14-09-2013, 10:00 PM
Ah yes.........Walk Highlands is (for me) the best site around for Munros and smaller hills and long distance walks.
Some clarification on numbers needed.
The routes on the site give total ascent in metres. Rather than the height gain from start point to summit.
On that basis the West Highland way has a total ascent of 3,154 metes according to the published guidelines even though it ends at sea level. While the Great Glen way is slightly shorter and has a total height gain of 1,230 metres - not surprising because much of its course it uses a canal tow path.
For the two mountains debated in this thread the plateau between them is undulating. The sum of the ascents is 824 metres.
The link posted and found by Google is a walk report. Basically a blog published by a member of Walk Highland. The author(s) got it wrong when they wrote 610 metres of ascent, not a problem, the article remains an illuminating read for those planning the hill walk to these two Munro summits.
Some clarification on numbers needed.
The routes on the site give total ascent in metres. Rather than the height gain from start point to summit.
On that basis the West Highland way has a total ascent of 3,154 metes according to the published guidelines even though it ends at sea level. While the Great Glen way is slightly shorter and has a total height gain of 1,230 metres - not surprising because much of its course it uses a canal tow path.
For the two mountains debated in this thread the plateau between them is undulating. The sum of the ascents is 824 metres.
The link posted and found by Google is a walk report. Basically a blog published by a member of Walk Highland. The author(s) got it wrong when they wrote 610 metres of ascent, not a problem, the article remains an illuminating read for those planning the hill walk to these two Munro summits.