A very interesting alternative, full of variations, to the normal route to reach the summit of the famous Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Great Britain. There are two main walking routes up Ben Nevis. The traverse is utterly involving and the situation beneath the great cliffs of the Ben is fantastic - there are few better ridge-walks than this. Walking can be dangerous and is done entirely at your own risk. Follow a bearing of 231 degrees for 150 metres, and then a bearing of 281 degrees, to pass the most dangerous section. Open start point in Google Maps for directions. Otherwise ford the burn and pick up the outward path on the far side, then retrace your steps back to the start. The weather forecast for Carn Dearg (Loch Ossian) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Good mountain paths for much of the route; pathless section on descent with burn crossing. From Carn Dearg to Ben Nevis Note: If present, snow naturally forms large overhangs (cornices) beyond the true edge of cliffs The cairn at the top (1214m) of Ledge Route is about a one-and-a-half kilometre walk from the summit of Ben Nevis and presents no difficulty on a clear day. Looking straight onto the North face of Ben Nevis, this is a view of almost Alpine character. There are also the remains of the (meteorological) observatory which operated here at the turn of the 19th century. Ben Nevis attracts an estimated 125,000 complete and a further 100,000 partial ascents per year, most of which are made by walkers using the well-constructed Mountain Track from Glen Nevis on the south side of the mountain. The return is initially made by the 'Mountain Track', the main tourist route. Pretty wet lower down, the path improves as height is gained, giving stunning views back over Caol, Corpach and Lochs Linnhe and Eil. It will live long in the memory and does true justice to the mountain. SM . Click for details, Hear pronunciation Press to hear pronunciation. This is a truly spectacular route incorporating two Munros. Eventually a boggy path forks off to the left; turn up this, which begins the long ascent to Carn Mor Dearg. 1,221 m. Carn Mor Dearg. This is the Carn Mor Dearg Arete; there is an initial loose descent before the walk begins along the crest of this amazing ridge. The CMD Arete is the classic hill walker's ascent of Ben Nevis that should be on every mountain walker's tick list along side Crib Goch, The Snowdon It is so well know by British mountaineers that it is often abbreviated to just the 'CMD Arête ' or sometimes simply ' The Ridge '. The arete then climbs up to a flat shoulder - with a well-built cairn - beneath the bulk of the Ben itself. Cold Feet on the Ben; Tower Ridge; Ben Nevis Pony Track; Observatory Ridge Ben Nevis by the Carn Mor Dearg Arete Hear pronunciation Press to hear pronunciation For experienced, fit mountain walkers who do not mind easy scrambling but are not climbers, this is the finest way to climb Ben Nevis. Carn Mor Dearg & Ben Nevis 2019. Carn Dearg (Gaelic for red cairn) is the name of several mountains in Scotland : Càrn Dearg, a 1,221 m (4,006 ft) peak NW of Ben Nevis Càrn Dearg (Ben Alder), a 1,034 m (3,392 ft) Munro north of Ben Alder Càrn Dearg, a 1,020 m (3,350 ft) peak SW of Ben Nevis [3], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}56°48′20″N 4°59′15″W / 56.80549°N 4.98744°W / 56.80549; -4.98744, List of Munros and Munro Tops in Scotland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Càrn_Mòr_Dearg&oldid=943775451, Mountains and hills of the Central Highlands, Mountains and hills of Highland (council area), Pages using infobox mountain with language parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 March 2020, at 21:22. 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