Geo-Trips :: A full day out on The Saddle
Glenshiel Forest
A walk from Shiel Bridge campsite, Sun, 5 May 1991 by Richard Law
For the Spring Bank Holiday week of late May 1991, the Wrekin Mountaineering Club had booked several days at the JMCS (Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland) hut at Coruisk on Skye. But we had a day to 'kill' before we could get into the place, so we settled on a circuit of The Saddle from the campsite at Shiel Bridge. It's not a hugely long walk, roughly 10 miles in total, but starts from as close to sea level as makes no difference, which means you have to earn every single foot of the hills climbed. Doing it in a clockwise direction means you get to go up the Forcan Ridge, the most impressive feature of The Saddle. 10 miles and 5000' of up and down
On the map below, the grey line is the GPS track from this trip. Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )
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On the hillside above Shiel Bridge
Starting a traverse of The Saddle from the Shiel Bridge campsite; from... more
On the hillside above Shiel Bridge
The early stages of a long walk around the whole horseshoe of The Saddle, taking... more
The classic view of The Forcan Ridge
This ridge provides the most obvious, and classic, approach to the summit of Sgurr... more
View back down the Forcan Ridge
Most photos are taken looking up this bit, as that's where you're generally... more
Dave's looking comfortable up here
One of the members of the Wrekin Mountaineering Club, strolling nonchalantly up... more
To The Saddle from Sgùrr nan Forcan
The main summit at 1010m of The Saddle, seen from the subsidiary top of... more
On the ridge east of The Saddle
Looking WNW to the Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Ridge on the horizon, which was to... more
High on The Saddle
Not sure exactly where these rocks are, but the sunlight coming from the right... more
Along the rim of Coire Uaine
Taken at or very near the summit of Spidean Dhomhuill Bhric, looking back along... more
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