Bruach na Frithe
The one Cuillin Munro you can walk up, with the whole ridge laid out from the summit.
Today
not safe
- Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
- Summit wind50 mphnot safe at 40 mph and above, breezy from 25
- Rain5.5 mmheavy at 15 mm and above, on and off from 8
- Cloud-free tops10%in cloud below 30%, a clear top likely from 60
good hoursraindaylight
lightbreezystronggalegusts peak 42 mph
sunrise 07:07 · sunset 19:27 · gusts to 42 mph · 5.5 mm of rain due
Forecasts disagree here — treat this loosely.
Forecast as of 21 September 2026, 14:31 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated ridge: no scrambling on the normal route, but it is still the Cuillin — compasses are unreliable on gabbro and the summit ridge is narrow.
Starts: Sligachan, path up Coire na Circe
13.0 km · 950 m of ascent · 5-6 h · mountain ground
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