Point - The Saddle - Faochag W Top - Sgurr na Sgine NW Top - Sgurr na Sgine - Faochag - Malagan.Mark Jackson20/06/2022
Revisit. The two north ridge tops from ENE, standard path then down into corrie and up ridge. Then back over main summit. Passed L of Forcan, descending into corrie. Lovely evening after drench ascent of Ceathreamhnan this morningRHW02/05/2022
A big anti-clockwise round of Coire Uaine from the campsite. With B and R.jenx16/04/2022
Via Forcan Ridgeliljonb31/07/2021
Camping weekend with club, group walk around the two munrosJamesSDonald29/05/2021
(Walkers with) Torun Mcmoran, Susan Woodhouse, Dave Topliss, Jan Urey, Peter Smylie, Paul & Cath Parker. (Start/parking point) Malagan roadside - Meallan Odhar Belach - Sgurr Na Forcan - The Saddle - Belach - Malagan.redbob06/09/2020
Up Forcan ridge, on to Sgurr na Sginetomd419/08/2020
With Jon, Housechild and Vicky via the Forcan ridge.Grinner-Munros230/05/2019
Circuit of Forcan Ridge, The Saddle, Sgurr na Sgine and Faochag.Geoff Briggs28/05/2019
Via Forcan ridgeRuth21/03/2019
Trad route up to foot of Forcan ridge, then along 'dyke' into upper corrie. The exit route cannot be seen from below, so took to broad, but steepening, snow covered grass ridge on L. got very steep then angle eased and then easily to the top. From the top, the trad descent route was obvious down a worn trench and then steeply down another 'dyke' but as this involved negotiating many frictionless hoar-frosted boulders, I went back down the grassy ridge.Isbjorn Winter Round08/01/2019
Trad route to foot of Forcan ridge, along 'dyke' and into corrie. Snowline ~ 800m, but freezing level at ~ 100m - whole approach on sheet-ice-ridden ground and hoar covered rocks - making for extremely slow going - far too slow for the short hours of daylight availableIsbjorn Winter Round24/12/2018
With Sam, Deepa and Dave.mn2308/09/2018
2nd munro of the day. Went straight up to summit which involved backtracking down last bit of Forcan ridge. Sam and Deepa joined us on summit and they descended Forcan ridge while we went straight down and met them. Sam's 100th munro. Celebration in Kintail Lodge Hotel.dave neilson08/09/2018
From A87 along track on N side of Meallan Odhar, then to Forcan Ridge up Sgurr na Forcan, continuing to The Saddle (East Top, then both summits), descending to Bealach Coire Mhalagain, up Sgurr na Sgine via NW Top, returning and out to Faochag W top and Summit, descending down end of ridge to NE back to A87kdbennett11/08/2018
With RodOik05/06/2018
SoloGeraldine Fardon31/05/2018
With Penda. From car park at Malagan, up alongside Alt Choire Mhalagan to the wall and along this to the col. Up to trig and top and back to wall, then down the stalker's path. Very hot day. My 71st birthday - well spent!beorwulf22/05/2018
solo with the Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine, descent via Faochag which was hard on the knees. A drizzly, greasy, and windy morning mean't it was safer to dodge the Forcan RidgeShutterlag18/05/2018
Trad route to foot of Forcan ridge, then along 'dyke', into corrie, across and up far ridge until it got very (too) steep on hard neve - turned back, almost there, but not quite.Isbjorn Winter Round26/02/2018
Via Forcan Ridgequadbarrel20/10/2017
With Will Cape Wrath trail (backpacking)fellie13/07/2017
from shiel bridge campsite down to the A87 bike back to the campsite, squrr a gharg far north top, squrr a gharg north top, squrr a gharg, squrr a gharg south top, squrr a gharg far south top, squrr leac nan each north top, squrr leac nan each, spidean dhomhuill bric, saddle west top, saddle trig point, the saddle, squrr na sgine NW top, squrr na sgine, faochag west top, faochag.robertphillips29/05/2017
Weather fair.MountainMac23/10/2016
From A87 layby a round of Sgurr na Forcan, The Saddle, Trig, Sgurr na Sgine, WT and Faochag.rhalstead22/09/2016
Climbed solo. Started at Malagan Bridge (Glen Shiel). Stalkers path via Bealach na Craoibhe to foot of Forcan Ridge. Ascending the ridge to climb numerous summits (Sgurr nan Forcan, The Saddle E top, The Saddle, The Saddle trig point, The Saddle W top, Spidean Dhomhuill Bhric, Sgurr Leac nan Each). Descended north along ridge towards Sgurr a' Gharg Gharaidh before dropping east down a steep grassy gully into Gleann Undalain. Picked up path (faint at first) heading down glen to Shiel Bridge before heading down road to Ratagan hostel. Return on bike to Malagan Bridge to collect car. Weather dry, warm, mostly sunny, with some mist lower in the valleys, particularly in late afternoon (a partial cloud inversion). Superb climbing on a spectacular and rugged mountain. Scrambling on Forcan Ridge is exposed but not difficult, though wouldn't be pleasant in wind or rain. Views to Ben Nevis, Skye, Torridon. Time ~ 8 hours.jamessteel10018/08/2016
An evening ascent with Brian R. Came the easy way!Play2End15/06/2016
Fantastic views all around. Once the summit is reached you see the trig . Started on A87 you see the path up into the col. At the ridge start you can go straight on to avoid the scramble Once you are on the scramble you are committed to finish itAristotle Chip15/05/2016
Circuit of Biod an Fhithich, The Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine on a perfect walking day. Route and (very long-winded) write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/biod-fhithich-saddle-and-sgurr-na-sgine.htmlGayle14/05/2016
With Harrison John and Aaron- via Forcan Ridgemproudfoot23/04/2016
With Nick Piotrowski via the Forcan Ridge in great winter conditions (except no views from the summit)signyred10/02/2016
Up Forcan Ridge with Ian and Harrisonmproudfoot02/01/2016
Solo.Dangerous Dave23/09/2015
With RuthJamesSDonald07/08/2015
Summit 14 of 21 from Bealach Ratagan. Back W along Tops then back via Firean, Brice and tops.RHW14/06/2015
Munro hood finally re-established! Gorgeous hard day with son Jamie.vegibagger14/06/2015
long clockwise circuit with dad on his re confirming his Munro status on the right summit of the Saddle. From Shiel Bridge up Graham Biod an Fhithich Forcan ridge of the Saddle and all along Murdo and Graham top SIMS, leaving last one at 9.57pm just before sunset.trigpillocksson14/06/2015
Forcan Ridge and The Saddle, final route of Winter Mountaineering and skills course led by Kevin O'Neal and with Al Simpson. Excellent day, winter mountaineering at its best. Started from layby on A87 (NG 96760 14454), approached round and over Meallan Odhar along ridge then seated glisade down SE corrie from trig point.mntainman07/02/2015
With Keithchristine9916/10/2014
Glen Shiel to Cluanie Inn via Sgurr na Sgine, The Saddle and south Glen Shiel ridge. Day 47 of 59 for all Munros. 30km, +/-2700m, 11 hours.PGCE26/09/2014
From layby on A87,up excellent stalkers path,nipped up the Graham Biod an Fhithich then over Forcan ridge to The Saddle. On to Sgurr na Sgine before descending over Faochag back to A87. On own.MorecambeMonkey24/06/2014
Decided safety first and missed out the Forcan Ridge as rock was wet and slippery. Cloudy at the top. Nasty little clamber to small cairn. Will return for proper climb.Jhimmy14/05/2014
Super day. Sunny, clear and warm. Visibility was amazing. Climbed the Forcan ridge to get to this one.akmilne12/10/2013
Climbed via the Forcan Ridge,stunning weather for October. Views were amazing.FCMark12/10/2013