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Name: | An Socach East Top |
Hill number: | 434 |
Height: | 937.3m / 3075ft |
Parent (Ma): | 433 An Socach |
Parent (SMC): | 433 An Socach |
RHB Section: | 06B: Pitlochry to Braemar and Blairgowrie |
County/UA: | Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Dee (Aberdeen) |
Class: | Simm, Munro Top, High Hills of Britain, Murdo (Tu,Sim,MT,HHB,Mur) |
Grid ref: | NO 09898 80568 |
Summit feature: | shelter cairn |
Drop: | 38.5m |
Col: | 898.8m NO 0917 8009 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 43 (1:25k) OL52N 387N |
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 471 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
During descent fr An Socach qv | NorfolkPT21 | 18/03/2024 |
With Scott and Neil (ATMC) and Richard (OchilsMC). Day 2 of Muir Cottage meet. | andy | 30/04/2023 |
After An Socach summit, along wide gravelly ridge. Cairn with superb sunny views. Descended via path from notch SE to Carn Aosda. Boulder- hopped stream then ascended SE up an ATV track to Loch Vrotachan , then contoured round rather tediously on SE side of lake to reach Aosda ascent tracks. No snow. | Denise | 19/04/2023 |
From Baddoch via Sgor Mor | geoffh12 | 28/09/2022 |
An Socach & An Socach East Top from Glen Clunie. | JasonStark | 23/07/2022 |
Trade route from A93 / Baddoch Burn track. | TRG318 | 13/07/2022 |
Circular route from Baddoch. Crossed Baddoch Burn on bridge, climbed steeply WNW by stream and then traverse to Carn na Drochaide. S to beallach and then contoured and climbed to Sgor Mor N Top. Continued to Sgor Mor, Creag an Fhuathais, An Socach N Top, An Socach E Top, An Socach. Return by E Top and descent to track by Baddoch Burn to reach start point. | RobertP | 10/07/2022 |
16.5km out and back from the roadside parking in glenshee. 3hrs 15 including a good chat with a farmer. Lots of wildlife on show | Nicky C | 21/05/2022 |
Revisit, after An Socach, with 3 SubSimm HHBs, from Baddoch | RHW | 07/05/2022 |
Day 3 of 3 backpack from Inverey. | Geoff Briggs | 17/04/2022 |
An Socach from Glen Clunie. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 23/03/2022 |
A forecast of wind, clag and drizzle Harrison and I pick An Socach as a quick hill. Arrived in the dark at the layby on the A93 at 7:30am, booted up and were on our way by 7:45. Headtorches for the first 30mins, after which it was light enough to follow the track, as far as where the ascent path branches off. The ascent was fine - some small patches of iced snow that were easy to avoid, mixed with some semi-frozen boggy sections. Reached the cairn marking Socach Mòr where we started feeling the wind, so an extra layer was added. The ascent after this was steeper but we managed to keep a decent pace. Once at the top, we were taking the 40+ mph gusts face-on as we made our way across the ridge, arriving at the summit (tapping both cairns)by 10am. Surprisingly we had lucked out on the weather, but a front was coming from the west so we hoofed it back the way we came getting back to the car by 11:39am - total time 3h 54min | mproudfoot | 22/01/2022 |
An Socach, E Top and Sgor Mor from Baddoch. With B, B, and R. | jenx | 11/09/2021 |
Solo | HFB | 17/07/2021 |
AS from Glen Cluanie. | thekirkie pirate | 02/07/2021 |
Over East top on way to An Socach from Glen Clunie | PDuncan82 | 25/04/2021 |
From Glen Cluanie, passed over East top on descent. | mcbboyd | 05/09/2020 |
Parked on A93 in Glen Cluanie, hiked up the track alongside the Baddock Burn, then up the eastern top at 938m and across to the summit of An Socach, 2.5hrs to the top. 05:20hrs all in. Windy on the ridge with very light showers throughout. | chillyman8 | 16/09/2019 |
Munro and top from A93 | Ajm0310 | 24/08/2019 |
Walked solo. From A93 Glen Clunie along track up Baddoch Burn to end of track, then ascending small path along Allt Boruiche to col midway along An Socach ridge. There and back to main summit, then along ridge to East Top (easy walking on stony ridge with fine views). Descend east ridge along small path to ford over Allt Coire Fhearneasg. Return to Glen Clunie along track. Wet start but showers gradually cleared and mist lifted with some sunny spells. Time 6 hours. | jamessteel100 | 07/08/2019 |
From verge parking on A93 south of Braemar (NO 13857 83103). Followed Baddoch Farm track as far as Allt Coire Fhearneasg, after crossing immediately turned right and followed the path through the heather. Boggy sections between here and the summit of An Socach East Top but thankfully mostly firm and dry. Intermittent rocky path between the east top and the Munro summit. Re-traced route back to the start point. | david230201 | 05/07/2019 |
From parking near Baddoch on A93. Walked up the land-rover track to An Socach and returned via the East Top. | welshyboyo | 07/01/2019 |
on TGO Challenge | oatcake | 18/05/2018 |
Solo | Topsaswell | 08/05/2018 |
With Kat | j_com | 27/08/2017 |
Alone | Rob Pen y Garn | 16/06/2017 |
an socach east top, an socach, beinn luthan bheag, mam nan cam, glas tulaichean north top, carn a chlarsaich, creag easgaidh, creag easgaidh east top, carn bhinnein, MTB to end of track from baddoch. | robertphillips | 21/04/2017 |
Munro Top bagging from A93 at Baddoch: Sgor Mor - An Socach east top - An Socach - Beinn Iutharn Bheag - Carn Bhinnein - Carn a' Gheoidh - Carn Aosda | davidpettit84 | 17/04/2017 |
Route to An Socach. | smocks and denims | 07/01/2017 |
From Glen Shee, Carn a'Gheoidh, Carn Bhinnein, An Socach (inc East Top), return to Glen Shee | kdbennett | 18/06/2016 |
From Braddock across to Munro summit | emily | 05/03/2016 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 23/08/2015 |
With T | Scmccabe | 11/08/2015 |
Iuthain Bheag, An Socach and its east top,Beinn Iuthain Mhor, Mam nan Carn, Carn an Righ and Glas Tulaichean. Glorious day in remote country. Traversed An Socach from west to east: wonderful walk along wide ridge. | Clive G | 12/07/2015 |
Climbed from Glen Ey | Chris Peart | 20/05/2013 |
On another sunny day with Alvin, David & Hetti from Bassetlaw Hill & Mountain Club, walked along ridge from west top, windy. | alwaysinshorts | 01/03/2013 |
Done with An Socach | SteveF | 01/05/2012 |
Adding old logs | Angelaf | 01/05/2012 |
Final summit of the day. Headed down and then walked out to Inverey, having climbed all five Glen Ey Munros and their Tops. Fantastic day. With Dad. | AGWilliamson | 03/07/2011 |
a gentle walk from the SW into the teeth of the gale | torkm | 29/08/2010 |
self | davidsbatty | 29/08/2010 |
On skis with CMC (Lucy Tulloch, Ben Pearce, Cathy Pearce, & Ian Moore) Date may be wrong but was a Sturday in Feb 2010 | SlowOl | 12/02/2010 |
1 of 8: From A93 at Baddoch Glen. | ChrisR | 24/09/2009 |
KeithByTheC | 24/08/2009 | |
On attempt of all Munros and tops in 2007 | ancient brit | 20/09/2007 |
yorkielad | 13/09/2007 | |
Walked in from Beddoch Burn, completeing Carn an Righ, An Socach 3 Tops, 30.2km, 1460m, in 9.5hr | JamesSDonald | 23/02/2007 |
ghaley | 27/05/2006 | |
Walked with Jim & Maggie - windy conditions | barnz48 | 06/10/2005 |
36 | redcon | 03/07/2005 |