There is a direct line up a grassy, and rather boggy, slope from the east side of the River Croe.

This leads eventually to a craggy and undulating ridge, which begins in a southerly direction over Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh and then turns east across the wider expanse of the Plaide Mhòr to the summit.

An easy line of descent can be found, north-westwards from the summit, into Gleann Choinneachain.

Total distance from Morvich is about 7 km, with around 1100 metres of ascent, including undulations.

It has two remarkable features: the Plaide Mor is the largest extent of ancient (preglacial) land surface to survive in the western Highlands, and is of Cairngorm character.