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Loch a' Choire Duibh – Suilven hike: A Complete Guide to Scotland's Iconic Mountain loop from Suilven

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Loch a' Choire Duibh – Suilven hike: A Complete Guide to Scotland's Iconic Mountain loop from Suilven

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Loch a' Choire Duibh – Suilven hike: A Complete Guide to Scotland's Iconic Mountain loop from Suilven

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5.91km

530m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Loch a' Choire Duibh

Highlight • Natural

Nestled below Suilven's terraced northern flanks, the loch's appearance shifts from day to day, depending on the conditions. On a summers' day, it can be a glittering aquamarine pool. In …

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2.33 km

The Wall

Highlight • Monument

When you top out onto the ridge itself you are confronted by a stone wall that runs across the line of the ridge and seems to divide the mountain in …

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2.81 km

Suilven hike: A Complete Guide to Scotland's Iconic Mountain

Highlight • Natural Monument

Few hills are as genuinely loved as Suilven. Its isolated island-mountain stature, protruding from the low cnoc-and-loch landscape of Assynt, shares more with the monoliths of Monument Valley than a …

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2.88 km

Suilven Summit

Highlight • Summit

In the second attempt, finally at the summit

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2.89 km

Loch a' Choire Dubh to Suilven Summit

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The climb from the loch to the summit is the best and most rewarding part of the walk. After the long walk in this is your reward

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5.91 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.91 km

2.88 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.15 km

737 m

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Sunday 19 July

17°C

12°C

29 %

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