Sgurr na h-Ulaidh [Sgor na h-Ulaidh]

About Sgurr na h-Ulaidh [Sgor na h-Ulaidh]

Hidden behind the front-row giants of Glencoe, this rugged Munro feels worlds away from the busy A82. The ascent is notoriously steep and pathless in places, leading to a summit that offers a startlingly close perspective of Bidean nam Bian’s complex ridges and the remote wilderness of Glen Etive.

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• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Sgùrr na h-Ulaidh, meaning 'Peak of the Treasure'. Local folklore suggests that the MacDonalds of Glencoe hid their valuables in the mountain's deep, inaccessible corries following the 1692 massacre, though no such hoard has ever been found.
• •Despite its significant height and bulk, the mountain is famously elusive; it is almost entirely screened from the main A82 road by the massive ridge of Aonach Dubh a' Ghlinne, earning it a reputation as Glencoe's 'forgotten' mountain.
• •The summit offers an exceptional and intimate view of the Great Basin of Bidean nam Bian to the north, while looking southwest provides a clear sightline down the long sea-loch of Glen Etive towards the mountains of Mull.
• •Walkers often pair this climb with the neighbouring Graham, Meall Lighiche, which provides a contrasting approach of broad, grassy slopes before the terrain turns into the craggy, broken rock of the main peak.
• •The mountain manages to remain entirely invisible from the main tourist road through the glen, a rare feat of geographical modesty for a Glencoe peak.