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| Name: | Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar |
| Hill number: | 421 |
| Height: | 1121.9m / 3681ft |
| RHB Section: | 06B: Pitlochry to Braemar and Blairgowrie |
| County/UA: | Perth and Kinross (UA) |
| Catchment: | Tay |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,Mur,Y,P600,P500) |
| Grid ref: | NN 97117 73305 |
| Summit feature: | rock at base of large cairn |
| Drop: | 658m |
| Col: | 464m NN990726  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 43 (1:25k) OL51E 394E |
| Observations: | trig point 140m SW at NN 97047 73187 is probably lower |
| 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 658 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Whilst bagging Simms - on route to Meall Gharran. | PGCE | 20/07/2020 |
| With Ali great day out- long descent on walk out | paddyirish | 28/09/2019 |
| Cold start hot finish completed the 3 the same day | Kevthecat | 20/09/2019 |
| Ascent of Carn Liath from Loch Moraig. On to Beinn Mhaol and Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain. Descent to coll at Bealach an Fhiodha and ascent of Carn nan Gabhar (Beinn a’Ghlo). Descent from Bealach an Fhiodha and return to track and return to Loch Moraig. | raymooremanx | 06/07/2019 |
| Second of the day with Jim F. Calm and sunny. Return to good path via the Munro Top ridge. | Play2End | 09/06/2019 |
| Brilliant day with trimarc2 and GFE experiencing sunshine, hail, snow and wind. Ascent from the car park by the Loch - Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn Liath, Beinn a' Ghlo - Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar and then off over Airgoid Bheinn back. 23km total. | Fionalevey | 03/05/2019 |
| With FE and GE as part of Beinn a'Ghlo round. | trimarc2 | 03/05/2019 |
| With Karen, Gary Ashmore, Deborah McFarlane & Lynne Edwards | Highland Days | 30/03/2019 |
| And the trigpoint | cjo | 01/03/2019 |
| Round of 3 Beinn a'Ghlo munros from Loch Moraig - mild, light breeze, no snow, mostly high cloud all day | wychwood | 11/01/2019 |
| Beinn a'Ghlo Munros from Loch Moraig (where there were 5 Whooper Swans) | Geoff Briggs | 20/12/2018 |
| Park at Loch Moriag, Carn Liath to Braigh Coire Cruinn-bhalgain to Carn nan Gabhar, returning via valley. | gandrew | 08/09/2018 |
| Carn Liath, Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, Carn nan Gabhar with Guy | Huwel | 08/09/2018 |
| My fifth Munro. There are three huge cairns on this very long hill top. The third one is the summit. We climbed to the top of all three! | eilidh | 06/05/2018 |
| Climbed from Loch Moraig- up the track alongside Allt Coire Lagain- to Carn nan Gabhar first- then Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain and finishing with Carn Laith returning down the main ascent route. | chillyman8 | 08/10/2017 |
| With TMD. We walked the Beinn a’ Ghlò range. Firstly climbing Càrn Liath (975m) before continuing to Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain (1070m), then climbing to Airgiod Bheinn (1061m) before finally reaching the ultimate summit of the range at Càrn nan Gabhar, at 1129 metres. From the last summit there is no easy way back, so we dropped very steeply down the side of the mountain to Loch Loch to see the RAF Hercules XV 193 crash site, before making the long walk back through the valley on the track. | meltdiceburg | 02/06/2017 |
| HP of Beinn a Ghlo ridge. Trig on rocky outcrop and HP c 500m north with rock tower. Initially a few views then snowed again. | Denise | 16/04/2017 |
| Beinn a' Ghlo traverse, back via Glen Tilt | quadbarrel | 04/12/2016 |
| 18th Munro | lojzi860621 | 01/10/2016 |
| TD & C | This Dog | 29/08/2016 |
| With John | mproudfoot | 28/08/2016 |
| ghaley | 24/07/2016 | |
| From Loch Moraig a round of Beinn a'Ghlo - Carn Liath, Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, Carn nan Gabhar and Airgiod Bheinn. | rhalstead | 12/06/2016 |
| After Braigh Coire Chruinn bhalgain. Went to all the possible high points. Descended via Airgiod Bheinn for the walk out to Loch Moraig on a path under Carn Liath. A fine days ridge walking. | mindlessflogger | 30/05/2016 |
| This trio of hills present a significant walking challenge which we discovered was a running challenge for many. The guide recommended climbing the closest first. We selected to reverse the order to offer and increasing incentive to complete the trip. After walking the rough track we turned off at the cairn marking the beginnings of a well worn track across the heather leading to a steep ascent via a stoney ridge Airgiod Bheinn which leads on to the col and the summit ridge beyond leading to Carn nan Gabhar with its trig point and 1 metre higher summit cairn, beyond. Moving back, contouring round to the col to Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain which was achieved with a steep initial ascent followed by a finely graded sigmoid ridge to the Carn Liath with airy views across the rolling surrounding countryside. The well graded descent helped the legs cope with the last miles of this tremendous walk made better by favourable weather conditions. | david.walker40 | 15/05/2016 |
| Clockwise circuit of Beinn a'Ghlo Munros from Loch Moraig. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 23/04/2016 |
| Love this walk in the snow, long way back to car! | frameworks | 20/03/2016 |
| With Jonah, snow at 800 on way up but 500 on way down | Loz_mck | 27/11/2015 |
| Reached the summit at 0830 after a half hour walk from the bivvy spot. very windy at the top so sheltered behind the cairn then made my way for the Munro Top. | GravelMonkey | 06/09/2015 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 13/08/2015 |
| Good walk over from Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, with great views. Heavy rainshower persisted during time at summit of Carn nan Gabhar however. | mcbboyd | 31/07/2015 |
| Got a lift to Loch Moraig and then Carn Liath, Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain and Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain. Dropped down to Glen Tilt/Allt Fheannach via Coire Mearach and then a long walk back to Glen Tilt car park. | tsharp | 03/06/2015 |
| with Laura Howie | Topsaswell | 30/05/2015 |
| With Carn Liath | munromurph | 19/04/2015 |
| Dromochter 4 in the morning, Beinn a'Ghlo 3 in the afternoon. Day 49 of 59 for all Munros. | PGCE | 18/04/2015 |
| with David | amelialloyd | 11/01/2014 |
| With OCH on trip to Aviemore after camping on hill. Mist, no view. | Rounsfell | 09/08/2013 |
| Worth going past the summit a bit for the views to the brilliantly named 'Loch Loch'. | Columba | 31/07/2013 |
| Circular walk of Beinn a'Ghlo from Loch Maraig. Lovely sunny, light wind, good views walk with Jeff and Ron. 7 hours. | alexmaclennan | 01/06/2013 |
| with roy | mn23 | 22/09/2012 |
| Very clear day with great views all round. Parked at Old Blair and cycled in just past Marble Lodge. Took to Hills here as stalking restritions were in force. Long walk with Maggie and Roy. Sunny but cold wind on summit environs. | dave neilson | 22/09/2012 |
| Guesstimate for dates - walked over to Braemar after getting the train to Atholl - with Matt | basscadet | 22/07/2012 |
| Another drop of BCCB and another slog up to the ridge and over the boulder field to the actual top after the trig point, misty today so no view down onto Loch Loch | torkm | 08/07/2012 |
| KeithByTheC | 09/06/2012 | |
| w. Sarah & Dave (Sidney). Clear weather. +6 hours | AlexKin40 | 05/06/2012 |
| cold v windy misty. (2) straight down from near trig, gap in snow banks. Glen Girnaig circuit from Loch Moraig car park | RHW | 10/03/2012 |
| From the other 2 Munros, by now it was quite tiring. Weather was perfect cool and cloudy with alittle sunshine and no wind. Extensive views to North Berwickshire Coast. Summit area wide and flat visited all 3 cairns. | isabelle | 31/08/2011 |
| Returning to Blair Atholl at end of three-day Forest of Atholl backpack. Stayed at Tarf Bothy. With Ruth | AGWilliamson | 22/07/2011 |
| beinn a ghlo group 3 munros. | robertphillips | 23/04/2011 |
| Rocky summit area and a long long way back to Loch Moraig car park from here. Sunny and cool. | Jhimmy | 21/04/2011 |