Càrn Ghluasaid

Càrn Ghluasaid is a Munro rising to 957 metres in the Scottish Highlands. It stands east of Kintail, between Glen Affric and Loch Cluanie, part of a ridge that includes five Munros. The mountain’s Gaelic name means ‘hill of movement’, and from the south it looks like an outlier of the nearby Sgùrr nan Conbhairean. Climbers often pair Càrn Ghluasaid with its higher neighbour, crossing a broad col of about 900 metres. The final ridge winds from the col to a broad summit plateau marked by a cairn on its northern edge. South-west flanks drop steeply to Loch Cluanie, while the northern side falls into Coire Sgreumh, a corrie shared with Sgùrr nan Conbhairean and Sàil Chaorainn. A stalkers’ path from a lay-by on the A87 at Loch Cluanie leads up past the 440-metre subsidiary top An Cruachan. The route follows the south-west ridge to the summit plateau, offering views across the glen and corries. The contrast between grassy southern slopes and the crags of Coire Sgreumh gives the mountain its varied character.