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Ben Nevis Tourist Path Safety Bearing

 UK Area: Scotland
 Details: The path up is in the form of a route plotted from 1:50 map. The saftey bearings for the way down are taken from www.mcofs.org.uk/assets/mountainsafety/nevis_map.gif and are recorded as a route between 3 points. The ability to follow a compass bearing and estimate distance travelled are essential mountain navigation skills. Always take a map and compass not only your GPS. Note: these waypoints DO NOT reflect the positions of the new set of summit cairns.
 NB: This file is a 'Route' consisting of a small number of Waypoints plotted on a Computer, it is NOT as detailed as a Track recorded by a GPS in the field.
  Start: Glen Nevis NN166712
 Distance: 4.3 miles, Ascent: 1334 meters, Estimated Walking Time: 5 hrs.
 Author: Phil Newby        Type: route/track
 

Selected mapping: Google or Bing / Ordnance Survey

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Hills near Ben Nevis Tourist Path Safety Bearing route:

Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) (1345m) Carn Dearg (NW) (Carn Dearg (North)) (1221m)

 


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adoling AdyGray Barry432 (3*) Budgie (3*) delterry (4*) gibbo (3*) lindadedman (3*) midgebait (3*) Moore100 Mossylea (3*) Newyork13 (3*) nordicstar (3*) Phil Newby (3*) Quarry Bends (4*) rhayader_wanderer (5*) Ronnie Bowron (4*) Snowman Squirrelly Nutcase (3*) sunnytrev (3*) theglade (3*) thenomad (1*) thetills

 


Member's Comments on 'Ben Nevis Tourist Path Safety Bearing ' Route/Track...

  • Phil Newby says...
  • Well it is an OK route - but if you have the time, weather and skills you'd be much better off doing the CMD Arrett.
  • delterry says...
  • Agree with Phil up the Tourist route and down the arete
  • sunnytrev says...
  • Can be very busy
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