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Name: | Quinag - Spidean Coinich |
Hill number: | 1192 |
Height: | 764m / 2507ft |
RHB Section: | 16E: Scourie to Lairg |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Eddrachillis, Catchment Boundaries, Inver |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y) |
Grid ref: | NC 20605 27733 |
Summit feature: | rock by crag 4m NNW of small cairn |
Drop: | 192m |
Col: | 572m NC201284 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 15 (1:25k) 442E |
Observations: | base of large cairn 15m SSE at NC 20613 27713 is lower but may contain hidden higher ground |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 497 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Quinag circuit from the JMT car park. | Geoff Briggs | 26/11/2023 |
2 of 7: From the East Top. Cloud on top. Occasional clearance as we had lunch. Slightly better than last time. With Tim. | ChrisR | 30/07/2023 |
Circuit of three Corbetts from JMT car park. 
2 of 7 | thekirkie pirate | 24/09/2022 |
finally sixth top of the day, the third Marilyn/Corbett, just after 7pm and while there a call came in from Jez Turner. Chatted for a bit but had to hot foot it off the mountain as it was getting close to sunset. Really fabulous day | vegibagger | 18/09/2022 |
Clockwise round of all three of Quinag's corbett summits with John. Started at Quinag car park (NC232273), up the path to the junction cairn then up the shoulder of Spidean Coinich to the summit. No views from summit due to clag, but the low cloud cleared off the tops as we descended to Bealach a Chornaidh. Steep but short re-ascent to point 745 with stunning views in all directions. Dropped down to start the shallow but long ascent to Sail Ghorm and had lunch at the summit looking down onto Kylesku Bridge. Headed back and contoured around point 745 and another short ascent up Sail Gharbh, before dropping down into the coire and took the decent path back out. Total time 5h 29min. | mproudfoot | 18/09/2022 |
From standard car park to the east: Spidean Coinich East Top and Spidean Coinich. | Mark Jackson | 12/06/2022 |
With D after Ullapool. Quite icy over ridge then nice run down good path at ebd | Rodge | 01/12/2021 |
Classic walk from John Muir car park over Spidean Coinich, north to Sail Gorm and back to Sail Gharbh trig. With Gillian, very windy, cloud base around 550m | richard69 | 20/09/2021 |
From John Muir Trust car park | JulieB | 20/08/2021 |
With AMRT | Loz_mck | 18/07/2021 |
A894 -> Spidean Coinich E Top -> Spidean Coinich -> A894 | briandiggle | 09/07/2021 |
Classic Quinag round of 3 Corbetts. | quadbarrel | 03/06/2021 |
From the east top after parking at the Quinag car park. Weekend with M.S at Inchnadamph Lodge. Easy underfoot on the rocks. About 95 minutes. Headed NW along the ridge. Solo. | bolton | 06/09/2020 |
Gloriously clear day with Lynn and Gemma. | nix_snilloc | 06/08/2020 |
Solo on a very windy but dry day. (From Inchnadamph) | iansm | 17/08/2019 |
A really brilliant day for a round of all the Quinag tops starting from usual car park. Straightforward walkig all the way. Spidean Coinich (C); Creagh nan h-iolaire (Gt);Beinn Uidhe S top (Gt); Sail Garbh W top (Gt); Sail Garbh Far W top (Gt); out to Sail Gorm and back to Sail Garbh, back to bealach down to lochan and back to car. An Australian guy declared it the best mountain he had ever climbed and hard to disagree though certainly the weather helped. | dickscroop | 02/08/2019 |
Climbed from the A894 as an out and back. Wind very strong and blustery particularly on the summit. Views amazing. Climbed with N and H. | johnkaysleftleg | 28/07/2019 |
Climbed with Richard, Pete Mann, Dom and Amy on Elphin DMC trip. Breezy start but the weather improved a lot throughout the day. Excellent visibility on the summits. | amcculloch | 15/06/2019 |
With Sue from the car park nice day sunny with light wind. Spidean Coinich for lunch and a decision to do all three peaks was made. Steep decent and over and straight on to farthest Sailgorm where we watched the coastguard chopper practice landings then on to final Sail Gharba and return down glen passing Lochan Bealach Cornaidh. | Frank | 09/06/2019 |
Rocky climb which I enjoyed. Brilliant views once again, even when white skies. Enjoyed different route down going slightly south at first over smooth boulders very gently descending. I would only do in clear weather as no path | Adventurers5 | 30/05/2019 |
With B from carpark at NC 232273 | Danmawr | 05/05/2019 |
With ProfRob. Low cloud but some views and sometimes clear. Very still day. | Rounsfell | 08/09/2018 |
Superb day on the three Quinag Corbetts (first). | dal | 04/09/2018 |
Second peak on our Quinag round. Weather improving. | DanMaisieBex | 24/08/2018 |
With: hb; From CP on A894 at NC232274, followed new path & climbed SE ridge of Spidean Choinnich to E top & summit. Then down over narrow ridge of Creag na h-Iolaire Ard to Bealach a'Chornaidh. | Ian Baines | 30/05/2018 |
With: ib; | Helen Baines | 30/05/2018 |
First Corbett of the day. Superb vista. | summitter | 29/04/2018 |
By the standard route from the car park on the A 894 via the south-east ridge. Onwards to Pt. 713m. With KM, NP and JK. | Man of Kernow1 | 21/10/2017 |
First peak on a kind late autumn day. | kenmorti | 21/10/2017 |
In the mist I came off too westerly. 10 minutes spent contouring round steep slopes back to the path. | Owen B | 25/09/2017 |
With G. From car park on A894 > East Top > Spidean Coinich. Late afternoon. | RT1970 | 16/09/2017 |
Walked up from car park to east, up eastern ridge. With Laura, Eilidh, Ciara, Anne, Fiona, Steve, Alex & Kasia. | stever | 27/07/2017 |
Clockwise round of the 3 Corbetts of Quinag. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 28/06/2017 |
Carried on to Sail Ghorm & Sail Gharbh | duchally | 15/08/2016 |
Round of Coinich, Gharbh and Ghorm from car park to east. NW ridge is a steep scramble in places. | Topographer57 | 28/05/2016 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 24/05/2016 |
3rd of the Quintag group, but by far the way the hardest. From bealach a Chornaidh, it was a steep and very wind ascent. All was Ok at pt 713, but thick cloud meant slow progress. No sooner at the top then heavy rain making descent confusing even on compass bearings. | Jhimmy | 27/08/2015 |
Three Quinag Corbetts and associated tops using route from WalkHighlands | Crib Goch | 10/05/2015 |
great day. | oatcake | 04/06/2014 |
all 3 | Nozzer | 22/04/2014 |
round of spidean coinicch, sail garbh, sail ghorm,from carpark on A894 no views. | robertphillips | 09/07/2013 |
Veryhappybunny | 02/04/2013 | |
Ascent numbers 3 and 4 during AssyntForEverest fundraiser | assynt_bob | 24/06/2012 |
First and second ascent during AssyntForEverest fundraiser | assynt_bob | 23/06/2012 |
With Mark. Staying at Laxford Bridge. Beautiful sunny day. | Grinner | 07/06/2012 |
team cpc | HardenC | 09/05/2012 |
With Dad. Best views of the week from the summit: Assynt is heaven. | mikejacobs | 14/03/2012 |
With Olly | JamesSDonald | 30/07/2011 |
an unforgettable days walking on one of the very best hills in britain. a small quarry beside the main road as a starting point and straight up spidean coinich. from there a number of ups and downs startling views, huge drops.. an awesome round. | stig_nest | 23/06/2011 |
with VR's | batrigg | 17/05/2011 |