"Out and back from the north. Parked Nevisrange gondola car park (£3) Start 1110h + Finish 1820h = 7h10 18.7km 1495m ascent Summits today: SGURR FINNIOSGAIG - Simm, Graham Top AONACH MOR - Munro AONACH BEAG - Munro Nevis Range is a good, efficient set up for winter skiers, summer mountain bikers and tourists. But no dedicated walkers path goes up from the car park. Ideally pick a day the gondola doesn’t run (link below) and always be ultra cautious not to impede cyclists/skiers! I enjoyed this day out as something different but traditionalists will probably prefer approaching the Aonachs another way. Take the gravel trail up from the right hand corner of the car park, then at the old tramway go left across to the gondola line. Next wend you’re way up as best you can roughly following the pylons then the World Cup downhill track. In places are faint side trods, between which you’re warily forced on to the cycle track. Including Finniosgaig serves to get you away from the cyclists soonest and is a busy, popular viewpoint worth visiting. Above the gondola station the summer crowds melt away fast and it’s a steep grassy plod up to a large featureless summit plateau . ..." — davidb • Aug 19, 2020

"Friday 28th September 2018. An ascent of the Aonachs, Lochaber, West Highlands, Scotland. 17.2km, with 1360m of ascent. 8 hours 50mins. The hills were Sgurr a’Bhuic 963m/65m, Stob Coire Bhealaich 1100m/15m, Aonach Beag 1234m/404m and Aonach Mòr 1221m/134m. When we had stayed in Blaich, on the south side of Loch Eil, in the autumn of 2017, we had been prevented from undertaking this grand hike by a land-slip in the Nevis Gorge. This year we had better luck. BC, who was still injured after a bike accident, dropped the three of us off at the upper Glen Nevis car park, where the road ends. We took the short walk up the gorge, with the Waters of Nevis roaring below us, in the company of two Spanish girls out for a smart-phone photo-shoot. I never cease to be amazed at the scene that opens up as you emerge from the confines of the gorge – the wide flat strath, backed by the tumbling torrent of the Steall Falls, and the wall of the high Mamores above. And, literally, to top it all, Ben Nevis broods menacingly at the bottom of the valley. We made easy progress through the meadows to the ruins at Steall, with autumn sunshine to lighten our spirits. Behind the ruins a fai..." — marktrengove2 • Sep 28, 2018

"Alone. I departed from the car park at the head of Glen Nevis and went along the path to Steall (rain), then the WSW ridge to Sgurr a’ Bhuic, both tops of Stob Coire Bhealaich, and Aonach Beag. The descent was SE, S, SW to Steall. Deep soft snow made for very hard going. Thick mist on top. Cairn of Aonach Beag not found, no doubt buried in the snow, but I must have been very close to it if not over it." — peter43 • Dec 31, 1986

"With three friends. We left the car beside a gate beyond Creag Aoil. Due to error we walked through a quarry and across rough ground to join the intended track. A track (not on map) took us to sluice gate, hence a short rough path to edge of trees. We followed Allt an t-Sneachda, and then the ridge to W of it Aonach Mor. There is a large cairn. Two of us went on to Aonach Beag (small cairn). Steep descent to col leading to Carn Mor Dearg. Followed Allt Daim and its eastern branch. We had some difficulty getting through wooded area as it was now dark. A few slight snow showers with little snow on Aonach Mor, more on Aonach Beag." — peter43 • Dec 30, 1984