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Name:Quinag - Sail Gharbh
Hill number:1188
Height:809m / 2654ft
RHB Section:16E: Scourie to Lairg
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Eddrachillis
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman,
Trail 100
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y,T100,P500)
Grid ref:NC 20939 29197
Summit feature:boulder 15m NW of trig point/windshelter
Drop:550m
Col:259m  NC235281  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 15
(1:25k) 442E
Observations:boulder is 1m higher than base of trig point (NC 20928 29183)
Survey:Abney level
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Quinag circuit from the JMT car park.Geoff Briggs26/11/2023
7 of 7: From Sail Gharbh Far West Top. Best clearances of the cloud all day. Much better than last time in 2007. TP damaged and no FB. With Tim.ChrisR30/07/2023
Circuit of Corbetts from JMT car park. 7 of 7thekirkie pirate24/09/2022
17 years down the road, Sail Garbh again plus this time all the others. NW to SE traverse over all rest of the ridge in calm largely clear conditions. best day of the weekvegibagger18/09/2022
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.mproudfoot18/09/2022
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 550mrichard6920/09/2021
Along ridge from Spidean CoinichJulieB21/08/2021
Classic Quinag round of 3 Corbetts.quadbarrel03/06/2021
Final peak in the torrential rain. Ha, perfect for what is one of the perfect Scottish mountains. So glad I have done this magnificent beasty. Company: Soloiandesbottes28/09/2020
Number 7 and the last for a great day. Descended on the path towards the Bealach a'Chornaidh and then took the path directly to the Quinag car park on the A894. Just under 9 miles for the full ridge and 6.75 hours. Solo.bolton06/09/2020
Gloriously clear day with Lynn and Gemma.nix_snilloc06/08/2020
Solo on a very windy but dry day. (From Inchnadamph)iansm17/08/2019
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.dickscroop02/08/2019
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.amcculloch15/06/2019
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.Frank09/06/2019
Spectacular views, no wind, best of 3 summits I think. Now to sail gorm which was windyAdventurers530/05/2019
With ProfRob. Low cloud but some views and sometimes clear. Very still day. Rounsfell08/09/2018
Superb day on the three Quinag Corbetts (second).dal04/09/2018
The last peak, no views as the cloud had well & truly set in.DanMaisieBex24/08/2018
Last in clockwise route starting from car park.justin99926/06/2018
With: hb; From Bealach Chornaidh, used slanting path to bealach W of Sail Gharbh then to summit. Returned over W top then Far W Top (often missed) and out to Sail Gorm. Returned back over Sail Gharbh bealach then back to car park. Stunning Day.Ian Baines30/05/2018
With: ib; Helen Baines30/05/2018
Final hill of the day. The whole Quinag 'classic' circuit taking in all seven summits is a must for all. It took just over five hours (including the walk in and out from the A894 JMT car park) - but this was in ideal conditions - sunny and cool, with no wind to speak of.summitter29/04/2018
With Ken and Stephen - super day out in the fresh snow.Richard11/11/2017
From Sail Ghorm. Retraced steps south, taking subsidiary path round the flank of Pt. 713m to the wide bealach, and north-east up the ridge to the summit. Descent by the glen of the Allt na Bradhan. With KN, NP and JK.Man of Kernow121/10/2017
Last of the Quinag round. Frustratingly misty, as all of the summits were. Easy enough to find the standard descent route.Owen B25/09/2017
Walked up from east, over Spidean Coinich first, then Sail Ghorm. Great day's walking. Very good paths.stever27/07/2017
Clockwise round of the 3 Corbetts of Quinag. On own.MorecambeMonkey28/06/2017
Did after Spidean Coinich & Sail Ghormduchally15/08/2016
Round of Coinich, Gharbh and Ghorm from car park to east. There is a well built and easy path up the SE face of Pt745.Topographer5728/05/2016
tickchazzyboy1924/05/2016
With Tim, Kiera, Kevin, Jenny (& Josh)Loz_mck09/03/2016
From car park, 1st of 3 Corbetts. Fairly easy climb to Sail Gharbh. Started off sunny, but becoming very cloudy as I reached the main ridge...Jhimmy27/08/2015
Climbed mid August 2015. Staff from John Muir Trust doing repair work on the path.KareenR01/08/2015
Three Quinag Corbetts and associated tops using route from WalkHighlandsCrib Goch10/05/2015
great day on all 3 summitsoatcake04/06/2014
round of spidean coinicch, sail garbh, sail ghorm,from carpark on A894 no views.robertphillips09/07/2013
Veryhappybunny02/04/2013
With Mark. Staying at Laxford Bridge. Beautiful sunny day.Grinner07/06/2012
CPC 2012 HardenC09/05/2012
With OllyJamesSDonald30/07/2011
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_nest23/06/2011
with VR'sbatrigg17/05/2011
mattwilde6612/05/2011
Moira, completed full ridge in one glorious day ColB05/05/2011
With Josie sclater09/04/2011
The tree CorbettsHarper10010/10/2010
Assynt traverse (28 hrs) from Stac Pollaidh to Quinag and finish at Kyleskupetesimpson13/07/2010
With Chris Crocker, now beginning to rain as we leave the last Corbett summit.Dugswell208/06/2010
Galltywenallt08/06/2010