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| Name: | Meall Dubh |
| Hill number: | 4398 |
| Height: | 748.7m / 2456ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1029 Creag Rainich |
| RHB Section: | 14A: Loch Maree to Loch Broom |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Catchment: | Broom, Catchment Boundaries, Little Broom |
| Class: | Simm, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,GT) |
| Grid ref: | NH 10260 74797 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop |
| Drop: | 30.7m |
| Col: | 718m NH 0999 7481  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 19 (1:25k) 435S |
| Observations: | outcrop by spot height 80m SSE at NH 10286 74717 is 0.3m lower |
| Survey: | Abney level/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 143 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Track then path along the north shore of Loch a' Bhraoin from the A832 CP to almost Feinasheen then northwards up the flank above Creag Ruigh a' Bhraghad until W of Creag Rainich. Before tackling the main summit we wandered over to the satellite West Top. Then a lovely, if pathless, ridge walk over Meall Dubh and Meall na Doire na Saobhaidhe to Meall an t-Sithe. Easy NE descent back to the road and a short last mile on tarmac. 5.25hrs. | summitter | 12/11/2023 |
| With PM. | CJM | 08/09/2023 |
| From Lochivraon bothy directly to this top before the Corbett Creag Rainich. With CM. | bolton | 08/09/2023 |
| Solo. Parked 162761 with MANY others, most of whom had presumably gone to the Fannichs. Cycled along rough track to cottage Lochivraon. Left bike and walked straight up hill. No difficulties to report but track surface for bike is bumpy and surface changes. Great views from top on sunny day of An Teallach, Fisherfield, Ben Dearg, Fannichs etc | DampandDusty | 22/07/2023 |
| 3 of 4 as part of back packing trip in to Loch a' Bhraoin Bothy. | sarahk | 12/05/2023 |
| Could have used my bike but did no as not sure of condition of track and had plenty of time. Shoud have used it. Drizzle most of day and cloud about. Walked in on track to bothy, not in use at the moment but clean and tidy, then up over Meall Dubh(Gt); to Creag Rainich(C) and back out same way. Rather delayed on way out by bull and 5 0r 6 cows with calves walking sedately along the track in front of me. Very quie but I did not want to hassle them. | dickscroop | 09/06/2021 |
| Biked north shore of the loch, still a disaster area, but being worked on. From lodge. Warm and sunny after early morning mist. | iangalbraith | 17/09/2020 |
| 3rd of 5, possible revisit. On to Creag Rainich. | Dave McG | 26/08/2020 |
| With Sue, on another cold and cloudy summer day. Cycled from A 832 car park along all of the North shore of Loch A'Bhraoin to cottage at Lochivaron then up hillside to bag Meal Dubh then summit of Creag Rainich and W top. Return same way. Bikes made a good use of the track. | Frank | 12/06/2019 |
| From A832, along lochside track and straight up from Lochivraon. | davidpettit84 | 31/05/2019 |
| 1st/3 tumps on way down from Rainich. | Topographer57 | 12/05/2019 |
| KeithByTheC | 14/07/2018 | |
| Heather | garbo1103 | 14/07/2018 |
| Along lochside, 2km past Lochivraon bothy. Creag Rainich, then on to Meall Dubh. Descent to lochside, approx half along. | clashcityrocker | 19/06/2018 |
| Solo. Saw a golden eagle flying over Loch a'Bhraoin. I left the track just before reaching the bothy. Snow and low cloud. | Dangerous Dave | 22/03/2018 |
| From Lochivroan Bothy | Buteobuteo | 26/05/2016 |
| with creag rainich. | hils | 08/04/2015 |
| 4 of 4: From Creag Rainich. | ChrisR | 25/11/2014 |
| After Rainich, descended ridge via Dubh, Saobhaidhe and Sithe, back to A832. | RHW | 11/06/2014 |
| On the way to CR | robertphillips | 20/10/2013 |
| With Olly | JamesSDonald | 06/10/2012 |
| walked in to stay at Locha'Broin bothy for two nights, reading Nan Shepherds 'The Living Mountain'. Clockwise circuit round Cean Garbh Meallan Chuaich, Groban, Beinn Bheag and though tired then up Corbett Creag Rainich and top. | vegibagger | 28/08/2012 |
| After Clach Toll. Parked A832 and followed easily track by Loch a'Bhraoin. Cut up at NH137749 following faint stalkers path, gets better, thru to below col at 500m. Angle up main ridge, over top and easy to summit. Great views into Fisherfield and Fannichs. Back down along ridge and stakkers down | nordicstar | 14/06/2012 |
| Galltywenallt | 13/06/2010 | |
| From Creag Rainich, continued over this summit before descending to lochside for return plod. | Aye Jimmy | 30/04/2006 |
| Creag Rainich (NH 096752) S/F NH162760 Calm, mild, dry, cloudbase >3000', broken. Overnight camp at Lochivaraon prior to ascent. | John Young | 01/09/2004 |
| MM | HFB | 28/12/2000 |
| Cairngorm Club weekend meet at Achnashellach. Solo. From point on road nearest to Loch a' Bhraoin. Walked on track to Loch a' Bhraoin, continuing on the north shore of the loch to reach the bothy of Lochivraon. Followed a compass bearing for point 749m*, and then the summit of Creag Rainich. It was very misty once above the glen bottom. Returned the same way. Snow above ~550m. *Subsequently identified as the Graham Top Meall Dubh. | pwbellarby | 03/03/1996 |
| Parked on A832 Braemore. On track to ruined house and full length by loch to Lochivraol. Coal tit, sandpipers, skylarks. Uphill over heather to upper wire fence and over grass tussock and rocky tundra to top. to Rainich. | arranc | 28/05/1995 |
| Ascended on the way to Creag Rainich. | JohnW | 08/08/1991 |
| Simon Winton | 11/01/2024 | |
| Gallovidian | 22/10/2023 | |
| A Peckish | 16/09/2023 | |
| beckybags | 14/09/2023 | |
| anguscow | 24/07/2023 | |
| andrew brown | 02/06/2023 | |
| Robin56 | 28/05/2023 | |
| Capt Malbec | 07/05/2023 | |
| alda | 31/08/2022 | |
| gary1981 | 13/08/2022 | |
| Fletch | 28/03/2022 | |
| interloper | 28/03/2022 | |
| carole engel | 02/09/2021 | |
| Frannibaggins | 28/08/2020 | |
| geoffreycurnock | 01/08/2020 | |
| daviemore | 01/08/2020 | |
| mae | 16/06/2019 | |
| weaselmaster | 08/06/2019 | |
| Sick Kid | 08/06/2019 | |
| Marra1 | 29/05/2019 |