Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete - £50
Sat 16 May
|North Face car park
The classic route for walkers up Britain's highest mountain. The thrill-seeker will opt to hug the crest on grade 1 scrambling terrain, there is a bypass walkers path as a plan B. Note this is only open to those with intermediate > advanced level of fitness with prior experience of moving on rock.
Time & Location
16 May 2026, 08:00 – 17:00
North Face car park, Torlundy, Fort William, PH33 6SW
About the event
We bring you this headliner, one of Scotland’s classics.
So the day itself, to get to our meeting place from Torlundy follow the signage for the Forestry & Land Scotland car park, parking is £3 for the day and payable using the RingGo app. Location number 53376 and may be an idea to pay before arrival, signal can be sketchy in the woods.
Regarded as a route for the more experienced please note, this is only available to those with an intermediate > advanced level of fitness. With a sea level start and taking in the UK's highest mountains it is a long and challenging day.
A brief start on woodland trails soon sees us following the soothing sounds of Allt a Mhuilinn which translates to the mill stream, this once powered an old mill but now supplies hydro-electric power to the aluminium smelter in Fort William, the intake obvious…