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Name:Carn Dearg
Hill number:637
Height:816.5m / 2679ft
RHB Section:09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
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, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y)
Grid ref:NN 35000 96617
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:201m
Col:616m  NN374969  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 34
(1:25k) 400
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From the lodge car park, into Glen Turret, crossed bridge, followed by crossing the 2 tributaries at their junction. As Gill said, take the higher track up Glen Eachach, easiest found by staying left of the old metal and wooden fence posts.iangalbraith30/10/2023
Solo from Brae Roy Lodge. Followed track past lodge and up Glen Turret, past remains of two old croft buildings and rossed Allt Eachach ascending Teanga Mhor, initially very steep with deep vegitation. Very poor visibility top top of (North) Carn Dearg. Decent S to col then up to summit of (South) Carn Dearg. Visibility now extremely poor requiring compass work to locate route back to Glen Turret keeping just E of Allt Dearg. Crossed the Parallel Roads and through the moraine back to the good track and Turret Bridge.John Lee16/07/2023
Combination of the Eachach Càrn Deargs and Càrn Dearg (Bhrunachain) - solo from small parking area by footbridge of the River Roy nr Brae Roy Lodge. Track past lodge and over turret bridge, took track along Glen Turret before ascending up to Teanga Mor, then up to the first Carn Dearg (815m) of the day. Dropped down to bealach at the head of Gleann Eachach and then up to second summit (768). Dropped down to Leckroy, crossing river and then heading up from Canal Burn to third Carn Dearg (834m). Descended via Carn Bhrunachain back down to the car. Total time: 5h 59min.mproudfoot06/05/2023
Meall a’ Chromhlain, accessed via footbridge at 333930 not shown on 1:50k map. Cross to Beinn Bhan using an ATV track to help navigate the bog. (This whole route is very wet and full of peat hags.) Carn na Larach to Carn dearg (N). Easy walking to Glas Charn, which has great views. Cross to bealach between Carn Dearg (N) and Meallan Odhar keeping a high line to avoid the worst of the hags. From Meallan Odhar to Carn Dearg (S) and then on to Carn Dearg Beag and Glas Bheinn by obvious route. Descent to track by going roughly south to hit track at point where the Allt na Glas Bheinne meets it. The terrain on this slope is very benign, especially when compared with the rest of the route! Back to car by following the track. There is now a small mobile phone mast (satellite?) at the lodge; the phone box lower down the glen has been removed.sarahk02/05/2023
Largely followed the route described on the Walkhighlands site, with a detour to the Simm of Meall Odhar added on. As has been stated below, there is a decent path after the sheep fank in Glen Turret, and a bridge over the Allt Eachach, before the sharp slog up the side of Teanga Mhor. Some decent gorges descending S from the second Carn Dearg. 15km, 4hRockdoctor09/04/2023
In brilliant sunshine all day with Rhona and Struie. Basically following the clockwise route on Walk Highland bagging the two furthest Carn Deargs down the glen. Parking where the public road runs out before Brae Roy bridge. If you can pick up an ATY track on the way SW off the 2nd Corbett, it will take you all the way down to yr outward track in Glen Turrett...bonusDampandDusty27/03/2023
Solo. Nice old stalking track (sometimes faint) after the second bridge and rising traverse to the summit.garbo110313/02/2023
a shuffleTamCollie15/05/2022
This one first in a Card Dearg loop with Davemike__riley12/03/2022
Solo fr NN335911 10am, back to car 1:15pm after two Carn Deargs! Soon lost good path and ascent was a bit of a battle with rough ground and dry peat groughs, very extensive. Dry, overcast and cool. Top in thin mist but a bit of a view NW to Great Glen.NorfolkPT2118/07/2021
Climbed with Richardamcculloch26/09/2020
Standard route of both Carn Deargs, this one first. Straightforward. Ground dry and peat hags trouble free after a dry spell.Owen B20/08/2020
With Rob and Rosie following the SMC guidebook route from Brae Roy lodge. Fantastic sunny day with awesome views at the top. 4 hour round.alexmaclennan06/08/2020
3 of 7: From Carn na Larach.ChrisR05/11/2019
Alan,Chris,Gavin,Jan,Jane,Toril,WillieNHWC23/06/2019
From tent at Bridge of Tilt a fine round of what turned out to be 10 assorted tops as ground got easier as I went on after a boggy early couple of tops: Meall a Chomhiain; Doire Baineir; Bein Bhanl; Carn na Larach; Carn Dearg North; Glas Charn; Meallan Odhar;Carn Dearg South; Carn Dearg Beag; Glass Bheinn.dickscroop07/09/2018
With Jontallblond05/06/2018
Veryhappybunny25/05/2018
TGO Challenge 2018twg2715/05/2018
With DebsMountain Goat27/09/2017
A very pleasant round with Gary for company. Felt and went much better than the previous days' failure on the other Carn Dearg in Glen Roy.langskill28/05/2017
It’s a lovely walk up Glen Turret, and good to find an old-fashioned stalker’s path at the end of the landrover track. There’s a bridge over the Allt Eachach, and the path goes right up the glen. It’s the topmost path, not the sheep tracks, and, although faint, it’s marked with small cairns (note to cairn kickers: leave them alone, they’re historic monuments, put there by shepherds and stalkers). Leaving the path, a rising traverse on rough stuff gives tough going to the mossy top of big Carn Dearg. Down is also rough, with gruesome peat hags at the col, but the climb to little Carn Dearg is on easy grass. Seriously cold and windy, with snow, so very glad of a super-fast climb, for warmth. A brief huddle by the cairn and off down to Sron a’Ghoill on easy ground, then a descending traverse to the path. On removing the cag at the path, I was amazed to find water pouring out of the cuffs of the Buffalo. That’s some wet then!Gill13/04/2017
CDMC meet with Jojo Neff.clashcityrocker05/02/2017
Circular from nr Brae Roy Lodge with Chris Watson, Dugslaw, Lionel B & Steve G.Smudge20/03/2016
A circular walk from nearr Brae Roy Lodge with Chris Watson, Smudge, Lionel Bidwell & SteveG up to 817m Carn Dearg then Meallan Odhar before our second 768m Carn Dearg.Dugswell220/03/2016
From end of Glen Roy, as below.Lionel Bidwell20/03/2016
CK SheilaS03/01/2016
Carried on to Carn Dearg Southduchally08/04/2015
Solo.Dangerous Dave14/09/2014
Circuit of two Carn Deargs from Glen Roy road endrjf3521/04/2014
Good day cold wind good viewsNozzer02/06/2013
From Luib-chonnal bothy. See my blog post for more details: <a href="http://blog.alistairpooler.co.uk/2013/05/the-carn-deargs-of-glen-roy.html" target="_blank">http://blog.alistairpooler.co.uk/2013/05/the-carn-deargs-of-glen-roy.html</a>alistairpooler15/05/2013
From Braeroy. Day and bright, moderate east wind, views to Lochaber summits but not Craig Meagaidh. Hard snow patches above about 650m. Onward to its twin and namesake.Topographer5723/02/2013
the 2 carn deargs from turret bridge.robertphillips22/09/2012
selfdavidsbatty29/04/2012
From Brae Roy Lodge and Gleann Eachach, with JK, NP and KM. Some sunshine and heavy rain in evening.Man of Kernow103/03/2012
with K, M & J. V interesting route Braeroy-G Leachach rising to summit, then 2nd Carn Dearg to SW, from the col. weather increasingly poor for descent over parallel roadsniallp03/03/2012
Followed the route in the SMC Corbett guidebook from Brae Roy Lodge via Gleann Eachach, nipping up each Carn Dearg directly from the bealach. Persistent rain, low cloud and moderate winds.davidpettit8431/12/2011
NUFWAS Hogmanay at Roy Bridge. With Phil & Jon.Grinner29/12/2011
With Josie, Claudia and Tabby sclater17/04/2009
W jenx from valley head on cold mid Xmas eve. Bagged both Deargs, brilliant sunset over Nevis rangenordicstar30/12/2008
1 of 2: From near Brae Roy Lodge.ChrisR26/05/2008
Yet another Carn Dearg. Bit of a pull from the Col. Nice walk down the glen at the end.gman06/06/2007
Galltywenallt22/04/2007
AloneSpudGunn15/07/2006
Revisit. TGO Challenge: Laggan to GairbeinnRHW16/05/2006
From Brae Roy. First of the Carn Dearg twins. With the Terrier, S and the F.C.The Captain25/03/2005
r Stags etc Richard Tait17/10/2004
From Brae Roy Lodge with M on round of the two Carn Deargs.PeterD09/06/2004
After spending the night with the EBC (supposedly Elite Bothy Club) at Luib-chonnal bothy. Solo. To Glas Bheinn, Carn Dearg Beag, Carn Dearg (South of Gleann Eachach) and Carn Dearg (North of Gleann Eachach). Returned directly to Luib-chonnal bothy to pick up gear and cycle out to the road end at the head of Glen Roy.pwbellarby23/11/2003