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Name: | Carn Dearg |
Hill number: | 352 |
Height: | 1034m / 3392ft |
RHB Section: | 04B: Loch Treig to Loch Ericht |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Lochy |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 50419 76435 |
Summit feature: | outcrop 2m E of cairn |
Drop: | 158m |
Col: | 876m NN490759 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 42 (1:25k) OL50 393 |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 598 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Culra Bothy on a round of 4 Munros, 3 Tops plus a couple of other hills. | jonglew | 05/06/2023 |
Round of Ben Alder Munros from Culra Bothy, included a few, but not all tops. Cycled in from Dalwhinnie and camped the night before. 28km in 10 hrs | Nicky C | 01/06/2023 |
Big day taking in all the Aonach Beag ridge and Ben Alder group. | Geoff Briggs | 30/05/2023 |
Solo. | Jonathan Willingham | 26/04/2023 |
First of first day of Dalwhinnie-Corrour pilgrimage. Pitched at Loch an Sgoir after 5.5hrs then short CD-DaC loop after, inconveniently in clag. | iangpark | 16/08/2022 |
Culra 4 from the North (Luiblea) | hummusg | 27/06/2022 |
Long walk in with late start from Dalwhinnie - pleasant weather with broken cloud. From Loch Pattack ascended via ENE ridge (unable to locate a path) in fading light. Dark by summit and started snowing, walked out to camp next to Culra | wychwood | 03/11/2021 |
Long Run due to OMM cancellation | Grimpeur1234 | 30/10/2021 |
30th birthday. What a walk! Dalwhinnie - cycled to Culra (moorland path is passable with bike, though not very quickly) - Long Leachas - Ben Alder - Sron Bealach Beithe - Sron Coire na h-Iolaire - Beinn Bheoil - Culra - Carn Dearg - Culra - Dalwhinnie. | Mark Jackson | 26/08/2021 |
With Ian - cycled down from Dalwhinnie. Put tent by Loch Pattack- beautiful sunny day. Down about 8.15pm | younggl | 26/08/2021 |
Brilliant day on the hills with awesome weather. 
Bike-hike-bike with Brian Smith. | Kevthecat | 25/08/2021 |
Bike out from Dalwinnie to Bothie and back to do 4 in area | supermario | 25/08/2021 |
Walked in Friday evening, bivvied at Culra. Dry, fresh breeze. Strong gusts on top. | colazione | 17/07/2021 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 15/07/2021 |
steep ascent from culra Bothy. Low cloud early on. Done with Maggie, Sam and Deepa, Neil and Roy (who left for home afterwards. | dave neilson | 10/07/2021 |
Camping by the bothy . Sam deepa Roy mag Dave . | nrowan | 10/07/2021 |
With dave, mags, roy, neil and Deepa. Camp after work and long walk in friday night. Big round starting in cloud and then went separate ways after first summit. great ridge as cloud lifted. M and D came back after 4 and we went on catching up with JJ to complete final 2 in perfect conditions. Neil's Dalwhinnie went down a treat. Swim in stream by campsite in evening, before walk out morning after. | Rodge | 10/07/2021 |
Brilliant weather | Chris Terrey | 30/06/2021 |
camping trip. day 1 Ben Alder and Ben Bheoil via Leachas ridge. day 2 had planned to climb up Lancet edge was clagged in, headed out to Beinn Eibhinn then Aonach Beag, Geal Cham and Carn Dearg. Day 3 Beinn A Chlachair, before bike out. | JamesSDonald | 21/06/2021 |
Final hill in the range of Munros northwest of the Ben Alder massif. We dumped our sacks at the bealach between Diollaid a' Chairn, as the weather improved, dashed up the hill, before descending to camp besides Allt a' Chaoil-reidhe. | ChrisThomas | 01/06/2021 |
CT | HFB | 01/06/2021 |
Solo round of the four northern Alder munros (Aonach Beag, Geal Chàrn, Beinn Èibhinn and Càrn Dearg) - morning cycle in from Dalwhinnie to Culra Bothy, anticlockwise round of the munros, and then cycle back out. Blue skies for the most part, but a little claggy on the summits. 
Just under 9hrs in total. | mproudfoot | 17/05/2021 |
With Jack, Joe, Jim 
Ben Alder traverse (backpacking) | fellie | 01/05/2021 |
Ben Alder Traverse | fellwanderer92 | 01/05/2021 |
7 Munros from Moy. | quadbarrel | 17/10/2020 |
Three fantastic days in the Ben Alder forest (wilderness), bagging three Munros (that’s now 120 out of 282) and two Munro Tops. 
05/08/20: I cycled in from Dalwhinnie along the north side of Loch Ericht past Loch Pattack to Culra Bothy, where I met Alec McBride. 
06/08/20: Me and Alex followed the WalkHighlands route info for Ben Alder, but couldn’t find somewhere suitable to cross (for me to be confident enough to cross) the Allt a’ Bhealaich Bheithe, so we hiked up to the saddle and approach the 1st Munro from the south. The views from Ben Alder (1148m) were stunning south and west across Rannoch Moor. This was followed by the Munro Top of Sron Coire na h-lolaire (956m) then the second day’s Munro of Beinn Bheoil (1019m). Dry all day with some mist blocking the views of Ben Nevis, in all other directions bright blue skies, 09:30hrs all in. Alex hiked out after this, I stayed another night in the Culra Bothy. 
07/08/20: I headed up Carn Dearg (1034m) directly from Culra Bothy, thankfu | chillyman8 | 07/08/2020 |
Cycle to Culra Bothy from Dalwhinnie then run 6 Munros: Carn Dearg, Geal-charn, Aonach Beag, Beinn Eibhinn, Ben Alder, Beinn Bheoil 
Clouds on summits | Huwel | 11/07/2020 |
Up from camp at Culra. Steep pull up bank, then good broad ridge. Quite wild high up, wind and hail/snow above 800m. The first of the season. Good views on way down as clouds receeded. | cjo | 20/10/2019 |
Good biking from Dalwhinnie along Loch Ericht to NN 551 786. Track around Loch Pattack very rough with plank and cable FB to negotiate - not good for bike. Grass track from NN 551 786 SW along Allt a'Chaoil-reidhe to Culra bothy, OK for competent biker. | carole engel | 28/09/2019 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/2645159109 | Graham22b | 21/08/2019 |
with Dave Hecker, day after Ben Alder. | SlowOl | 17/06/2018 |
From the north with tent. Bright sunny day. Met lots of people crossing Scotland from West to East. | mindlessflogger | 16/05/2018 |
Geraldine, Jo, Les | Chris Blake | 05/09/2017 |
Les Chris Jo | Geraldine Fardon | 05/09/2017 |
Dianne Scorgie, Diane Bruce & Sarah Williams Girls go Bagging | LizzieG | 27/08/2017 |
From Dalwhinnie. Walk-cycle to Loch Pattack, track to footbridge near Culra, ascend Beinn Bheoil by north ridge, continuing south via Sron Coire na h-Iolaire to Bealach Breabag, up Sron Bealach Beithe and round corrie rim to Ben Alder summit, crossed plateau to col below Meall an t-Slugain and bivvyed in valley of Uisge Labhair. Ascended Coire a' Charra Bhig to the col at Leabaidh Chrasgach, then up Beinn Eibhinn, returned to col, up Aonach Beag, continued on to Geal-Charn, descended and walked out to Sgor Iutharn, then contoured round above Loch an Sgòir to Diollaid a'Chairn and up Carn Dearg, descended NE to track between Loch Pattack and Culra, walk and cycle return to Dalwhinnie. With SD. | kdbennett | 23/07/2017 |
With Steve, Steven, Rod, Andrew | Oik | 04/06/2017 |
From Corrour out along path then up to Sgor Iutharn. Traversed to do Carn Dearg then returned over Geal Charn, Aonach Beag and Beinn Eibhinn picking up first top ascent on descent. Long but cracking day. | SS | 04/06/2017 |
Cycled to Culra, camp overnight. Carn Dearg, Geal Charn, Aonach Beag & Beinn Eibhinn & back to Culra then cycle out. 9 hours on hill + 2 on bike. Clear blue sky all day - glorious views. Route as per Walk Highlands. | Norman Reid | 06/05/2017 |
With Norman and Elspeth. Camp at Culra. Stunningly beautiful, sunny and warm. | mn23 | 06/05/2017 |
Cycled in to Culra and took a very direct line up the side of the hill from the bothy. The start of a long walk along the ridge to Beinn Eibhinn. Hot but breezy on top. | Roblex | 16/08/2016 |
MTB from Dalwhinnie to Culra then a round of Sgor Iutharn, Geal-charn, Diollaid a'Chairn and Carn Dearg. | rhalstead | 13/06/2016 |
Cycled Dalwhinnie to Culra then anti-clockwise circuit of the 6 Munros before cycling back to Dalwhinnie. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 06/06/2016 |
Solo trip. Bike from Dalwhinnie to Ben Alder Lodge, walk to Loch Pattack then up the east ridge. Not the best day of the week - cloud down to 700m. | Invicta14 | 27/05/2016 |
circuit with Geal Charn and 2 tops. 5.45 hours from Culra | Dunlawyering | 23/05/2016 |
Round of the 6 Dalwhinnie munros from Culra with Rob Wight. Dry, breezy day. Initially low cloud but cleared so fantastic views when on Ben Alder. 10 hours. | alexmaclennan | 08/08/2015 |
1 of 5: from Dalwhinnie. Bike. | ChrisR | 04/06/2015 |
Done on day out of Ben Alder with Julie B. From closed bothy | Bookerdddd | 22/05/2015 |
Cycled in. Lots of fresh snow made this the best winter ascent of the year! Also made for a rapid descent and a total of 5hrs return trip from Dalwhinnie. | Play2End | 01/05/2015 |
R Chris bike in loch Pattack superb wthr | Richard Tait | 22/04/2015 |