Creag na Feol

Rising steeply above the southern shores of Little Loch Broom, this rugged Wester Ross Tump offers a rough, pathless ascent typical of the North West Highlands. Its craggy northern face dominates the skyline near Dundonnell, providing a grandstand view across the water to the Scoraig peninsula and the Coigach peaks beyond.

• •The name is derived from the Gaelic Creag na Feòil, which translates as 'Crag of the Meat' or 'Flesh Crag.' This likely refers to the hill's history as a site for butchering deer after a hunt, or a place where livestock carcasses were recovered.
• •From the summit, walkers are rewarded with a spectacular perspective of An Teallach; the hill offers one of the finest views of the mountain's formidable Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles and the great northern corrie, Glas Tholl.
• •Looking northwards across the sea loch, the distinctive sandstone profiles of the Coigach and Assynt landmarks are clearly visible, including Ben More Coigach and the unmistakable spire of Stac Pollaidh.
• •The northern slopes dropping into the loch are exceptionally steep and broken by rock bands, making the approach from the A832 road near Ardessie a test of navigation through thick heather and ancient birchwood remnants.
• •It is the kind of hill that teaches you the difference between 'map distance' and 'Gaelic distance,' where a single kilometre of pathless heather and hidden bog can take twice as long to traverse as a mile on a maintained track.