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Name: | Sgurr an Utha |
Hill number: | 782 |
Height: | 796m / 2612ft |
RHB Section: | 10D: Mallaig to Fort William |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Shiel |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y) |
Grid ref: | NM 88508 83967 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 499m |
Col: | 297m NM885847 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 40 (1:25k) 398E |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 332 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Froach Bhein with Mark E. Cold wind. Descent via spur to regain track. | alwaysinshorts | 11/03/2024 |
Walk Highlands route, some fresh snow sand mist but pleasant day out | Capt Malbec | 05/03/2023 |
Solo from small parking area/layby on the A830. Followed track up to high point (around 450m) and then anti-clockwise loop around to the summit, then SSW and S back to the track. Dry weather, but very cold with wind-chill - lower ground wet, icy with bands of icy snow up high. Total time 3h on the dot. | mproudfoot | 23/12/2022 |
With Malky during Shills meet, in about four inches of soft snow from about the 500m mark. Stiff easterly breeze on top, only partial views, clag coming and going, wet spindrift. Up by forestry road and down W ridge following fence to bealach between Utha and Graham to W, then S out. | Rounsfell | 10/12/2022 |
Solo prior to Wilsons Walkers weekend at Linnhe caravan site. I returned by reverse of ascent route as I did not fancy the SW ridge descent with a sore knee. | langskill | 16/09/2022 |
No parking signs at the track start -876817. However, a layby is only 200 yrds west. Left the track about 877828 and went up the SW ridge. Fairly easy going in good weather with Dangerous Dave. | bolton | 17/08/2022 |
Route as in SMC book. With bolton. Surprisingly lovely summit with glorious views. A beautiful clear afternoon. | Dangerous Dave | 17/08/2022 |
Very wet walk with Ruadh. | JimT | 12/11/2021 |
From A830 track and faint path to Fraoch-bheinn and Sgurr an Utha. | rhalstead | 18/10/2021 |
Track from A830, paralleling the Allt an Utha until it turns eastwards to climb Druim na Brein-choille. At its end a small path, occasionally cairned, reaches the col with Fraoch-bheinn, from where the summit is easily attained. Westwards across a wide ridge to Sgurr an Utha, reversing the route until finding a deep pool for a spot of skinny-dipping to cool us down on a very hot day. | summitter | 05/06/2021 |
From the layby on the A830. Up the good track to 400m asl, then up the Allt an Utha heading for point 735, then easy to the summit. Fantastic views. | Owen B | 28/05/2021 |
With Sue, car park opposite track up Druim na Brien-choille then up the shoulder to Fraoch-bheinn then across to Sgurr an Utha return via same way. Very wet underfoot, cloudy and wet. Some view on summits. | Frank | 18/10/2020 |
11th Corbett | lojzi860621 | 17/10/2020 |
With Debs & Tali, up the landrover track up to around 380m then up the spur to the summit. Across to Fraoch-bheinn then back down to the track. | Mountain Goat | 01/10/2020 |
Track first then rough ground. Great scenery. Very windy on top.rain on descent | Adventurers5 | 12/09/2020 |
Nice to find that the fencing wire had been removed. | justin999 | 19/08/2019 |
With Rod | Oik | 13/06/2019 |
With Ldnp volunteers Bern Helier, John Peel and Pauline Bobby. Ascent via Fraoch bheinn where we found rare Alpine plant diapensia lapponica. | batrigg | 16/05/2019 |
Parked at Glenfinnan NT Car Park - main track into Glen Finnan under Mc Alpines RC Rail Viaduct. Forestry clearance tracks allow us to rise onto Creag Dherg (steep and slow). As we reach Froach bhein the snow starts to fall and swirl around us. Bag summit of Sgurr an Utha excellent views between the snow showers. Descended via Coire Dubh and Tom na h Aire before dropping back into Glen finnan. | briandavies | 03/05/2019 |
Moira, Horseshoe with Fraoch-bheinn | ColB | 25/07/2018 |
Club weekend, climb hill by myself | JamesSDonald | 14/06/2018 |
Write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2018/05/creag-bhan-and-sgurr-utha.html | Gayle | 12/05/2018 |
With Tony, Sophie, Graham and Chris. Druim na Bein-cholle-Fraoch Bheinn-Sgurr an Utha. Great views. Patches of snow. | zoob | 10/04/2018 |
With Dave and Jill from A830. Up track to Fraoch-bheinn then on to Sgurr an Utha in mist. Back to col then south to track. Dry but snow all melted. | mindlessflogger | 21/12/2017 |
Knee injury meant I used this as an easy day bagging, but low cloud and a slightly confused descent on Fraoch-bheinn meant I wasted an extra 1 hour and a half. I should really have gone anti-clockwise. | Jhimmy | 22/09/2017 |
Some new track that are not on the map 1:50 which makes it a lot easier | Nozzer | 19/09/2017 |
With DH and PS. Wolverhampton MC | John Lee | 24/02/2017 |
CK | SheilaS | 29/03/2016 |
30th – Solo. Cloud base at about 600m, plenty of powder snow, strong gusts on top, cold. Completed circuit from Glenfinnan station. | RGibbs | 20/02/2016 |
A revisit to celebrate Anne Bunn's final Corbett (although I only bag Marilyns), excuse for usual alcohol and cake. | Martin R | 10/09/2015 |
An excellent day, this was penultimate top of a round of 1 Corbett, 4 Corbett tops and 1 Graham top from the Corryhully bothy. Everything went pretty well, got wet to just above my knees crossing the river from the two NW tops to get to this one and the ascent up the fence line to this summit was very steep and a bit tricky on wet snow and wet ground, quite a few outcrops to thread away through. Fortunately the heather roots were firmly embedded. A really satisfying day and the weather held out after some morning cloud on the first couple of tops. | dickscroop | 04/05/2015 |
Via track from A830 then ridge over Fraoch-bheinn. | davidpettit84 | 29/12/2013 |
Veryhappybunny | 09/09/2013 | |
With Shaky. After 5 Corbetts in 2 days over some rough ground, this was supposed to be a relatively quick & easygoing option. Hmmm. Up the track off the A830 & then up increasingly rough ground to Fraoch-bheinn & on to the summit. The reward for sweating it out on a warm day was a spectacular view which we soaked up for a good while. Back by the same route. | NotReallyABagger | 07/08/2013 |
from the A830 track then open ground to the summit. | robertphillips | 13/12/2012 |
With Yeltzbagger and ketzster. Exact date estimated. icy; needed crampons. | Stevie n Tay | 12/11/2012 |
With Yeltzbagger and Stevie n Tay. Needed our crampons. | ketzster | 12/11/2012 |
With ketzster and Stevie n Tay. Quite icy. Needed to use our crampons. | Yeltzbagger | 12/11/2012 |
Solo walk. Lumpy hill with fine views. Excellent summit. Same day visited Tommy, Linda and James. 4 hours | gercal53 | 05/07/2012 |
Alone, from A830. | Grinner | 20/05/2012 |
with Ken and Eivor, from Allt an Utha layby. Short walk really, in mist but very nice summit. followed track then cut over and up S face of hill, following line of a burn that went all the way up! | niallp | 07/04/2012 |
self | davidsbatty | 28/02/2012 |
1 of 3: From A830 layby at 875817. | ChrisR | 24/03/2011 |
W Jenx and Ph from Glenfinnan road, followed high level track up and through rocky knolls to summit | nordicstar | 19/01/2010 |
Not a nice Day. Surprisingly easy ascent | gman | 06/06/2009 |
Followed the Allt an Utha from A830, with Mora. | BLACKHILL | 06/05/2009 |
R | Richard Tait | 10/09/2008 |
Alone to summit. Hazel to base of hill | SpudGunn | 04/06/2008 |
With Dave Roeder. Fr car 3k W of Glenfinnan up track (not on map) to about 878826 then up to Fraoch-bheinn and W to Sg an Utha. Down to track and back to car approx 19:00. Weather good with some sunshine; good views. | dbb | 15/06/2007 |
With Pauline, David and Elaine | RobF | 24/09/2006 |