Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of An Ruadh-Stac
Height: 890m / 2921ft • Prominence: 327m / 1073ft • Summit : rock by cairn • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Starting up the first boulder field
11-Apr-22 • Powsers Mountaineering Club • flickr
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Maol Chean-Dearg in the mist, Torridon, Scotland
Two weeks hiking in Scotland. By the time we moved north, the weather had turned to more typical West Highlands cloud and rain. Hike 11 took us to Maol Chean-Dearg in the mist. We were supposed to get wonderful views of the Torridon giants, Liathach and Beinn Eighe. Instead we could see just a few metres in front of our steps.
07-Sep-21 • Miche & Jon Rousell • flickr
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Heading up Maol Chean-dearg in Torridon, looking west past An Ruadh-stac (left) and Beinn Damh (right) to the Applecross hills in the distance.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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A view from Maol Chean-dearg westwards across the southern end of the Applecross peninsula to Skye in the distance.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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The difference a couple of kilometers makes. A fabulous burst of sunshine on Maol Chean-dearg's rocky mountainside while Sgorr Ruadh got one of the day's heavy showers.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Meall nan Ceapairean
Great light in the hills, looking towards Meall nan Ceapairean from the stony path down Maol Chean-dearg in Torridon.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Starting up the first boulder field
11-Apr-22 • Powsers Mountaineering Club • flickr
2022 powser glossop glossoppowser powserglossop powsers scotland lochcarron easter 52050771269
Maol Chean-Dearg in the mist, Torridon, Scotland
Two weeks hiking in Scotland. By the time we moved north, the weather had turned to more typical West Highlands cloud and rain. Hike 11 took us to Maol Chean-Dearg in the mist. We were supposed to get wonderful views of the Torridon giants, Liathach and Beinn Eighe. Instead we could see just a few metres in front of our steps.
07-Sep-21 • Miche & Jon Rousell • flickr
scotland highland munro corbett torridon liathach beinneighe maolcheandearg mist iphone iphonography iphone11 51659723364
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Heading up Maol Chean-dearg in Torridon, looking west past An Ruadh-stac (left) and Beinn Damh (right) to the Applecross hills in the distance.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
maolcheandearg anruadhstac beinndamh applecross mountain mountainside rocky steep boulder sunshine shadown lake loch lochan water torridon outside outdoor remote wild wilderness countryside scotland highlands 50551364838
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A view from Maol Chean-dearg westwards across the southern end of the Applecross peninsula to Skye in the distance.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
maolcheandearg torridon skye isleofskye applecross outside outdoor rural countryside nature natural scenic scenery scotland highlands mountain mountainside rock boulder cloud clouds 50552208966
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The difference a couple of kilometers makes. A fabulous burst of sunshine on Maol Chean-dearg's rocky mountainside while Sgorr Ruadh got one of the day's heavy showers.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
weather sunshine shower storm cloud cloudy sky skies rain torridon scotland maolcheandearg sgorrruadh outside outdoor rural nature natural scenic scenery mountain mountainside munro scree rock rocky boulder slope shadow light 50553128568
Meall nan Ceapairean
Great light in the hills, looking towards Meall nan Ceapairean from the stony path down Maol Chean-dearg in Torridon.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
sunshine sunlight mountain mountainside hill hillside peak summit cloud clouds weather sky skies shadow maolcheandearg torridon scotland highlands meallnanceapairean 50554047937
Loch a'Mhadaidh Ruadh
The base of An Ruadh-stac in Torridon, Scotland.
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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An Ruadh-stac
Not as high as its nearest neighbour (Maol Chean-dearg) but certainly somewhat more intimidating - those glistening quartzite slabs making any ascent look quite improbable. This is one for another day (a dry and sunny one preferably).
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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A panoramic view of Torridon peaks seen from Meall nan Ceapairean - An Ruadh-stac (left), Beinn Damh (centre-distance) and Maol Chean-dearg (right).
23-Oct-20 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Videos
A hike up the Corbett An Ruadh-stac, near Torridon. With Mina the dog. #hiking #torridon #scotland.
Great 1st day with Lawrence & Bob. They did MCD & I did An Ruadh-stac. 9.25 miles, 5.25hrs, 1060m ascent. Meantime, Charles ...
Solo ascent of An Ruadh Stac on 13th September 2024 on my way to FVMC meet at Invercroft.
Glen torridon .Munro Bagging.Walks in torridon mountains. Ridge walk Hike to Ruadh-stac Mor ben eighe.Beinn Eighe-Spidean ...
Dodging the clouds on Beinn EIghe.
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.