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Name: | Creag Scalabsdale |
Hill number: | 1154 |
Height: | 555m / 1821ft |
RHB Section: | 16C: Tongue to Wick and Helmsdale |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Berriedale, Catchment Boundaries, Helmsdale |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | NC 97002 24050 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 200m |
Col: | 355m NC960258 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 17 (1:25k) 444E |
Observations: | rocks 50m SE at NC 97043 24017 are 70cm lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 96 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Plenty of parking by Kilphedir. Walked up the road tpast Upper Torrish, then up the track left of Torrish Burn, which becomes indistinct. Ended up east of point 202, then hints of a path towards Coire nam Maigheach. Streams in spate, found a dry way across just above the confluence at the bottom of the SW shoulder. Then a straightforward plod. | Owen B | 18/09/2023 |
See Salisdale | StueyB | 20/06/2023 |
Fantastic hill once you're on the summit ridge. Lots of deer. From Kilphedir by the bridge where there is one of a series of tourism-related signs. However, there's another sign, a newish Torrish Estates warning sign 2 minutes above the road which asks hikers to call 01431 821691 prior to going onto the hill between 1st July and 15th February (seems rather excessive). No signal so had to drive back to Helmsdale to phone. Pleasant woman confirmed fine, Sundays mostly fine. Worth a look at Kilphedir Broch ruins not far from the bridge. | danpquinn | 04/12/2022 |
An anti-clockwise round of three Marilyns and four Tumps from Kilphedir. | Minto | 28/07/2022 |
Lovely walk up the NE ridge and great views from the summit. Came up from the SE Top with Minto. | Dangerous Dave | 28/07/2022 |
Following Cnocc na Maoile, easy enough moorland then firm summit ridge. Glorious views | N.Morters | 26/06/2021 |
Up from Suisgill along good road which becomes a track and peters out before the shoulder of Creag nan Gearr. along passed west end of Loch Scalabsdale and on to summit. Warm day with refreshing wind. Good views from summit especially of Morven Group of hills. Back by same route. | Coinneach | 31/05/2021 |
From Torrish up the West side of the burn then a more or less direct line to the food of the hill as it was dry underfoot. After the Marilyn went on to Creag nan Gearr then straight back to the start. 4 hours. | NormanW | 19/07/2020 |
A circuit from good parking at Kilphedir. Up the track to the end just S of Cnoc na Moile, absolutely easy in dry weather, then to the top. Superb views all round. N along the ridge, rough descent, then deer tracks easily over Blar a'G.D. Bogs nowhere near as bad as Galloway! Big Garvery Burn gives easy going NW (deer tracks) to the ridge leading to Creag Scalabsdale. Easy going up and along the ridge to the summit, fine views. Down SSW ridge, cut SE on steep dry ground, then flat, to gain a feeder for the Craggan Burn. The descent is sh1te. Boggy deer tracks, up and down a lot, only very small, intermittent patches of short grass. When the banks close in and steepen, it's a relief to head up and across easy dry heather to the outward track. I suspect that a better descent would be down the ATV track visible from the hill, which appears to head down above the Torrish Burn. | Gill | 07/02/2020 |
From Baile an Or, followed Kildonan Burn, atv track to Cnoc Salislaid then east to summit, with Ellie dog. | BLACKHILL | 18/06/2019 |
After Cnoc na Maolle. Rough ground between 2 Marilyns. Wild weather so hardly able to stand on top. Long walk back to Kilphedir but great day | trimarc2 | 23/05/2019 |
1 of 4: From A897 at Torrish. With David. | ChrisR | 30/10/2017 |
From bridge west of Torrish, up west side of burn, down east side, mostly on deer tracks high above burn. There's some nice short and dry grass down by the burn but there are also steep and unstable banks and the burn was in spate. SW ridge smooth and short heather :) | Topographer57 | 30/09/2017 |
Solo hill from bridge beyond Torrish, lots of spaces. Followed track and across moor to summit, Returned via burn and short pleasant grass. Should have gone up that way! High cloud and great views. | iangalbraith | 10/08/2017 |
With an Maoile clockwise from bridge over Torrish Burn. Up track and across mostly easy ground eg burnt heather and short grass up to big summit cairn (2 hrs). Views to Orkney, Ben Hope and across Moray Firth. Cross mostly boggy ground to 2nd Marilyn and down to find vg track back to Kilphedir and road back to starting point. | AndrewFinnimore | 08/04/2017 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 06/04/2017 |
After Cnoc na Maoile. Across the moors getting easier as crossed Craggan burn and used feeders to that and deer tracks to gain the flank of the Creag and cut directly to the visible col. Easier going after that to summit with fine views on a bright clear day. Back down same way to burn the used this to very easily walk out to start point at Kelphedir. | nordicstar | 14/06/2016 |
A good walk round from Kelphedir. Useful tracks and animal tracks made the going mostly easy, though the crossing between the two Marilyns was a long distance of quite rough and wet ground. Lovely easy though long walk back followong the stream line. | jenx | 14/06/2016 |
Kildonan circular. Fine views but very windy. | Smudge | 07/06/2014 |
Windy but clear views, remote hill ascended after camping at Loch Scalabsdale. Not a good campsite, hard to find a dry bit (-: | sotabagger | 27/05/2013 |
From site of Suisgill Lodge. Non compliant notices at start of track. Pony paths have been turned into roads for part of their lengths. | fasgadh | 28/07/2011 |
from Gearr. Drop down across a tussocky col and a long mile up through hail showers on similar ground to the large 8' cairn of mossy grey boulders at the top. 12.05. Paddled through the water covered moor on descent and to car. 5 1/2 hrs. | arranc | 22/05/2009 |
Round of Beinn Dubhain, Creag Scalabsdale and Cnoc na Maoile from W of Torrish on a hot day. | Eddie | 07/07/2006 |
fine steep imposing hill; narrowly missed a view!. anticlock from ND001181 (NC991187 was intended!), return over shoulder avoiding Kilphedir | RHW | 15/10/2001 |
Matt | 11/10/2023 | |
Rod M | 18/06/2023 | |
bobhem25 | 28/11/2022 | |
ketzster | 22/11/2022 | |
dave g | 10/07/2022 | |
thelonious | 27/06/2022 | |
govanah | 19/04/2022 | |
Simon Winton | 15/09/2019 | |
AndyS | 16/07/2018 | |
lordtonult | 24/05/2018 | |
Alan Moore | 21/05/2018 | |
Dave McG | 24/03/2018 | |
Erik B | 24/03/2018 | |
hill walker | 30/12/2017 | |
needanewdog | 27/08/2017 | |
iainwalton | 29/05/2017 | |
chalky1953 | 22/06/2016 | |
Tom Mundell | 07/05/2016 | |
sarah mundell | 07/05/2016 | |
Iona | 07/05/2016 | |
neilsan | 12/04/2016 | |
richtea5040 | 07/04/2016 | |
PGCE | 02/04/2016 | |
PeteN | 30/03/2016 | |
Tony S | 29/03/2016 | |
petesimpson | 25/01/2016 |