Special Mountain
Festival
Offer 
24th
Sep - 1st Oct 2011
Climb three of the five peaks and claim your free dram!
Mark your card with stamps found at the top of each peak as evidence of your achievement. Bring the card to the Harris Hotel in Tarbert to claim your Mountain Festival Dram. Download
your card here (PDF) |
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The Harris 5 Peaks Challenge!
DOWNLOAD
INFO HERE (PDF) Climb
five of the most prominent hills on Harris during your stay and enjoy some of the most spectacular views that Scotland has to offer. On a clear day it is possible to see over 50 miles from the summits to St Kilda, The mainland, the Cullins of Skye and even Rum. The
route descriptions given are brief and rely on walkers having an OS 1:50,000 or 1:25,000 map and compass or GPS for navigation. For a more detailed description of routes see Walking on Lewis & Harris, a cicerone guide by Richard Barrett (available at the Tarbert Tourist Information Centre). There
are few paths on the higher ground in Harris so most routes described are across rough, often rocky or boggy, ground. The Harris weather is notoriously changeable and walkers are advised to carry waterproofs and wear sturdy footwear.
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An Cliseam
(799m)
NB
155073, OS Landranger 14 or OS Explorer 456 Start:
(NB 173 057), carpark on the A859, 7 miles north of Tarbert
Distance: 4 miles
Time:
4 hours |
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This is the highest peak in the Western Isles and our only Corbett. On a clear day the summit is visible from the carpark. Follow the burn to the NW of the carpark for 500m and then continue NW up a steep slope and onto the summit ridge. There
is a loose path following the ridge to the summit. The ascent of the Cliseam can be made into a circular ridge walk starting from Aird a Mhulaidh (NB187096) and taking in two more peaks: Mula Fo Thuth and Mula Fo Dheas. |
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Tiogra
(679m)
NB056115,
OS Landranger 14 or OS Explorer 456 Start:
(NB054077), near the outflow of Lochan Beag (just before you get to Abhainn Suidhe Castle)on B887 to Huisinis
Distance: 8 miles
Time:
5 hours |
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Follow the tarmac track for 1.5 miles up to the Chliostair dam, then follow the path that runs along the E shore of Loch Chliostair and climbs up to Loch Aiseabhat. On reaching Loch Aiseabhat, leave the path and climb the steep slope on the left up to Lag Glas. From there follow the ridge SW to the summit of Tiogra Mor. To
take a different descent follow the ridge to the NW to Braigh Bheagarais and follow the stream south from Loch Bheagarais to meet the path leading down Gleann Leosaid to the tarmac track. |
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Toddun
(528m)
NB210029,
OS Landranger 14 or OS Explorer 456 Start:
(NB208 050), the parking place at Eilean Anabaich on the Rhenigidale road just after Maraig as the road climbs up from the shore of Loch Seaforth
Distance: 4 miles
Time:
2½ - 3 hours |
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This is a steady climb for spectacular views up Loch Seaforth, across to the remote Pairc peninsula and out to The Shiant Isles. From the carpark, cross the road and the small burn and head for the ridge to your SE (Cadhan Dubha), then follow this gently ascending moss covered ridge SE to the summit. For
a whole days walk Toddun can also be reached from Tarbert, heading out along the first part of the Urgha to Rhenigidale path and coming back along Locanan Lacasdail on the Maraig to Urgha path. |
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Roineabhal
(460m)
NG042
860, OS Landranger 18 or OS Explorer 455 Start:
(NG047832), Leverburgh
Distance: 5 miles
Time:
3 - 3½ hours |
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This boulder strewn hill was once the proposed site for a super quarry. Fortunately this proposal came to nothing and this prominent landmark remains intact! The summit can be approached from several directions, Leverburgh being the most obvious. From
central Leverburgh follow the un-named road (peat road) that takes off from the A859 just to the north of the Clachan at (NG 020 867). Follow this road for 1km and then head out across the moor to the E climbing to the summit of Beinn Tharsuinn. Frome here follow the gently ascending ridge E and then S taking you above the coire onto the summit of Roineabhal. |
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Beinn Dubh
(506m)
NB089006,
OS Landranger 18 or OS Explorer 455 Start:
(NG 095974), At the kissing gate, just over the bridge that spans the Allt Totain ic Fannan on the road to Losgaintir
Distance: 5 miles
Time:
3- 4 hours |
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This is the highest peak in South Harris boasting spectacular panoramic views of the North Harris hills, the golden beaches of South Harris and even St Kilda on a clear day. Go
through the kissing gate at the side of the single track road and cross the burn (Allt Tocan ic Fannan). Head up the rocky slope to the NE to Sron Godamuil. From here follow the ridge to your N and then NW to the summit of Beinn Losgaintir. Continue NW descending to a small lochan and then ascending to the summit of Beinn Dubh. For an alternative, but more strenuous route, start from Tarbert. |
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