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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 811 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate 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.robphys25/10/2023
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.richard6907/10/2023
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.welshyboyo07/09/2023
Dry and blue skies for an out and back trek with B.ainzwils28/05/2023
From lay-by 94 with Euan Smith, great weather and company.colinfielding28/04/2023
1 of 5: From the A9 layby. Weather better than forecast. Clear all day. With Sam.ChrisR12/02/2023
With Gareth, Ellen, Oliver and Craiganabel.martinez12/11/2022
With Anabel, Gareth, Ellen and friendsD.Hoyle12/11/2022
With Jack, Geoff and Sue Post relays trip (Spean Bridge)fellie22/10/2022
Straightforwrd up and down from layby on A9.JasonStark07/08/2022
Run out to the summit from A9, hobble back from where I sprain my ankle on the descent.tomd416/04/2022
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.mproudfoot02/01/2022
Cycled from Layby 94 which saved a lot of walking on the flat by the aqueduct. Cold and clear . High cloud . Lots of grouse.younggl16/10/2021
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.iangpark04/10/2021
Meall Chuaich from near Dalwhinnie. Walkhighlands routehummusg01/10/2021
As per others, 14.5 km in 3.5 hrsNicky C05/09/2021
Maell Chuaichkeithouk26/08/2021
Cycled to Loch Cuaich - Meall Chuaich - return to bike - Creag Ruadh by SE face - return.Mark Jackson24/08/2021
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.isabelle19/08/2021
Easy ascent from layby 94 as per Walkhighlands route. Straight back down again to avoid impending thunderstorm.TRG31827/07/2021
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.NorfolkPT2116/07/2021
R bike in to base of hill Richard Tait07/07/2021
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! ;)raymooremanx29/06/2021
From layby on A9, following the aqueduct and 4WD track to the dam. Descent to the NE end of Loch Cuaichgeoffh1210/06/2021
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 Round01/06/2021
Solo. Clear day with amazing viewsHuwel05/11/2020
Parked on A9, and followed SSE track upto Powerstation. Kids 1st Munro.gandrew21/10/2020
Solo HFB08/08/2020
Swam in Loch Chuaich & the aqueduct on the way down.Lynnebe11/07/2020
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.kdbennett09/07/2020
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 There14/03/2020
Up the tourist route, then down snowfields on NW face before heading round to Etteridge.quadbarrel08/03/2020
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.walker4007/03/2020
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.knarf25/02/2020
With D, trying to run, soaked.Rodge18/08/2019
Me and Issy ran on the way home from Aviemore. Very easy and mostly runable Munro.Kevthecat23/07/2019
Angela, Craig, Gerry, John, MargaretNHWC21/07/2019
with Markgrimjimm04/05/2019
68th Munrolojzi86062122/04/2019
Solo from DalwhinnieTopsaswell19/04/2019
Use layby 94 an easy path to follow to the private bothy. Maybe use a bike. Easy a decent up and down in under 4hrAristotle Chip23/02/2019
Out and back from the A9. A good way to spend my 60th birthday!Geoff Briggs07/02/2019
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.huwthomas02/12/2018
Cloud level only just above summit.IainJohnston21/10/2018
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 Bremner23/07/2018
https://www.strava.com/activities/1645329988Graham22b17/06/2018
solo neil hutton01/06/2018
Hazy but still a fantastic viewpointthekirkie pirate31/05/2018