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Name: | Faochag |
Hill number: | 711 |
Height: | 909m / 2982ft |
Parent (Ma): | 701 Sgurr na Sgine |
Parent (SMC): | 701 Sgurr na Sgine |
RHB Section: | 10A: Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Alsh & Duich |
Class: | Simm, High Hills of Britain, Corbett Top, Deleted Munro Top (Tu,Sim,HHB,CT,xMT) |
Grid ref: | NG 95471 12321 |
Summit feature: | outcrop: 2m N of cairn |
Drop: | 57m |
Col: | 852m NG944118 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 33 (1:25k) 414S |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 299 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
The Saddle, Forcan Ridge and Sgùrr na Sgìne, Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 26/07/2023 |
Parked near Allt Mhalagain for a circuit of 2 outlying Simms: Faochag and Sgurr a' Chuilinn. Went up the NE ridge to Faochaig, then returned to about 700m before heading SE down grassy slopes. Contoured around at about 300m, then up to the NW ridge of Sgurr a' Chuilinn. Returned down the ridge to the start. | PGCE | 27/05/2023 |
Malagan - Meallan Odhar path - traverse S of Forcan Ridge - The Saddle Trig Point - The Saddle - Faochag W Top - Sgurr na Sgine NW Top - Sgurr na Sgine - Faochag - Malagan. | Mark Jackson | 20/06/2022 |
Freezing cold day, onto Sgine. | Matt2901 | 21/12/2021 |
d parking NG971138 9.30am, already warm, missed way over deer fence and had to climb it, steep fern-clogged uneven slopt till got on ridge and found excellent path all the way to this top, with superb views, solid sunshine, though sweated a lot and was plagued by annoying flies which irritate but don't seem to bite. | NorfolkPT21 | 24/08/2021 |
Camping weekend with club, group walk around the two munros | JamesSDonald | 29/05/2021 |
Camped at Cluanie and did the ridge from Creag a Mhaim but continued to Sgurr na Sgine (ascending straight up the face) and dropped down to Glen Shiel via Faochaog. Had left bike at the road, but still tried to hitch. Gave up and cycled back to Cluanie as midges were biting. | jigglybones | 29/05/2019 |
Circuit of Forcan Ridge, The Saddle, Sgurr na Sgine and Faochag. | Geoff Briggs | 28/05/2019 |
From A87 along track on N side of Meallan Odhar, then to Forcan Ridge up Sgurr na Forcan, continuing to The Saddle (East Top, then both summits), descending to Bealach Coire Mhalagain, up Sgurr na Sgine via NW Top, returning and out to Faochag W top and Summit, descending down end of ridge to NE back to A87 | kdbennett | 11/08/2018 |
solo with the Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine, descent via Faochag which was hard on the knees. A drizzly, greasy, and windy morning mean't it was safer to dodge the Forcan Ridge. 
Weather better by here.. | Shutterlag | 18/05/2018 |
Descent from Sgurr na Sgine | quadbarrel | 20/10/2017 |
from shiel bridge campsite down to the A87 bike back to the campsite, squrr a gharg far north top, squrr a gharg north top, squrr a gharg, squrr a gharg south top, squrr a gharg far south top, squrr leac nan each north top, squrr leac nan each, spidean dhomhuill bric, saddle west top, saddle trig point, the saddle, squrr na sgine NW top, squrr na sgine, faochag west top, faochag. | robertphillips | 29/05/2017 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 23/10/2016 |
From A87 layby a round of Sgurr na Forcan, The Saddle, Trig, Sgurr na Sgine, WT and Faochag. | rhalstead | 22/09/2016 |
with Luna | BigNick | 28/08/2016 |
This is way off from doing the munro behind. Great views off up the valleys of kintail. From A87 you can come straight up the nose it's steep and unrelenting but easy to see and follow access to land via the deer fence and a style to climb the fence further in land | Aristotle Chip | 15/05/2016 |
With GHC on the way to the Munro. Windy! | Play2End | 25/03/2016 |
Having done The Saddle and Forcan Ridge with Nick Piotrowski in true winter conditions we came over and did the second Munro and came off via this peak. Still at almost 3,000ft at 5pm but just managed to drop below the snow line and get crampons off as darkness fell. | signyred | 10/02/2016 |
See log for The Saddle & Sgurr na Sgine. | MorecambeMonkey | 24/06/2014 |
Done as part of whole ridge with James and Dylan | Aimless Rambler | 29/05/2014 |
bagged | Jhimmy | 14/05/2014 |
From road then The Saddle North Ridge | dickscroop | 25/09/2013 |
With Robert Wright. Fantastic day staying right on Forcan ridge to Saddle, onto Sgurr na Skine and back by Faochag. Sunny, dry and only light wind. 8 hours. | alexmaclennan | 13/09/2013 |
R | Richard Tait | 03/07/2013 |
ghaley | 03/08/2012 | |
Hyperopic | 13/07/2012 | |
On Cape Wrath Trail | Steve Clark | 24/05/2012 |
Heather, via Sgurr na Sgine | garbo1103 | 20/04/2012 |
Mixed day. On my own as Clare went direct to Sgur Sgine summit | alwaysinshorts | 07/06/2011 |
3pm start due to rain and low cloud cover. 
A long slog up in wind and rain, 3 hours to the top of Faochag and another to the top of Sgurr na Sgine. 
2 hours down still in the wind and the rain!! | akraw | 07/06/2011 |
After a full breakfast in the Kintail Lodge Hotel I parked in Glen Shiel in a lay-by about 100 metres further up the glen from the point where a public right of way to Loch Quoich. I passed through the gate at the start of the right of way but immediately struck uphill. It was a warm sunny day. I was moving very slowly after the previous day's exertions. A couple of deer fences added to the difficulties, although I found a gate through the first one. The views more than compensated for the hard work. People on the stalkers path up to the Forcan Ridge and on the summit of The Saddle were clearly visible. From the former Munro Top at Faochag the angle eased and it was a pleasant high level walk before steepening again to Sgurr na Signe’s North West Top and the summit over some rocky ground. Rather than retrace my steps I descended to the col below The Saddle, contoured round below the Forcan ridge next to a wall to pick up the excellent path beyond Meallan Odhar and back down to the road | langskill | 10/04/2011 |
On descent, cloud closed just as we left the ridge | Edgemaster | 10/04/2011 |
self (Sgurr na Signe) | davidsbatty | 22/11/2010 |
Kirsty | Mountain Goat | 20/07/2010 |
Dry, sunny, warm, calm, good views. | iangalbraith | 14/06/2010 |
5 of 5: From Faochag West Top. | ChrisR | 09/11/2009 |
CK | SheilaS | 06/04/2009 |
With Ian Soulsby. | Dangerous Dave | 26/11/2008 |
Short day's walk with Mike C & John McD | barnz48 | 15/06/2008 |
Completed The Saddle, Sgurr na Sgine + 4 tops, 18.4km, 1925, in 8.0hr | JamesSDonald | 15/06/2007 |
Forcan Ridge scramble | AJones | 24/08/2006 |
With Ken, 12 noon up zigzag, Forcan R too snowy, round back to Saddle (crampons). Sunny, me very dehydrated, race against time, up S na Sgine, down Faochag in the dark. Car by 8.30 after 2 hours torchlight descent. | niallp | 18/03/2006 |
6 of 12: From the west top in rain and low cloud. After establishing GR returned to the west top and then on to Sgurr na Sgine. 12 of 12: From the west top later on after Sgurr na Sgine. | ChrisR | 05/06/2005 |
See Creag a'Mhaim. Time approx | dbb | 19/05/2005 |
Company: Martin Stewart and two other walkers. | iandesbottes | 31/01/2004 |
with Campbell Gerrard and David Liddell | little al | 28/09/2003 |
Veryhappybunny | 21/05/2002 | |
Round of Sgurr na Sgine & the Saddle from the A87 on a clear day with Shaky. Straight up the whelk (Faochag) which had the merit of gaining height quickly. Followed ridge to Sgurr na Sgine & then across to the Saddle, exploring some of the tops. Worked back to Bealach Coire Mhalagain & dropped directly back to the road. | NotReallyABagger | 04/09/1998 |
W MVW/NB, up over Faochag inc. tops, descend Allt Coire Toiteall to raod | nordicstar | 28/12/1997 |
my first ascent, 2 in group, climbed on the way to skye, overcast but a clear day. followed stalkers path up, meallan odhar, then the ridge proper, nice and narrow with an awkward down climb from a minor top, would be nasty in winter! continued on over and up the final steep section, a minor bump then the summit for lunch, descended down a steep and loose gully, contoured into the col and climbed up to a minor top. then south and up hill again, gaining the first top then the summit of sgurr na sgeine. returned along the ridge to faochag and a very steep descent back to glen shiel. | rum doodle | 12/07/1997 |