Mullach Cadha Rainich

About Mullach Cadha Rainich

This high Munro Top sits on the expansive, undulating plateau of Aonach Shasuinn. Reached via the long, often boggy glens north of Fort Augustus, it offers a sense of immense isolation. The terrain is typically grassy and windswept, providing clear, unobstructed views across the remote peaks of the North West Highlands.

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• •The name is Gaelic in origin, with Mullach Cadha Rainich translating as the 'summit of the bracken pass,' likely referring to the vegetation found on the lower glens before the ascent reaches the high, mossy plateau.
• •It serves as a subsidiary summit to the Corbett Aonach Shasuinn; while it reaches the necessary height for Munro status, its lack of significant drop and re-ascent keeps it classified as a Top rather than a separate Munro.
• •The summit offers a commanding perspective of the massive Mullardoch Munros to the north, specifically the soaring ridges of Sgùrr na Lapaich and An Riabhachan across the glen.
• •The surrounding slopes are quintessential deer forest territory, where the vast, trackless ground between Glen Affric and Glen Moriston remains a stronghold for large herds of red deer.
• •Despite the name promising a 'bracken pass,' walkers will find that by the time they reach nearly 1,000 metres, the ferns have long since been replaced by the kind of relentless, peat-stained bog that characterizes the local terrain.