Lurg Mhòr

Lurg Mhòr
East ridge leading to the summit of Lurg Mhòr (left of centre)
Highest point
Elevation	986 m (3,235 ft)
Prominence	442 m (1,450 ft)
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Coordinates	57°24′48″N 05°13′24″W / 57.41333°N 5.22333°W / 57.41333; -5.22333Coordinates: 57°24′48″N 05°13′24″W / 57.41333°N 5.22333°W / 57.41333; -5.22333
Naming
Translation	big ridge stretching into the plain / big shin (Gaelic)
Geography
Lurg Mhòr Attadale Estate, Scotland
Parent range	Northwest Highlands
OS grid	NH064404
Topo map	OS Landranger 25 Explorer 429 / 430

Lurg Mhòr is a remote 986-metre (3,235 ft) mountain, a Munro, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the high point of an east–west range of hills comprising Meall Mor (974 metres), Lurg Mhòr and Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich (945 metres).

Lurg Mhòr, is situated west of Loch Monar and east of the strath of Bearneas and the Attadale Forest, is one of a horseshoe of Munros around the loch.Glen Carron lies to the north and Glen Shiel to the south. The west ridge of Lurg Mhòr curves round to the north before rising to Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich, a separate Munro. Lurg Mhòr has a long, relatively flat east ridge where Meall Mhor (a Munro Top) is situated. The ridge is narrow in places and some scrambling (which cannot be avoided easily) is required between Lurg Mhòr and Meall Mhor. This ridge has steep cliffs facing north but on the southern side the slope is gentle and grassy. The ridge leads down to Loch Monar at Pait Lodge.

The mountain is located on the Attadale Estate. The bedrock is of the Glenfinnan Group of the Moine Supergroup – highly metamorphosed sedimentary sandstone.

Lurg Mhòr and Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich are, according to Cameron McNeish, "two of the lonliest Munros in the land" An approach can be made from the north, the east or the west. All the approach routes are long and arduous but, if a two-day expedition is planned, three open bothies are available as an alternative to wild camping.

The route from the east is along, and possibly around, Loch Monar which is reached through Glen Strathfarrar. From Struy a private road goes along the glen to the foot of the loch at Monar Lodge. Cycling is allowed and a very limited number of vehicles are also permitted access. Even if using a mountain bike the expedition is, according to Dan Bailey "a single epic trip, which can be undertaken either as an appealingly brutal one-day assault or a slower overnighter". The route round the loch traversing these Munros and the three immediately north of the loch is 43 km (27 mi) plus 52 km (32 mi) cycling – 18 hours.