The Mamores



The Mamores comprise of ten munros - most of them linked together by high ridges. This makes it possible to walk all of them in one very long day - something that's best done on the long summer days. The most scenic approaches are from the north from Glen Nevis where deep corries and crags are more abundant. The approaches from the Kinlochleven side tend to tackle long steep heather slopes. The paths on the Mamores are, however, very well constructed - there's no bog trotting here.

Most of the ridge can be tackled without encountering too much exposure. There are, however, two outlying summits - Sgurr a' Mhaim and an Gearanach - off the main ridge that are linked by two narrow ridges. Sgurr a Mhaim is linked by the devils ridge and by and large it's not difficult - though there is a 10ft rock step to negotiate.

The main summits on the Mamores are popular but for more peace and quiet head for the summits around Blackwater - here you're unlikely to see anyone and they offer interesting perspectives on the Glen Coe peaks. The Mamores don't, however, show their dramatic features from this angle.

Routes

 * Ring of Steall
 * Binnein Brothers

Bothies
Meanach Bothy - A great bothy in Glen Nevis at.