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Cul Mor from A835 at Knockanrock

Start/Finish

Car parkabout 12 miles north of Ullapool at Knockanrock which is also about 5 miles south of Ledmore Junction. The car park is uphill on the east side of the road. The walk actually starts a little north of the entrance to the car park by a gate on the west side of the road. There is also some roadside parking here. The path varies between very good and very boggy; there is also a short section on a steep boulder field just below the summit.

Distance/Time

12 km.    About 5 hours.

Peaks

Cul Mor, 849 m, NC 162 119.     OS map 15: Loch Assynt.

Introduction

Cul Mor is a very distinctive mountain which is well seen from most directions and the mountain itself offers good views to Suilven, Quinag, Canisp, Breabag and Cul Beag.

Route

(1) Go through the gate and follow the obvious path which heads roughly N, soon passing Lochan Fhionnlaidh. Further on, it turns more to the W before heading up the broad ridge to Meallan Domhain. The ground becomes quite stony with the path being quite indistinct but several cairns help with navigation. Reach the cairn on the top of Meallan Domhain. Descend slightly W of N heading for the lochan shown on the map. The path should have reappeared by the time the lochan is passed and it heads SW up the better defined NE ridge of Cul Mor with the slope gradually steepening. Further up, the path enters a steep boulder field but soon emerges higher up and reaches the crest where one turns right, W, to quickly reach the large stone trig point set inside a shelter cairn which marks the summit of Cul Mor, 849 m.

(2) Retrace the outward route.

Notes

(a) This walk took place on 7^th July, 2017, and about 20 years earlier as part of a walk which also took in Cul Beag. At the time, it seemed like the hardest two mountain walk in Scotland!