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Name: | Meall Chuaich |
Hill number: | 388 |
Height: | 950.8m / 3119ft |
RHB Section: | 05B: Loch Ericht to Glen Tromie and Glen Garry |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 71650 87825 |
Summit feature: | large cairn |
Drop: | 466m |
Col: | 485m NN719786 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 42 (1:25k) OL51W 394W |
Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 811 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Cycled up from the A9 to the private bothy. Left bike there and walked up the wide path to the top. Some early snow lingering despite the drizzle. | robphys | 25/10/2023 |
Parked in A9 layby. Followed hydro track and clear path to top and back. Very wet underfoot and raining. Rivers in full spate. No views. With Gillian and Jackie - Jackie's first Munro. | richard69 | 07/10/2023 |
Solo in dry grey weather. Parked in layby then followed hydro track for 3.5 miles then boggy track over grass and heather to summit plateau. Huge cairn. Returned same way. | Denise | 02/10/2023 |
From layby 94 of A9. Up and back up the hydro paths to Loch Chuaich and then SW shoulder of hill. | welshyboyo | 07/09/2023 |
Dry and blue skies for an out and back trek with B. | ainzwils | 28/05/2023 |
From lay-by 94 with Euan Smith, great weather and company. | colinfielding | 28/04/2023 |
1 of 5: From the A9 layby. Weather better than forecast. Clear all day. With Sam. | ChrisR | 12/02/2023 |
With Gareth, Ellen, Oliver and Craig | anabel.martinez | 12/11/2022 |
With Anabel, Gareth, Ellen and friends | D.Hoyle | 12/11/2022 |
With Jack, Geoff and Sue 
Post relays trip (Spean Bridge) | fellie | 22/10/2022 |
Straightforwrd up and down from layby on A9. | JasonStark | 07/08/2022 |
Run out to the summit from A9, hobble back from where I sprain my ankle on the descent. | tomd4 | 16/04/2022 |
With John from lay-by 94 on the A9. Brisk pace along the track to the power station, and then up the path to the top. Mostly dry, though some slight drizzle for short spells and fairly gusty at the top. No drama, just up and down, back to the car 3h 28min after setting off. | mproudfoot | 02/01/2022 |
Cycled from Layby 94 which saved a lot of walking on the flat by the aqueduct. Cold and clear . High cloud . Lots of grouse. | younggl | 16/10/2021 |
Something to fill the day up with - and the furthest I've driven up the A9 myself so far. Possibly some Dotterel at summit. Approx 3.5hrs. | iangpark | 04/10/2021 |
Meall Chuaich from near Dalwhinnie. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 01/10/2021 |
As per others, 14.5 km in 3.5 hrs | Nicky C | 05/09/2021 |
Maell Chuaich | keithouk | 26/08/2021 |
Cycled to Loch Cuaich - Meall Chuaich - return to bike - Creag Ruadh by SE face - return. | Mark Jackson | 24/08/2021 |
It was a cloudy windless day with cloud sitting on the tops. We set off from lay-by 94 and followed the pipeline to the power station. The moor was full of Red Grouse and the odd Mountain Hare. We passed the power station; further on there was plenty of estate activity but everyone we saw was pleasant. It was a bit of a slog up the peaty slopes especially as we went into cloud at 700 metres. Up top we saw a Ptarmigan and had lunch in the cloud by the summit cairn. We did get the occasional view as the cloud broke. Time 4 hours 20 minutes for 9.78 miles. | isabelle | 19/08/2021 |
Easy ascent from layby 94 as per Walkhighlands route. Straight back down again to avoid impending thunderstorm. | TRG318 | 27/07/2021 |
Solo. Easy fr A9; 4km of runnable level track, then huge path. Very windy and mostly overcast but dry & mild, and a glimpse of a view from a sort of belvedere just below the summit on the west side. | NorfolkPT21 | 16/07/2021 |
R bike in to base of hill | Richard Tait | 07/07/2021 |
Dalwhinnie Station to Loch Cuaich, evening ascent from (private) bothy :( from SW with great sunset. Descent to N and return along the track on westside of Loch. Overnight camp at Loch Cuaich. Vociferous Golden Plover! ;) | raymooremanx | 29/06/2021 |
From layby on A9, following the aqueduct and 4WD track to the dam. Descent to the NE end of Loch Cuaich | geoffh12 | 10/06/2021 |
From layby on A9, via track beside aqueduct to power station, then up severely eroded path to summit. Descended SSE to bealach at ~610m along intermittent, thin, path. | Isbjorn 3rd Round | 01/06/2021 |
Solo. Clear day with amazing views | Huwel | 05/11/2020 |
Parked on A9, and followed SSE track upto Powerstation. Kids 1st Munro. | gandrew | 21/10/2020 |
Solo | HFB | 08/08/2020 |
Swam in Loch Chuaich & the aqueduct on the way down. | Lynnebe | 11/07/2020 |
From A9 along track towards Loch Cuaich, then directly up Meall Chuaich, returning back down to track, crossed river at a ford downstream from dam and directly up Creag Ruadh, descending SW and recrossing the river (nearly dry) below the powerhouse building, returning to A9 along the track. With JAS. | kdbennett | 09/07/2020 |
With Swot, Ed Holmes, Mark Turner & J. From A9 at Chuaich, there & back. Short day chosen as weather forcast of gales and rain/sleet/snow getting worse as day progressed - wind certainly strong but wet mainly held off. Good nav practice in white out to find summit cairn. Good day. | Neily There | 14/03/2020 |
Up the tourist route, then down snowfields on NW face before heading round to Etteridge. | quadbarrel | 08/03/2020 |
This was a remarkable ascent. We selected for a high start point on a wet day. The walk along the track adjacent to aqueduct set the sense for what was to come. A hut for gatherings filled with Union Jack camp chairs assembled for unknown meetings with full catering purposes all before before heading up the heathery slopes to the high alps characterised by multiple sightings of alpine hares, increasingly windy conditions culminating in a summiting featuring wind blown skating on melting ice. Sheltering behind the Summit cairn was a welcome relief. Descent due west was greeted by winds that had the capacity to sweep you from your feet. As we descended the wind decreased and we returned to the valley no worse for wear. | david.walker40 | 07/03/2020 |
A tiring winter ascent from layby 94 on the A9 at Cuaich. Snow all the way along the route and cloud cover at the summit. | knarf | 25/02/2020 |
With D, trying to run, soaked. | Rodge | 18/08/2019 |
Me and Issy ran on the way home from Aviemore. Very easy and mostly runable Munro. | Kevthecat | 23/07/2019 |
Angela, Craig, Gerry, John, Margaret | NHWC | 21/07/2019 |
with Mark | grimjimm | 04/05/2019 |
68th Munro | lojzi860621 | 22/04/2019 |
Solo from Dalwhinnie | Topsaswell | 19/04/2019 |
Use layby 94 an easy path to follow to the private bothy. Maybe use a bike. 
Easy a decent up and down in under 4hr | Aristotle Chip | 23/02/2019 |
Out and back from the A9. A good way to spend my 60th birthday! | Geoff Briggs | 07/02/2019 |
54 - a straightforward plod. Boggy in places, hard-going in others, and a couple of false tops. However, the views are extensive, with Munros in every direction, all in white today. With Jon and Nigel. | huwthomas | 02/12/2018 |
Cloud level only just above summit. | IainJohnston | 21/10/2018 |
Normal route from layby 94 on the A9. Pleasant walk-in and climb until weather closed in near the top. Reached summit in thick clag. | the pigguy | 04/10/2018 |
Third munro. Cloudy summit. | David Bremner | 23/07/2018 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/1645329988 | Graham22b | 17/06/2018 |
solo | neil hutton | 01/06/2018 |
Hazy but still a fantastic viewpoint | thekirkie pirate | 31/05/2018 |