Mullardoch Round

The Mullardoch Round is the circuit of the 12 Munros surrounding Loch Mullardoch, north of Glen Affric. It's a magnificent natural route, with some great ridge running in a remote setting, and it includes an ascent of the highest peak north of the Great Glen (Carn Eighe).

The round starts (and finishes) at the dam at the east end of Loch Mullardoch and takes in the 4 northern Munros (Carn nan Gobhar, Sgurr na Lapaich, An Riabhachan, An Socach), crosses the glen to Mullach na Dheiragain and Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan, then finishes along the Affric ridge (An Socach, Mam Sodhail, Beinn Fhionnlaidh, Carn Eighe, Tom a' Choinich, Toll Creagach): 35 miles, 15,000 feet of ascent. There is a map and description on Steven Fallon's site.

The fastest known Mullardoch Round is Donnie Campbell's clockwise and unsupported 9 hrs 52 mins 18 secs on 12th July 2019 [ref: personal communication]. Previously Andy Fallas and Helen Bonsor had recorded 10 hrs 7 mins on 16th July 2018 running clockwise together but carrying their own individual kit [ref: email from Helen] to better Alec Keith's solo 10 hrs 24 mins of 20th May 2001.

A flurry of activity on the route in 2020 saw Josh Bakker-Dyos reduce the record to 9 hours 34 minutes before Finaly Wild set the astonishingly quick 7:40:26 running solo, unsupported in an anti-clockwise direction.

The Mullardoch Round has been completed in winter by John Fleetwood on 2-3 February 2007. He extended the route to include a number of extra Munro tops and Corbetts (including Aonach Buidhe and Faochaig above Iron Lodge). His anticlockwise solo (unsupported) outing took 26 hrs 8 mins and was calculated at 48 miles and 6130 metres of ascent. Details of this, and John's other long distance winter hill expeditions, can be found on John's site.

As part of Helen Rennard's record breaking Winter Munro Round she completed a solo Mullardoch Round in an impressive 17hrs 36 minutes.

Page updated 25th October 2026