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| Name: | Beinn Bhreac-liath |
| Hill number: | 266 |
| Height: | 802m / 2631ft |
| RHB Section: | 03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Catchment: | Awe |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NN 30281 33909 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 215m |
| Col: | 587m NN296332  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) 377E |
| Observations: | higher than cairn at NN 30302 33969 |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 393 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From layby to E (NN 3227 3373). Up to Beinn Bheag first then across to here. Took a direct line down; gets a bit messy at the bottom. | jonglew | 09/11/2023 |
| From Invergaunan, on Glen Orchy B road. up track for fair way then hard work up north ridge of Beinn Bhreac-liath then over to Beinn Udlaidh. | PeterD | 07/06/2023 |
| Beinn Bhreac-liath and Beinn Udlaidh from Glen Orchy, Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 02/05/2023 |
| From A82 solo. Bridge has keep off signs but I performed a safety test to confirm its ability to hold a single walker. Possible to cross river upstream today anyhow but could be impossible after wet weather. Followed an interesting sharp ridge caused by erosion of NW side of lower valley, climbed deer fence above. Top of hill more interesting than lower slopes and distant appearance suggest. Superb day and views. | Nick Canute | 27/02/2023 |
| Anti-clockwise circuit of Beinn Udlaidh & Beinn Bhreac-liath as per SMC book, with DRC. On ascent, should have turned off track BEFORE gate in deer fence. On descent, no problem with deer fence at NN 29803 35257 - a large section has been blown down. | TRG318 | 12/02/2023 |
| From Glen Orchy at Invergaunan. Into forestry along banks of Allt Ghamhnain but instead of finding an obvious route up onto the hillside we ended up at a deer fence and crossed back over the burn to follow a stalkers path high into the coire. Followed this to its end and then squelched up to another deer fence near the Coire headwall. Followed fence up to Beallach then pathless up to summit- hard work. Followed ridge along but descended to far west probably- was horribly rough and lower down new pine saplings planted which made the going even worse. Nb. The deer fence across the ridge has been breached. | stig_nest | 26/08/2022 |
| Solo clockwise circuit of Beinn Udlaidh and Beinn Bhreac-liath from start of forest track on the B8074. Dawn start to try and escape some of the summer heat, but was still a sweaty slog up the tufted grassy slopes of Beinn Bhreac-liath. Was glad to reach the summit ridge, though views were a bit hazy. Descent from Beinn Bhreac-liath to the bealach a bit rough and steep in places but picked up a faint path up to the summit ridge of Beinn Udlaidh. Descended down the quartzite rock to the river by the forest and followed the (boggy at times) forest track back out to the car. Total time 4h 2mins. | mproudfoot | 21/07/2022 |
| Time excludes 40min cycle from top of Glen Orchy to bottom. Cycled down, walked back up over the Graham and two Corbetts. Very hot, sunny day – had to detour a bit for water. Way through trees easy S to N, probably harder N to S. New deer fence had been vandalised, which was helpful. | Rounsfell | 04/06/2022 |
| Solo | Munroist3935 | 21/09/2021 |
| Hot day. Circuit from Glen Orchy. | thekirkie pirate | 25/08/2021 |
| The ascent of Corbetts Beinn Udlaidh and Beinn Bhreac-liath up from Glen Orchy Farm and down to Invergaunan. Also visiting Meall Garbh and Beinn Bheag. 23km with 1320m ascent in 7h 40m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 31/05/2021 |
| Met Alex McBride at Invergaunan in Glen Orchy we set off to get two Corbetts, Beinn Bhreac-liath (802m) and Beinn Udlaidh (840m). The boggy ascent up Beinn Bhreac-Liath was interrupted by a newish deer fence with no stile, so we gingerly get over it, which so much fun…. Beinn Udlaidh has a fantastic dyke of quartz (white/grey rock) from the north end of the ridge north east toward Invergaunan. Thick mist from around 650m upwards, no views on top, 07:10hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 18/04/2021 |
| A retrospective log | Andrew Simmons | 01/02/2021 |
| 14 miles 3421ft walk, start at By-The-Way Tyndrum, follow West Highland Way to top of hill and cross A82 road, up fence line to Beinn Bheag, Beinn Bhreac-liath and Beinn Udlaidh, down to Coire Sheileach and track down through forest to A82 follow road back to Tyndrum. | stephenbuda | 24/08/2020 |
| From the layby on the A82 east. Uneventful plod by the side of the plantation then straight to the summit. Deer fence gates in convenient locations. Low cloud in some directions, the summits of Ben Lui and Beinn Dorain rising out of it. | Owen B | 15/08/2020 |
| ACW round from Glen Lochy Farm. An easy ascent via the track onto the shoulder W of Coire Daimh, detouring to Meall Garbh, with excellent views over Beinn na Sroine towards Loch Awe, rejoining the track to Beinn Udlaidh's cairns large and small, steeply down to the bealach and up to Beinn Bhreac-Liath (cairns small and large). BBL's N ridge is a marvellous aerial walkway, underscored by a small planning passing at eye level as it flew below Beinn Dorain. There is a high new deer fence towards the end of the ridge and a potentially awkward descent to Invergaunan - don't cut down much before the end of the ridge or you will encounter concealed crags. A pleasant walk along the B8074 to finish. | Nick Down1 | 08/08/2020 |
| Start point from the A82 nice way to do the hill great views to the North. | Fellhugger | 19/11/2019 |
| Moira. Climbed the Beninn Udlaidh and Beinn Bhreac-liath horseshoe from Invergaunan. | ColB | 22/09/2019 |
| Tyndrum - Beinn Bheag - Beinn Bhreac-liath - Beinn Udlaidh - Arinabea - Tyndrum. | Mark Jackson | 17/08/2019 |
| from Beinn Udlaidh with jonathan | jwbellarby | 31/03/2019 |
| Access from the A85 near Arinabea: a constructed track winds up through the plantation from the forest road at NN30103183 (where it crosses the stream) to approximately NN30203284. A much better choice than following the stream to/from Coire Sheileach. | dickiewren | 03/01/2019 |
| Done with Smithy from Glen Orchy in late afternoon. About 100m SSW of the entrance to Invergaunan just next to a bridge is a forestry gate with a wide opening & plenty of room to park unobtrusively. A track/path unmarked on the map then winds through the forest, popping out next to the river for a while. Beyond the forest the track continues, overgrown in places through a gate in the deer fencing. About 1km short of the bealach, the track drops to a final deer fence gate. Headed up SW on heather, spaghnum moss & bilberry: tough going. Used ladder over fence, turned crags to R & then over easier ground for a superlative summit view from Beinn Udlaidh. Dropped to the col & then fairly easily over to Beinn Bhreac-liath. Returned to col & followed deer fence steeply down to first gate & track back to start. | NotReallyABagger | 10/08/2018 |
| Circuit taking in Beinn Udlaidh and Beinn Bhreac-liath from end of track just W of Invergaunan on B8074. Recorded route (not that I'd recommend it!) and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2018/04/beinn-udlaidh-and-beinn-bhreac-liath.html | Gayle | 28/04/2018 |
| Weather cleared for this one. A long decent. | iansm | 14/04/2018 |
| sunny, cold, crampons on all the time | David Bell | 25/02/2018 |
| From Invergaunan - up the north flank. Easy going until we hit icy winds (blew my quavers away! and Deana's hat!!!) and thick snow (thigh deep in places). Snow swimming is always a treat in January (but gets rather tiresome by March). Decided to call it a day so headed back via the Allt Ghamhnain glen. | summitter | 06/01/2018 |
| Climbed with Richard on DMC XMAS meet at Bridge of Orchy. Clear day but very cold (around -6) | amcculloch | 09/12/2017 |
| 74th – With Allan. From Invergaunan in Glen Orchy. Follow path along Allt Ghamhnain, take line SW up hillside around crags, gain main ridge and continue to summit. Head E and descend to col and ascend NE to second summit. Return along long ridge NNW to complete a circuit. V cold (frighteningly so), dry with broken cloud above tops. Snow lying down to ground level, several inches higher up and soft. | RGibbs | 09/12/2017 |
| CDMC Bridge of Orchy meet. | clashcityrocker | 03/12/2017 |
| Circuit from Invergaunan | rjf35 | 18/04/2017 |
| Clockwise route from Glen Orchy. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 01/11/2016 |
| Another one that got away...I forgot to log this, so I must have reached the MarHoF some days before I thought I had. | Gill | 06/08/2016 |
| From Invergaunan. Easyish bag, with no problems. | Jhimmy | 07/05/2016 |
| Did after Beinn Udlaidh | duchally | 30/07/2015 |
| See Beinn Udlaidh | dickscroop | 16/06/2015 |
| Veryhappybunny | 03/06/2015 | |
| From RRMC bus with Avril and Carol and Jess. White-out conditions on top | munromurph | 20/04/2015 |
| Starting from By The Way Hostel & Campsite, Tyndrum via Beinn Bheag. Lots of fresh snow so direct approach up SE scree made easier/possible. Perfect winter conditions, light breeze and sunny intervals. Descended via Coire Chaillein rather than going to Beinn Udlaidh due to deteriorating weather from the west. | mntainman | 30/01/2015 |
| tick | chazzyboy19 | 19/06/2014 |
| Continued over from Beinn Udlaidh. This must be a contender for largest flat summit area. | Roblex | 08/05/2014 |
| solo, by Coire Chalein, easy contour above fence col between two main hills. Found route between cliffs (deep, soft snow) to B Udlaidh. Clear by time I summitted but views limited. back to col and straight up to B Bhreac-liath, then direct descent in deep snow to car. Dry, sunny in part, breezy, mild. | niallp | 01/03/2014 |
| From Invergaunan with Ruth and Alison | davidpettit84 | 29/03/2013 |
| Up from forestry road by Arinabea. Steep up to col and steep icy snow up to summit plateau. Continued to Beinn Udlaidh | robphys | 26/02/2013 |
| With Colin. | alistairpooler | 26/11/2012 |
| RBS outing, wet and windy; did as through route from 'Tyndrum' to Bridge of Orchy; long wait in pub by log fire waiting for bus. I had failed to notice that I had climbed this Corbett twelve years earlier | langskill | 28/10/2012 |
| With Gavin Rees & John Burton. | Dangerous Dave | 26/02/2012 |
| beinn bhreac liath and beinn ulaidh. | robertphillips | 05/01/2012 |
| MMC Walk | alexmaclennan | 19/11/2011 |
| self | davidsbatty | 07/11/2011 |
| Fairly uninspiring plod from Beinn Bheag. On to Beinn Udlaidh. | campagvelocet | 13/07/2011 |