This walk has been cancelled

This walk has been cancelled by the walk leader as the forecast is not ideal for Ledge Route - to be wet and windy. Also very poor visibility. The walk leader will try to rearrange soon in a better weather window.

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Overview

Starting at The North Face car park. A long but rewarding walk allowing you to see the majestic side of Ben Nevis. We do one of the easy ascents (scrambling required) to reach the summit of Carn Dearg via Ledge Route. We then traverse the plateau to the summit of Ben Nevis.
From here we have a steep descent through boulders to the Carn Mor Dearg Arete which we follow (mild scrambling) and on to the summit of Carn Mor Dearg itself.
Then a long descent to pick up the path back to our starting point. Please note that this walk may be changed to Sunday 4th August based on the weather forecast. 

Saturday, 3 August 2024
Meeting time:
6:00 am
Start time:
9:15 am
Estimated finish time:
6:00 pm
Difficulty:
Technical
Distance:
18km / 11.2mi
Ascent:
1600m / 5249ft
Type:
circular

Local Walk Grade:  A+

OS sheet:  41

Please can you please pre-register for this walk by either texting/WhatsApp’ing the walk leader on 07710 766119? If you could also supply your contact number and your emergency contact number, hopefully this will just make things a bit smoother/quicker in the morning and get us off to a decent start.

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NS 99510 77081
Nearest postcode:
EH49 7AZ
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Meeting time:
6:00 am

West Port car park.

Starting point

Grid reference:
NN 14400 76301
Nearest postcode:
PH33 6SS
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Start time:
9:15 am

North Face car park, Torlundy.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking