Number 267 of 282 by height · Northwest Highlands
Sgurr nan Each
Sgùrr nan Each
3,028 ft (923 m)
Facts
- Grid reference
- NH 184 697
- Latitude, longitude
- 57.68103, -5.04636
- Area
- Northwest Highlands
The walk up
- Distance, one way
- 5.5 mi (8.8 km)
- Climb
- 2,182 ft (665 m)
- Estimated time up
- 2 h 50 min
- Start
- Car park near Coire Buidhe
Route picked by computer, not yet checked on the hill
Summit conditions
From Sunday 1 November, 17:07. Not live.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy
- Temperature
- 35°F (2°C)
- Wind chill
- 30°F (−1°C)
- Wind
- 5 mph (8 km/h) from the northwest
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Rain or snow, next hour
- None
- Freezing level, rough estimate
- 3,786 ft (1,154 m)
- Sunrise, sunset
- 07:32, 16:35
The way up
From Car park near Coire Buidhe, follow the track south-west for 0.7 mi, almost level. Then follow the path south-east for 3.3 mi, climbing gently from 850 ft to 1,750 ft. On the way you pass Loch a' Bhraoin on your right and ford a burn. It then turns east for 0.6 mi, climbing steeply from 1,750 ft to 2,450 ft. It then turns south for the last 0.7 mi to the summit, climbing steadily from 2,450 ft to 3,050 ft. The steepest part is between 1,800 ft and 2,600 ft, about 4.1 mi from the start. The summit is at 3,028 ft (923 m).
Written from the map, not from walking it. Paths on the ground can differ, so carry a map and compass.See it in 3D.
Getting there
By car
Car park near Coire Buidhe. Free to park. This is where the walking route starts.
Driving directions to the Sgurr nan Each car park57.73727,-5.09008
By train
Nearest station: Achnasheen, 11 mi (18 km) from the car park. Too far to walk in from.
By bus
Nearest bus stop on the map: Corrieshalloch Gorge, 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from the car park. Check the times first: many Highland buses run only a few times a day.
Public transport directionsBus and train times on Traveline Scotland
About Sgurr nan Each
- In Gaelic
- Sgùrr nan Each
- Means
- Peak of the horses
Sgùrr nan Each lies deep in the Fannichs, about 17 miles south of Ullapool, above Loch Fannich. It stands on a spur running south from the main Fannichs ridge, joined to Sgurr nan Clach Geala, the nearest higher Munro, 1.1 miles to the north, by a ridge that is sharp in places with a little easy scrambling.
The east side falls away abruptly, with crags, into the valley of the Allt a' Choire Mhòir, while the west side is grassy and moderate before dropping steeply to the head of Loch Fannich. The south ridge runs over the lesser top of Sgùrr a' Chadha Dheirg, 2,841 ft (866 m). The hill is schist with mica and quartz, and lies within the Fannich Hills Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation for its bogs and marshes.
A cairn marks the summit, and another cairn about 120 m north is about as high. The hill rises 358 ft (109 m) above the col linking it to higher ground.
Through the year
Hours of daylight on Sgurr nan Each in the middle of each month. The shorter the day, the earlier you need to start.
Stag stalking season, 1 July to 20 October. On many estates, walkers are asked to keep to set routes on stalking days: check the Scottish Outdoor Access Code site's Heading for the Scottish Hills service before you go.
Nearest Munros
| Munro | Height | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr nan Clach Geala | 3,586 ft (1,093 m) | 1.1 mi (1.7 km) |
| Sgurr Mor | 3,638 ft (1,109 m) | 1.7 mi (2.8 km) |
| Sgurr Breac | 3,280 ft (1,000 m) | 1.8 mi (2.9 km) |
Common questions about Sgurr nan Each
- How high is Sgurr nan Each?
- Sgurr nan Each is 3,028 ft (923 m), number 267 of the 282 Munros by height, in the Northwest Highlands.
- How long does it take to climb Sgurr nan Each?
- About 2 h 50 min up and 1 h 50 min back down by our route from Car park near Coire Buidhe, before stops: 5.5 mi (8.8 km) each way with 2,182 ft (665 m) of climbing. That is about average for a Munro. Most people take longer than these estimates.
- Where do you park for Sgurr nan Each?
- Our route starts at Car park near Coire Buidhe. It is free to park.
- Can you climb Sgurr nan Each without a car?
- The nearest railway station is Achnasheen, 11 mi (18 km) from the start, and the nearest bus stop on the map is Corrieshalloch Gorge, 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from the start. Highland trains and buses are few, so check times on Traveline Scotland before you go.
- Is Sgurr nan Each a hard Munro?
- By time and climbing, it is about average for a Munro, with 2,182 ft (665 m) of ascent over 5.5 mi (8.8 km). Like every Munro it reaches over 3,000 ft, where the weather can be far worse than at the car park, so take a map and compass and check the mountain forecast.
- What does Sgurr nan Each mean?
- In Gaelic it is Sgùrr nan Each. It is usually translated as "peak of the horses".
- When is the best time to climb Sgurr nan Each?
- Daylight runs from about 18 hours in mid June to 7 hours in mid December, so summer gives the most time. From 1 July to 20 October it is the stag stalking season, when some estates ask walkers to keep to set routes. In winter, snow and ice turn most Munros into mountaineering terrain.
A guide only. Mountain conditions change fast: carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and read the mountain forecast for the Northwest Highlands before you go.
Questions
Where can I get a proper mountain forecast?
Read the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for the Northwest Highlands, written by forecasters for walkers and climbers. In winter, also read the Scottish Avalanche Information Service report for the area.
Where does the summit weather come from?
From MET Norway's forecast model, fetched for every Munro once an hour at the summit's own height. It is computer output for one point, not a forecast written for mountains, so treat it as a guide. The past hours are what the forecast said at the time. Wind chill, the freezing level and sunrise and sunset are worked out by this site from those figures; the freezing level assumes temperature drops steadily with height, so it can be well out when cold air sits in the glens.
How was this route drawn?
It follows footpaths and tracks mapped on OpenStreetMap, from a public car park to the summit, with heights from Copernicus elevation data. A computer picked the start as the car park with the quickest mapped way up, counting the climbing as well as the distance. Nobody has checked it on the hill yet, so it may not be the usual way up, and the path may be faint or missing on the ground. A line on a map is not a description of the ground.
- Path geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Overpass API extract fetched 2026-10-24T20:04:01.699Z. Start: the public car park nearest the usual start named on Wikipedia (lay by on the A832, found by grid reference NH162760) with the shortest mapped-path route to the summit.
- Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA), sampled every 50 m, 3-sample median, 5 m hysteresis on ascent.
- Summit position: Database of British and Irish Hills v18 (CC BY 4.0).
Built 2026-10-25.
How is the time up worked out?
With Naismith's rule, the standard hill-walking estimate: an hour for every 3.1 miles (5 km), plus an hour for every 1,969 ft (600 m) of climbing, with no stops. For this route that gives about 2 h 50 min, one way. It ignores rough ground, weather, stops and the walk back down, so most people take longer.
Where do the car parks and bus stops come from?
From OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not the way you would walk or drive. A bus stop on the map says nothing about how often a bus calls: many Highland buses run a few times a day, some only on school days or by booking, so check Traveline Scotland first. The map cannot tell whether a car park is on a public road, so a remote one may only be reachable on foot or by train.
Where do the Gaelic names and stories come from?
From the hill's article on English Wikipedia and its Wikidata entry, put into a few words of our own. Meanings and pronunciations are only given where the article states them; many Gaelic hill names are old and their meaning is uncertain. Read the full article.
Where do the height and grid reference come from?
From the Database of British and Irish Hills, the surveyed list most baggers use. Sgurr nan Each is hill 1051 there.
Sources: Database of British and Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata, Copernicus elevation data, Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery by EOX. All credits and licences.