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Where the ridge arrives beneath the steep crags rising up to the summit on the north and north-west faces of the mountain, at around 650m, follow the path off the ridge as it skirts around Askival’s east flank, contouring and rising gradually at first before climbing more steeply and sinuously through rocky terrain to the summit – its upward progress marked by a number of small cairns. Numerous Manx shearwater burrows perforate the grassy slopes between the rock tiers on the mountain’s flanks. The summit is marked with a natural stone triangulation pillar encircled by a low shelter wall, and on a clear day the views over to Eigg, Ardnamurchan and Moidart are magnificent. The Dibidil Horseshoe route (Walk 2) joins the route here.

Alternative shorter walk: Hallival and Askival out and return from Kinloch

Follow the route description above as far as the summit of Askival. Retrace your route back down the north ridge of Askival to the bealach. From the bealach, descend 50m north-west into the Atlantic Corrie to around 550m then contour around beneath Hallival, finally descending around 90m to rejoin the Bealach Bairc-mheall. From the bealach retrace your route into the Coire Dubh then follow the Allt Slugan path back to Kinloch Castle.