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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 810 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
kitmacleod18/03/2024
dominic6hornt05/03/2024
gavinmcc24/02/2024
arjh08/02/2024
SunnyAdventures219/11/2023
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.richard6906/10/2023
boastfulhamster22/09/2023
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.DampandDusty27/08/2023
paulpitcher12/08/2023
MKInnes04/08/2023
Alan Reading21/07/2023
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.raymooremanx24/06/2023
Sunny views from Last top reached of Monadh Liath Munros with N&Bainzwils24/06/2023
Circuit from Glen Banchor. 2 of 6thekirkie pirate09/06/2023
Andrew Bunting02/06/2023
Boggy traverse but worth it compare to previous 2 hoursTrantham Clan22/05/2023
interloper16/05/2023
Fine day doing the circuit with tops in sunshine from Glen Banchor car parkPDuncan8213/05/2023
bogdodger04/05/2023
Delyoung26/02/2023
granitegirl18/02/2023
anguscow16/02/2023
rox.a.k12/02/2023
Carn Ban, Carn Dearg, Carn Dearg SE Top, Carn Balloch, Meall a' Bhothain, Carn Sgulain West Top, Carn Sgulain and A' ChailleachJasonStark16/10/2022
pattoland01/10/2022
jswalker27/08/2022
ashryalls26/08/2022
pab21/08/2022
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 Jackson19/08/2022
RIB, Bran HFB29/07/2022
Great day out in Monadhliath with Yeltzbagger. Carried on over Carn Sgulain..Stevie n Tay21/07/2022
Yeltzbagger21/07/2022
stooby17/07/2022
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.NorfolkPT2116/07/2022
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'chailleachNicky C12/06/2022
Neil Midgley07/06/2022
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.SS05/06/2022
Dottie00131/05/2022
Dottie31/05/2022
andy.painter28/05/2022
mylesm1301/05/2022
Rory Bryson10/03/2022
georgecaren26/02/2022
saas22/01/2022
With Bob and Iain.Chris Ellis16/01/2022
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.mproudfoot15/01/2022
T-bog31/12/2021
Good day out with Brian and Grant, very wet and bogy but weather turned out good.Kevthecat15/11/2021
BIGGEST BOG FEST EVERsupermario15/11/2021