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Return by the same route to the forest road (4hr 50min) and the parking area (5hr 30 min).

ROUTE 5

Sgurr Dhomhnuill Donald’s peak

StartAriundle National Nature Reserve car park (NM 82570 63300)Distance18km (11 miles)Total ascent910m (3000ft)DifficultyThere is some rough boggy pasture to cross. The route is relatively easy in good weather, but the mountain is very rocky and in bad visibility it would be difficult to find the easy route described. The featured route is much easier than the alternative routes suggested below.Time5hr 10minSummitsSgurr Dhomhnuill (888m, 2914ft)MapsOS Landranger 40AccessFrom the N of Strontian, take the minor road signed to Ariundle and park in the National Nature Reserve car park at the head of the public road.NoteIt would be possible to descend the S ridge, climbing Sgurr na h-Ighinn and descending its W ridge, Druim Leac a’ Sgiathain. The shortest approach to Sgurr Dhomhnuill is from the W, starting at the high point on the road from Strontian to Polloch. The main difficulty on this route, which traverses the Druim Garbh ridge, is the ascent of the rocky NW ridge of Sgurr Dhomhnuill which is fairly continuous scrambling. These ridges could be combined by starting at Ariundle and climbing Druim Garbh from the lead mines and descending the Druim Leac a’ Sgiathain ridge.

Sgurr Dhomhnuill is the highest peak in Ardgour and as such makes a good viewpoint. In common with other Ardgour peaks it is a rocky mountain with many crags and slabs limiting access to the mountain. The attractive approach through the Ariundle National Nature Reserve, one of the finest oak woodlands in Scotland, is the shortest of the easy routes up the mountain.