It is in the Highland local government area, on the boundary between the counties of Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty.

A stalker's path leads up westwards to a ridge at about 500 metres (1,600 ft), just below the outlying top of Biod an Fhithich.

There is no technical rock-climbing on the ridge, but a good head for heights, appropriate footwear, and some scrambling ability are required.

From here one can continue to Sgurr na Sgine or follow the line of an old dry-stone dyke northeast to get back to the top of the stalker's path to Glen Shiel.

The walker not wishing to combine the ascent of The Saddle with Sgurr na Sgine will find that a rewarding day can be had by continuing westwards over the smaller tops of The Saddle and descending to Shiel Bridge about five kilometres northwest of the starting point above.