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Name:Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor
Hill number:1088
Height:1046m / 3432ft
RHB Section:15B: Loch Vaich to Moray Firth
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Cromarty
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Murdo, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y,P600,P500)
Grid ref:NH 46299 68368
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:691m
Col:355m  NH368825  
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Ben Wyvis and all tops with John from Ben Wyvis car park. Followed usual route up to An Cabar via the excellent path, then across to Glas Leathad Mor/summit - only the very top plate of the trig was visible due to the covered being covered in a thick layer of snow. From there we headed N towards Tom a' Choinnich, but instead of ascending to the summit, we contoured to the E to then head around the broad ridge to munro top Glas Leathad Beag (via it's S top). Returned back the way we cam to ascend Tom a' Choinnich then headed WSW down the rough slope to reach Allt a' Garbh Bhaid, which we followed through the marked forest to a track which we then then followed down to Garbat and back along the A835 to the car park. Snow on the ground above 800m on North facing slopes, and permanent cloud cover on both Glas Leathads, but it stayed dry, if pretty windy. Total time 6h 14min - just over 24km and 1300m ascent.mproudfoot17/02/2024
With Jack, Jim, Joe Winter Trip (Ben Wyvis Hotel)fellie03/12/2023
Excellent day out, a bit cold up top and icy coming off slabs but cracking day out. Great views!Kevthecat28/11/2023
Parking at nature reserve car park NH411672 (fills quickly, no overspill allowed as the road has clearway signs). Std route on engineered path, relentlessly up An Cabar. Extensive damage now to upland mossy habitat, but many people ignored the signs asking them to keep to a central line so as to allow rehabilitationIsbjorn17/10/2023
Ben Wyvis from the main car park. Wet and v. windy.Geoff Briggs12/08/2023
An Cabar and Ben Wyvis from Ben Wyvis CP on A835. With DRC.TRG31818/06/2023
From CP at 410671, up path to An Cabar, Ben Wyvis and Tom a' Choinnich. Descended via WSW shoulder and Allt a' Gharbh Bhaid, then forestry track.welshyboyo26/05/2023
Parked at the signed free BW car park and followed excellent path up An Cabar and the ridge to BW. Continued to shoulder of Tom a Choinnich before heading off E on broad ridge to Glas Leathad Beag. Returned over ToC and descended down pathless W ridge to Cnoc na Bana-mhorair and into the mapped treeless forest rides before picking up proper forest tracks back to the car park. Excellent day, cold, windy but largely clear. With Gillianrichard6921/04/2023
From free Garbat carpark to west. Headed up SW slopes of Tom a Choinnich. Initially followed a firebreak but then pathless heathery boggy terrain. Superb walk south along the ridge via trig to An Cabar, then west down the good but steep main path. Alone after initial ascent while Richard did Munro tops to NE.Denise 20/04/2023
An Cabar, Ben Wyvis and Tom a' Choinnich from Ben Wyvis car park.JasonStark25/02/2023
With Al and L.Chris Ellis01/09/2022
As others from the car park and followed the path easyAndrew Simmons17/08/2022
Straight up and down as meeting friends. Just over 3 hrs for the 14kmNicky C27/07/2022
Re-visit - superb weather.dal19/07/2022
Ben Wyvis from near Garbathummusg16/06/2022
Circuit from Ben Wyvis car park over An Cabar, Ben Wyvis summit and Tom a'Choinnich.Fife Walking09/06/2022
Repeated with Yeltzbagger. My first Munro since my illness - first since 2014. Very windy and steep for me but I did it,Stevie n Tay18/05/2022
From CP at nature reserve.colazione28/04/2022
Standard route over An Cabar. A pity that the well engineered path is being destroyed by cyclists.Isbjorn 3rd Round01/03/2022
No significant problems on walk in or ascent from normal car park. Cold in the glen. Inversion conditions persisting. Min snowwychwood21/12/2021
From Ben Wyvis car park - An Cabar - Ben Wyvis and return same way. Lots of cloud on top and 50 mile an hour winds. Quite pleasant lower downLazylizzie24/09/2021
Myself and Alma climbed from the Ben Wyvis car park. The forecast was very wrong so we had cloud from 600m and rain in it from 900m. The wind on the ridge was also well above forecast, but we made the main summit successfully.meltdiceburg17/07/2021
My first munro. Climbed with meltdiceburg. The mountain forecast got it badly wrong so we had dense cloud from about 600m, together with super-strong winds and rain at the top! Not a great first experience, but I made it!Alma Aurea17/07/2021
From Ben Wyvis car parkCarolRuthven08/07/2021
Ben Wyvis with Amy. Car park full so had to park a kilometre down the road which added to the fun. Very windy on top.killiedaft12/06/2021
With LunaBigNick23/05/2021
Ben Wyvis car park - An Cabar - Ben Wyvis and return same way. With FJ.Mark Jackson07/05/2021
Winter conditionsWborrett04/05/2021
Drove up from Annan, parked at Garbat and followed the main path over An Cabar. Some early season snow came down on the top which turned to rain lower down. Just made it down before dark.jigglybones26/10/2020
Freddie, Miniplattcolnago14/10/2020
Ben Wyvis from car park. Planned to take in other MTs but summit visibility poor compared to the VG forecast so only did there and backAjm031002/10/2020
From Ben Wyvis car park on A835, followed track up An Cabar, then on to Glas Leathad Mor, returned same way. With JAS.kdbennett29/08/2020
Great outing with Angel and the kids.Theladdie131429/08/2020
From the main car park. Returned the same route. Cloud down until we reached this summit, then it started clearing and was rewarded with an amazing cloud inversion. Superb dayWayne Mac14/08/2020
From An Cabar. Solo.Dangerous Dave25/09/2019
Munro number 1Lauralj8422/09/2019
Ascent from the Ben Wyvis Nature Reserve car park. Ascent made via the Munro Top An Cabar.knarf03/09/2019
another ascent with Wendy, 3rd or 4th.dmckeith27/08/2019
Up and back from the car park with many others on a lovely day in August.tomd425/08/2019
2 of 10: From An Cabar.ChrisR12/08/2019
along ridge from An Cabar KeithByTheC02/08/2019
Solo fr now-dedicated Ben Wyvis car park, 2½h up & down, mostly running. Cold breeze and mist on the very top, showing no signs of shifting, so no views, unfortunately. And back to Blarmore Apt in Inverness for The Open on Now TV!NorfolkPT2119/07/2019
With Malcolm John F and John S. Sunny day but blustery on the top. Impressive new path since I was laat upslynch24/05/2019
Solo - very windy- no summit vis. Up normal route from Ben Wyvis car park via top An Cabar. Returned same way.mproudfoot23/09/2018
With Lionel, Jennie Tony. 40-50mph winds.Chris Blake21/09/2018
Trade route with mist from about 500m, windy, rain. Cleared a little on descent. En route to Inchnadamph. Rounsfell07/09/2018
From Ben wyvis CP. Four hours round trip. Bit wild on top. Very misty. Mist cleared on way downLongwojo15/08/2018
Laoigh's first Munro also with Jenna.bisman96z20/06/2018
First munro. Cloud inversion.David Bremner09/06/2018
Beautiful sunny day. Cold and windy on summit ridge. Good path all the way. Solo after a work trip to Inverness. My most northerly munro so far.Langbank 29/05/2018