Eididh nan Clach Geala

Eididh nan Clach Geala is a Munro and Marilyn mountain standing 927 metres high in the Northwest Highlands. It lies in a small group of peaks east of Ullapool, about 55 kilometres north-west of Inverness. The group is known as ‘The Deargs’ after its highest point, Beinn Dearg at 1,084 metres. Other Munros in the group include Cona’ Mheall at 978 metres and Meall nan Ceapraichean at 977 metres. Eididh nan Clach Geala is the northernmost of these four Munros. The mountain sits in a remote and rugged landscape with no settlements nearby. Its steep, partly rocky slopes enclose Coire Lochan a’ Chnapaich, a corrie containing a small lochan. The summit ridge runs from the marked cairn at the top first northwest then west-southwest before turning west-northwest towards Druim na Saobhaidhe. To the south the mountain drops sharply into the corrie, while to the north-east it falls more gently to a plateau with lochans and small knolls around 850 metres. Walkers usually tackle all four Munros together because the area is so isolated. The shortest route starts at a car park on the A835 near Inverlael at the southern end of Loch Broom. It follows Gleann na Sguaib eastwards to the foot of Druim na Saobhaidhe, then climbs the ridge to the summit. From there a connecting path leads over the col to Meall nan Ceapraichean and the other peaks. An alternative route branches off Gleann na Sguaib into Gleann a’ Mhadaidh, reaching the north-east ridge and the plateau above Coire an Lochain Sgeirich before joining the main summit.