Sgurr na Feartaig

About Sgurr na Feartaig

Sgurr na Feartaig takes the form of a long ridge dominating much of the southern side of Glen Carron, north-east of Strathcarron in Wester Ross. A stalker's path follows the crest, and the highest point reaches 863 m.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr na Feartaig (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

Sunrise

—

Sunset

—

Daylight

—

Civil twilight ends

—

Computed astronomically for 57.457, -5.244. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is cairn on boulder pile. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

obvious summit

Record revised

10-Nov-12

Drop measured from

NH059449 · 596 m

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 na Feartaig 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).

Nearest listed peaks