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Name: | A' Chailleach |
Hill number: | 623 |
Height: | 929.3m / 3049ft |
Parent (Ma): | 621 Carn Dearg |
RHB Section: | 09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
Grid ref: | NH 68112 04168 |
Summit feature: | cairn/windshelter |
Drop: | 108.3m |
Col: | 820.9m NH 6745 0432 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 35 (1:25k) OL56 402 |
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 810 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
kitmacleod | 18/03/2024 | |
dominic6hornt | 05/03/2024 | |
gavinmcc | 24/02/2024 | |
arjh | 08/02/2024 | |
SunnyAdventures2 | 19/11/2023 | |
From Carn Sgulain . Back west to boggy Bealach then contour SW down around head of valley then path up to A’Chailleach. Then west along ridge to Geal Charn before boggy descent back to Glen Banchor road end. Crossed footbridge. With Walkers. | Denise | 06/10/2023 |
Parked at the end of the public road in Glen Banchor. Carn Dearg, Carn Ban, Carn Ballach SW Top, Carn Ballach NE Top, Meall a'Bhothain, Carn Sgulain W Top, Carn Sgulain, A'Chailleach, Geal Charn. Very wet underfoot and gale force winds initially on Carn Dearg (hat blown over the cliffs) but easing later with cloud lifting. With Gillian and Denise. | richard69 | 06/10/2023 |
boastfulhamster | 22/09/2023 | |
Starting from the Glen Banchor car par and going up an estate track by east side of Allt a Chaorainn. Made way N up towards the corrie and then climbed Am Bodach from the SE. Follow around through intermittent peat hags to Carn Sgulain. SW to to Carn Sgulain W Top and then prescribe an arc to avoid the steepest slopes of Allt Cuil an Caillich. Follow at times boggy track down SSW from A Chailleach. Here comes the mistake - forded Allt a Chaorainn (in spate!!). Wet feet... didn't study map at 1:25000 which indicates a footbridge further south. Not shown on 1:50000. Lessons learned. To be fair the bridge is unseen in woodland, but on the way up, there is a small cairn by the track. | DampandDusty | 27/08/2023 |
paulpitcher | 12/08/2023 | |
MKInnes | 04/08/2023 | |
Alan Reading | 21/07/2023 | |
Ascent from Glenbanchor Car Park to A' Chailleach along Allt a'Chaorainn via Lurg. Descent to bealach (on Allt Cuil na Caillich) to Carn Sgulain. Follow fence posts to Am Bodach and descent to Geal Charn and down to path/trach that follows Allt na Beinne and return to car park. | raymooremanx | 24/06/2023 |
Sunny views from Last top reached of Monadh Liath Munros with N&B | ainzwils | 24/06/2023 |
Circuit from Glen Banchor. 
2 of 6 | thekirkie pirate | 09/06/2023 |
Andrew Bunting | 02/06/2023 | |
Boggy traverse but worth it compare to previous 2 hours | Trantham Clan | 22/05/2023 |
interloper | 16/05/2023 | |
Fine day doing the circuit with tops in sunshine from Glen Banchor car park | PDuncan82 | 13/05/2023 |
bogdodger | 04/05/2023 | |
Delyoung | 26/02/2023 | |
granitegirl | 18/02/2023 | |
anguscow | 16/02/2023 | |
rox.a.k | 12/02/2023 | |
Carn Ban, Carn Dearg, Carn Dearg SE Top, Carn Balloch, Meall a' Bhothain, Carn Sgulain West Top, Carn Sgulain and A' Chailleach | JasonStark | 16/10/2022 |
pattoland | 01/10/2022 | |
jswalker | 27/08/2022 | |
ashryalls | 26/08/2022 | |
pab | 21/08/2022 | |
Glen Banchor car park - Carn Dearg - Carn Ban - Carn Ballach - Carn Ballach NE Top - Meall a’ Bhothain - Carn Sgulain W Top - Carn Sgulain - A’ Chailleach - Geal Charn, Creag na h-Iolaire - Glen Banchor. | Mark Jackson | 19/08/2022 |
RIB, Bran | HFB | 29/07/2022 |
Great day out in Monadhliath with Yeltzbagger. Carried on over Carn Sgulain.. | Stevie n Tay | 21/07/2022 |
Yeltzbagger | 21/07/2022 | |
stooby | 17/07/2022 | |
Dry, overcast, mild, mostly light winds, once here after long wearying excursion you can see all the way down so a quick jog down was called for; at car in an hour. Just under 6h for whole excursion. | NorfolkPT21 | 16/07/2022 |
loop from the cp, 27km in 6 hrs with 992m of ascent, taking in Carn Dearg and SE top, Carn Ban, Carn Ballach SW and NE top, Meall a Bhothian, Carn Sgulian west top, Carn Sgulian and a'chailleach | Nicky C | 12/06/2022 |
Neil Midgley | 07/06/2022 | |
With Rod, Grant and John to Carn an Fhreiceadain up west path. Then split and Rod and I went cross country to pick up the Munroes on repeat (second for Rod, fourth for me). Grant picked us up at the car park. | SS | 05/06/2022 |
Dottie001 | 31/05/2022 | |
Dottie | 31/05/2022 | |
andy.painter | 28/05/2022 | |
mylesm13 | 01/05/2022 | |
Rory Bryson | 10/03/2022 | |
georgecaren | 26/02/2022 | |
saas | 22/01/2022 | |
With Bob and Iain. | Chris Ellis | 16/01/2022 |
Solo round of Càrn Dearg, Càrn Sgulain and A'Chailleach from parking spot in Glen Banchor. 7.15am start with headtorch. 
 
Circuit clockwise to get the long walk in out of the way, Quite a lot of bog encountered befoer the 250m pull up to the top of Càrn Dearg. Less bog up on the plateau, sometimes squelchy sections of peat, and sometimes frozen, with the occasional patch of icy snow to circumvent, so it was slow going at times. 
 
Dry weather, but bitterly cold wind up top. Long plod over the plateau before arriving at Carn Sgulain - there was a group of 3 ladies at the summit, so I said hello, but has no plans to stop at the top, so tapped the summit and headed over to A' Chailleach before the long descent. 7h 9min time. | mproudfoot | 15/01/2022 |
T-bog | 31/12/2021 | |
Good day out with Brian and Grant, very wet and bogy but weather turned out good. | Kevthecat | 15/11/2021 |
BIGGEST BOG FEST EVER | supermario | 15/11/2021 |