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Name: | Beinn a' Chreachain |
Hill number: | 104 |
Height: | 1080.6m / 3545ft |
RHB Section: | 02A: Loch Rannoch to Glen Lyon |
County/UA: | Perth and Kinross |
Catchment: | Tay |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y,P600,P500) |
Grid ref: | NN 37392 44067 |
Summit feature: | large cairn |
Drop: | 650m |
Col: | 431m NN392450 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) OL48W 377E 378W |
Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
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GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 697 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
DRC walk from Achallader Farm, BA South Top, Beinn Achaladhair, Meall Buidhe and Beinn a'Chreachain. Followed Allt Coire an Lochain down and crossed Water of Tulla easily (after a long dry spell) at NN 359472. | TRG318 | 04/06/2023 |
2 of 5 from achallader all repeats. | robertphillips | 13/05/2023 |
From Achallader Farm, Beinn a' Chreachain North Top then back over the Munros | RHW | 08/04/2023 |
Long sunny day with C | nrowan | 19/03/2023 |
with Jeff. Lovely sunny day, no wind, no rain. | Cumbrianexile | 26/02/2023 |
See Beinn Achaladair for detail. | Neily There | 29/07/2022 |
From wildcamp at NN338404. Beinn Achaladair, Beinn a' Chreachain and Beinn Mhanach. Sunny afternoon. | robertgn | 17/07/2022 |
With Rob as part of ascent with Bein Achalader . Starting a the car Park we walked through grasslands loaded with wild flowers and bird life. Ascending to the col and up the graded ridge to summit. Meeting only 4 people during the day it was a high level 13 mile round trip in perfect conditions. The summit ridge walk was spectacular a steep descent from Beinn a Chreachain to the col before a climb up the flat slopes to Beinn Achalader ensured the Moro status. We descended past the tarns shimmering in the summer sun. Followed the stream down to go under the rail way, crossing the river at its low flow and a long flat walk back to the car park 
Assign farm buildings and what looked like a ruined keep. We had booked the hotel for the night from the summit of Beinn Achalader so all was well. | david.walker40 | 09/07/2022 |
From Achaladair Farm, winter conditions. | liljonb | 23/02/2022 |
4/5 With Pete. Warm day but overcast until late afternoon. From Meall Buidhe. Rain threatened on ascent but never materialised. Excellent views. Onwards to Beinn a' Chreachain North Top. | millionmts | 03/08/2021 |
Bridge of Orchy - Steven Fallon route of 5 munros | hummusg | 30/07/2021 |
With Jack, Joe, Jim, Chris 
Summer trip (Arrochar) | fellie | 30/07/2021 |
Bridge of Orchy 5 | tomd4 | 25/06/2021 |
cracking but very tough route as ran 8 mile before we starting climbing due to river crossing, couldn't get across at the start so went in reverse. Ran with Brian Smith 21.5 miles instead of 13.5!! | Kevthecat | 16/06/2021 |
Tough ascent to the bealach from the lochan | LizzieG | 28/04/2021 |
Clare & Skye - not the fastest - but a sunny day nevertheless. 
A bit of a faff getting past the farm at Achalader - good car park - rubish routing. 
Followed the railway tracks in - historic. | Scmccabe | 25/04/2021 |
Misty. Roaring stags in the corrie N of Achaladair. Bridge of 2 girders too scary- crossed the Water of Tulla dry shod at NN353 468 | younggl | 18/10/2020 |
Had a cracking day, on the hills with Nicky Creadland bagging two Munros; Beinn Achaladair (1038m) and Beinn a’ Chreachain (1081m) and the two subsidiary Munro Tops. 
Accessed from Achallader Farm off the A82 just north of Bridge of Orchy, it started a bit misty and the midges were out in force, but they had fled and the sun had come out by the time we reached the south Top of Beinn Achaladair. 
The views down to Loch Tulla and across Rannoch Moor were stunning, we had a slight confusion on the summit of Beinn Achaladair, as the summit photo was taken at the cairn at 1036m, rather than the actually summit at 1038m, but as we had walked over the summit, we still bagged the Munro. 
While ascending Beinn a’ Chreachain the mist came in, which denied us a view, but since we had already been spoilt with the views, I’m not complaining, 09:15 hours all in. | chillyman8 | 19/08/2020 |
Achallader (cycled from Tyndrum) - Beinn Achaladair South Top - Beinn Achaladair - Meall Buidhe - Beinn a’ Chreachain - Achallader. | Mark Jackson | 18/08/2020 |
With Sunny & Iain from Achaladair Farm. Superb views descending Beinn a'Chreachain over Rannoch Moor 
3 Munros. Beinn Mhanach, Beinn Achaldair & Beinn a'Chreachain | Huwel | 17/08/2020 |
Fine day for a triple-Munro saunter with Doug and Izzy | Capt Malbec | 24/07/2020 |
Ace day with Joe. From Bridge of Orchy, up Beinn Dorain to Beinn an Dothaidh, continued onto Beinn Achaladair. Climb up to Beinn a' Chreachain looked daunting but was actually fine. Then descended to Lon na Cailliche via 813m spot height. Slogged up to Beinn Mhanach and descended to the south to track to meet West Highland Way back to Bridge of Orchy. | JonathanConey | 06/07/2019 |
Gavin Appleton, Alex Heenan. Barry McGarahan. 
Completed clockwise route with Bein Achaladar | ian-e | 15/09/2018 |
From Beinn Achaladair, down north ridge into corrie and through low tunnel under railway down to track. Last 200 meters to river thick with midges and keds. | Flatfield | 07/09/2018 |
Solo | pigerg | 21/06/2018 |
With Karen Daly & Buster | Highland Days | 05/06/2018 |
From Achallader with Beinn Achaladair and Beinn Mhanach | Geoff Briggs | 06/05/2018 |
Solo, running, glorious blue sky, sunshine, firm snow. From Mhanach summit the day was great, views and good going. I'd put the microspikes on earlier but descending steeply back NW from summit of Chreachain I was slipping on frozen snow and had to sit; only later I realized spikes were upside down! | NorfolkPT21 | 01/04/2018 |
started out at 10.20 ! on almost shortest day, long way along through forest before up into corrie and onto top. high winds were worst in forest, ok higher up. Ddidnt see anything until after dark. final summit at 4.30- ie when it got dark. left final summit at 5.45 and navved of on bearing (south) etc until cloud lifted moon came out. Mika na Pete very quick uphill , me very slow | lithosyork | 29/12/2017 |
R | Richard Tait | 20/05/2017 |
Parked at Pubil (end of public road in Glen Lyon) and cycled track along N shore of Loch Lyon to the ford in Gleann Meurain (NN394426) (easily crossed in current dry weather). Then up Beinn Mhanach and traversed across to Beinn a'Chuirn. Retraced to col between the two, and roughly followed the old fence line down to Lon na Cailliche (col to Beinn Achaladair). Then more or less straight up to Achaladair S Top and along ridge to main summit. Continued along ridge, down to col with Beinn a'Chreachain, ascended Meall Buidhe, then Beinn a'Chreachain. Retraced from there and along to the 961m top, before descending grassy slopes back to track in Gleann Cailliche, and return to Pubil. | kdbennett | 11/05/2017 |
Bridge of Orchy station-Beinn an Dothaidh W Top-Beinn an Dothaidh-Beinn Achaladair S Top-Beinn Achaladair-Meall Buidhe-Beinn a'Chreachain-Beinn Mhanach-Beinn a'Chuirn-Bridge of Orchy station | campagvelocet | 08/05/2017 |
On a clockwise circuit including Beinn Achaladair. | hill walker | 07/05/2017 |
With Lynn, Peter, Gemma | nix_snilloc | 06/04/2017 |
Climbed with Peter, Mum & Dad. | Gemma3421 | 06/04/2017 |
JW | HFB | 25/11/2016 |
Clockwise route from Achaladair Farm. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 30/05/2016 |
Full round of the Beinn Achaladair trio of munros with Anne & John. Meant to inuclude all tops but missed one (Beinn Achaladair S Top). Snow on ground above 600m. | mproudfoot | 19/03/2016 |
Up Coire Achaladair to Beinn Mhanach, Beinn Achaladair and Beinn Chreachain | Gallovidian | 18/10/2015 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 30/07/2015 |
Beinn Achaladair and Beinn a'Chreachain with their tops. | rhalstead | 06/09/2014 |
Fine day out almost totally dry but windy | grahamzwilson | 07/06/2014 |
Great day with Ron Dorn. followed the usual way round from the carpark. Sunny, great viz and light winds. A perfect round over 8 hours. | alexmaclennan | 20/04/2014 |
Ascended with Beinn Achaladair in poor conditions from Achallader Farm. In cloud from corrie so no views and careful navigation required. Large cornices remaining. | quadbarrel | 30/03/2014 |
With Martin | Topsaswell | 28/09/2013 |
9 of 9: From Meall Buidhe. | ChrisR | 04/06/2013 |
Winter ascenton a lovel day with Do and Julie B. Little wind On getting to the summit, despite having GPS, I went off for a few metres in the wrong direction to descend. Corrected that and had a lovely descent on a snow field, Don dropped a glove but I caught it. Lengthy walkout to Achaladair Farm. | Bookerdddd | 21/02/2013 |
22km. 1313mtr. Weather Wind. SE Mod mainly along the summits. Snow on the ground above 800mtr, some low cloud visibility poor down to 50mtr, a dry day with clear spells later in the day. 0c rising to 9c. Beinn Achaladair taking in as well. Start at a parking area at Grid 312437.A long day in winter conditions. | smocks and denims | 11/01/2013 |
With Sarah as part of a four hill traverse, from Achallader farm - along the glen and up at the bridge into Crannach woods. WET!! | Loz_mck | 11/09/2012 |
Heather | garbo1103 | 31/07/2012 |