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    3 Forcan Ridge, The Saddle Glen Shiel SCOTLAND

    Apr 14, 2023 2 minutes

    GRADE 2

    17km/10.5 miles/7-8 hours

    Ascent 1500m/4900ft

    Emily Woodhouse takes on a fantastic scramble as part of a big day out

    THE FORCAN RIDGE is a fantastic Grade 2 scramble in Glen Shiel, with small buttresses, a knife-edge ridge and a famously long awkward step. Plus, it takes in The Saddle, a 1011m Munro. Whilst you’re at it, it would be rude not to walk the whole horseshoe.

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