Sgurr Dubh

About Sgurr Dubh

Sgùrr Dubh, the black steep hill, rises abruptly from the south side of Glen Torridon, south-west of Kinlochewe in Wester Ross. Beinn Eighe fills the far side of the glen, and although Sgùrr Dubh is much the smaller of the two it has a distinct character of its own.

Its 782 metres make it a Corbett, with Marilyn, HuMP and Simm listings too.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr Dubh (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Computed astronomically for 57.547, -5.379. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is ground within 3m of shelter cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

obvious summit

Record revised

03-Dec-13

Drop measured from

NG974544 · 567 m

Classification history: Alternative col at NG973542.

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Long-distance paths past this hill

One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

Reaching Sgurr Dubh by train

One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.

Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).

Get food nearby

3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Nearest listed peaks