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Name: | Fraoch Bheinn |
Hill number: | 748 |
Height: | 857.3m / 2813ft |
RHB Section: | 10B: Knoydart to Glen Kingie |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Lochy, Ness |
Watershed: | Inner Moray Firth, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Greater Loch Linnhe, The Lizard to Dunnet Head |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, High Hills of Britain, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,HHB,Y) |
Grid ref: | NM 98611 94029 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 399m |
Col: | 458m NM994936 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 33 40 (1:25k) 398E 399 |
Observations: | cairn 25m SSW at NM 98600 94010 is 20cm 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 279 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Visited Corbett & N Top. | ger | 01/12/2023 |
From end of the road, straight up, on to the N Top and back. | jonglew | 26/11/2023 |
From car park at the end of the public road, west end of loch Arkaig. ATV track to old fence then pathless ascent to summit. With Jill, Helen, Jon, Chris & Phil. | Dangerous Dave | 26/11/2023 |
From Strathan, ATV track on west side of Dearg Allt. Few paths when this disappears, steepish and difficult to get a walking rhythm. Benign day with no wind, misty and some very light drizzle. With Jon Glew, Helen B, Chris M, Jill R and D Dave. | bolton | 26/11/2023 |
With Dave, Phil, Reg, Chris, Jon, Jill | MissAdventure | 26/11/2023 |
Solo from camp at Strathan. Ascent via Dearg Allt path which was heavily 'mauled' by large excavators involved with 'conservation work' on the SW slopes of the hill. From summit retraced steps to Dessarry/Kingie watershed and ascended steeply up the east slopes of Fraoch Bheinn. Decent via S. ridge. | John Lee | 07/09/2023 |
Time includes more than an hour dozing on second summit. After Mhurlagain by Via Webstri. Dire forecast for high winds not borne out in reality: pretty blowy lower down but higher ridges and summits near calm. Weak sunshine with lenticular cloud. Interest added by three digger drivers landscaping open hillside to prevent climate change. | Rounsfell | 18/08/2023 |
Easy ascent fr Strathan; forecast was for solid blue sky but in fact the ascent was in thick mist, cold breeze and light wet snow, summit covered in wet sticky snow, weather only cleared a couple of hours after I descended...so I saved Mhurlagain for a better day. | NorfolkPT21 | 03/03/2023 |
From road end, imitially up Dearg Allt track then along ridge, return by same route. Ridge was fine but much of track well churned up | dickscroop | 07/09/2022 |
with Alisdair, from car park up south ridge, short back track down then on to Sgurr Mhurlagain. | jef | 16/08/2022 |
Solo round of Sgurr Mhurlagain and Fraoch Bheinn from car park at end of Loch Arkaig road. Followed road to Glen Dessary, then up the track to Tomdoun - decided to do Fraoch Bheinn first to get the steepest parts out of the way. Blue morning skies made for some stunning views. Descent down to the bealach of bog was fine, some deer grazing all around the glen. Cut across the bog ENE to join the Sgurr Mhurlagain ridge at a higher point than the popular routes. Hit the summit at 4h 30mins in, took some pics and started the fairly quick 
 (and boggy) descent back down. Total time 5h 52min. | mproudfoot | 31/07/2022 |
26C is too hot to climb this! | BaggerGutt | 18/07/2022 |
solo | donmeister | 05/06/2022 |
Up the Dearg Allt path until its highest point, then NE over rougher ground with occasional animal tracks to assist to Sgurr Mhurlagain. Returned back to the glen path before deciding to go straight up a rock band directly to Fraoch Bheinn. We took in the north top before retreating down the south flank to just north of Meallan Dubh. | summitter | 31/07/2021 |
Standard route from Loch Arkaig road end, with Sgurr Mhurlagain. Not as craggy as expected from the OS 1:25,000 map. | Owen B | 26/05/2021 |
Alan, Andrew, Chris, Craig, Gerry, Jan, Jane, Kate, Ken | NHWC | 30/11/2019 |
Cold on summit but another good weather day. Lovely views, a muscular mountain well worth, like Streap, a visit. Surrounded by magnificence. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 13/04/2019 |
Colin and I. A very hot dry day. Did it in conjunction with Fraoch Bheinn | iansm | 06/07/2018 |
Veryhappybunny | 30/05/2018 | |
Straight up the ridge to summit, the descended back down the ridge to a point where one could descend to the col then up Sgurr Mhurlagain. no views off the summit | Nozzer | 07/05/2018 |
Alone, from Loch Arkaig. Straight up and down in somewhat inclement weather for late June. | Grinner | 24/06/2017 |
Sgurr Mhurlagain & Fraoch Bheinn from Strathan. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 09/05/2017 |
MMC Tulloch Station WE with Kevin Murray and Alan Gillilland. Excellent weather and 8 hour round. | alexmaclennan | 08/04/2017 |
From road end up S ridge of Fraoch Bheinn and then dropped down rough ground to col and up open slopes to Sgurr Mhurlagain. Cold, crisp day. | benalder284 | 25/03/2017 |
CK | SheilaS | 13/05/2016 |
Did after Sgurr Mhurlagain | duchally | 10/05/2016 |
pleasant ascent, some snow left, cloud at top | oatcake | 10/06/2015 |
Sgurr Mhurlagain and Fraoch Bheinn. Showers of rain / hail / snow and even occasional sunshine | RobertP | 17/05/2015 |
Two-day backpack: Strathan - Fraoch Bheinn - NW ridge to Glen Kingie - bealach at NM975976 - Sgurr Mor - Sgurr Beag - camp near NM947953 - Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoidh - An Eag - Sgurr nan Coireachan - Garbh Chioch Mhor - Sgurr na Ciche - descent via Glen Dessarry | davidpettit84 | 28/05/2014 |
Afternoon walk 20 degC +. From Strathan-Dearg Allt then joined the NNE ridge halfway up. The SMC guide said it was good and indeed it gave a great way up a fine mountain. Hazy views, then down SSW ridge- the usual way, quite gentle for the area. Had a lovely morning at the butterfly reserve though only 2 Chequered Skippers; abundant Green Hairstreaks nectaring on bluebells on the way back to Strathan were just as enjoyable. Great summer day. | pwheeler | 20/05/2014 |
fraoch bheinn,squrr mhuragain and squrr cos na breachd-loaidh from strathan. | robertphillips | 05/08/2013 |
Staying at holiday cottage in Spean Bridge. | douglas_easton | 04/08/2013 |
self | davidsbatty | 11/08/2012 |
Alone. In conjunction with Sgurr Mhurlagain. Hazel turned back before 1st hill | SpudGunn | 01/05/2011 |
See Sgurr Mhurlagain | dbb | 13/07/2010 |
RS & JH. Kinbreack bothy via Allt a'Chinn Bhric, Fraoch Bheinn (tops) then descent to Strathan on Loch Archaig. Overnight showers reducing with clear summit & sunny intervals. | Vin | 28/03/2010 |
Walked in w Jenx/MVW over Mhurlagain to Klibreck bothy from STrathan. Then round Fhuarain/Breachd-laoidh and meet ASC/NW at Bothy, out over Fraoch Bheinn - for Sgurr Mor - Scotty's penultimate Munro | nordicstar | 04/04/2009 |
2 of 4: From Sgurr Mhurlagain. | ChrisR | 12/06/2008 |
and 30/10/2015 | chrispine | 15/03/2008 |
Fraoch Bheinn (NM 986940) S/F NM987916 Very warm sunny cloud free day. Haze in afternoon. | John Young | 01/04/2007 |
Gorgeous, crisp, v cold morning. On way out from Kinbreck, Ken and I decided to climb Fraoch Bheinn from the pass. Brilliant views. V icy in places | niallp | 18/02/2007 |
After Sgurr Mhurlagain dropped pack on north side of bealach then straight up west side of Fraoch Bheinn, very steep with easy scramble and good fun & top reached suddenly. Went north along summit ridge then at about 989 948 swung south east down steep grass back to my pack. | Whithaugh | 07/10/2006 |
Galltywenallt | 05/10/2005 | |
MC JC. Combined with Sgurr Mhurlagain. Clouds well above summits and deep snow above 300 m made for hard going. Climbed Fraoch Bheinn first and made two abortive attempts due to steep ice sheets to descend towards Mhurlagain before finding a route off SE from the summit. Mhurlagain thigh deep in snow. Descended easily. Hundreds of deer at car eating beetroot! | Martin66 | 27/02/2005 |
R Pete b - on way down from PD's last Munro | Richard Tait | 16/10/2004 |
On the TGO Challenge | BLACKHILL | 11/05/2003 |
From Strathan. Then N top. Intended to do more but it rained. | Aye Jimmy | 21/04/2003 |
From Strathan. Uphill around crags on stiff grass to top at 11.15. to N top. | arranc | 04/07/2000 |
Alone - short day as had blisters :-( | zoob | 23/04/2000 |
Solo From Sgur cos na Breachd-laoigh Enjoyable day | fergie | 26/03/1999 |