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Name:Beinn a' Chroin
Hill number:2925
Height:941.4m / 3089ft
Parent (Ma):31  An Caisteal
RHB Section:01C: Loch Lomond to Strathyre
County/UA:Stirling
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Forth, Leven (Dumbarton)
Watershed:Firth of Forth, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Firth of Clyde, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo
(Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur)
Grid ref:NN 38758 18566
Summit feature:huge rounded rock
Drop:136.9m
Col:804.5m  NN 3815 1860  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 50 56
(1:25k) OL39N 364N
Observations:rock 75m ENE at NN 38830 18602 is 1.1m lower
Survey:Leica Disto D510/Leica RX1250
Comments:Munro moved from hill 36. See Database Notes
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From An Caisteal with Richard and Gillian Walker; all tops visited . Lovely sunny day; camping at Inveranon campground.Denise 31/05/2023
Parked in the large layby on A82 to the N. Followed the River Falloch track and picked up the path by the first gate up onto the ridge to Sron Gharbh, Twistin Hill, An Caisteal and Beinn a Chroin W, main & E Tops. Descent via path on N ridge to the W of the river to initial track. Another hot sunny day and a relaxing walk with Gillian and Denise.richard6931/05/2023
With GP lost phoneTintenty01/05/2023
From An Caisteal- all tops visited.stig_nest29/08/2022
With Marci and co - not east topD.Hoyle27/08/2022
With Marci, Zsofi and Aislinganabel.martinez27/08/2022
5th top 3rd Munro hardly a view all day with Sharon.colinfielding30/07/2022
Family hike of Beinn a' Chroin and An Caisteal. Nice day out. One short sketchy bit of scrambling for having a child backpack coming off Beinn a' Chroin, maybe why most do the loop the other way.Tisteln09/07/2022
Family hike of Beinn a' Chroin and An Caisteal.Dibber09/07/2022
Second of 3. Wee scramble was great fun and bumpy ridge along to the MT had its moments. Cloud briefly cleared.iangpark07/07/2022
https://www.strava.com/activities/7046041693Graham22b26/04/2022
Anti-clockwise circuit of An Caisteal & Beinn a' Chroin from layby on A82geoffh1218/04/2022
With An Caisteal.liljonb21/02/2022
With Jack NYE trip (Corran)fellie28/12/2021
Wintery walk around the 5 munros with all of the tops that were in the way. From the car park south of Crianlarich on the A82. Stunning day with lots of snow and sunshine. 26 km in 10 hrs taking in Sron Garbh, Twistin Hill, An Caisteal, Ben Chabhair, Beinn a'Chroin west top, Beinn a'Chroin, Beinn a'Chroin East Top, Meall Dhamh.Nicky C05/12/2021
Ascent from lay-by on A82 south of Crianlarich. Long dreary walk in and climb goes via the East Top.knarf03/08/2021
An Caisteal, Beinn Chabhair and Beinn a'Chròin munros from Glen Falloch near Crainlarichhummusg08/07/2021
Made sure I visited huge boulder and checked GR with GPS. On two previous occasions had only visited cairned top, which was not Munro then. Middle top was not even listed in Munro tables.russell6118/06/2021
Solo ClimbJamesSDonald14/03/2021
A retrospective logAndrew Simmons01/02/2021
Another good day with Clare & Skye. Clare remarkably enthusiastic - overtaking people. BaC had one dodgy bit for dog. 45 years since last climbedScmccabe 11/10/2020
With Alasdair & Jamesduchally10/10/2020
An Caisteal and Beinn A'Chroin with Amy. A longer, harder day than expected,killiedaft29/08/2020
Great route done it in reverse which i think is a better way. Ran with Brian Smith, weather good but a bit cloudy at times but in general decent views.Route was longer than said in book!Kevthecat12/07/2020
Approached on the trail from a82 layby then through the boggy ground to the base then climbed up which was tough but straight forward followed onto An Caisteal up some tricky up and down scramble sections.supermario11/07/2020
Beinn Chabhair and Beinn a' Chroin from Derrydaroch. Wet, Windy, Pathless and Painful. Great fun. AJ, AW.Fred Windsor11/09/2019
DavyDavy31/08/2019
A&B. Sunny. After An Caisteal.Morning03/08/2019
From Glen Falloch up Sron Gharbh then Twistin Hill on to An Caisteal summit. After a break and amazing views it was down to Beinn a' Chroin and the tasty scramble up to the west top, then summit, then east top for a longer break and more photos. Back down Beinn a' Chroin's north ridge into Coire Earb for a boggy return to the track then car park. Two brilliant Munros with superb views of big hills all around!Chris Mac06/07/2019
With Sarah. Fine day.kbee25/06/2019
5/6 Sron Gharb, Twistin Hill, An Caisteal, Beinn a Chroin West Top, Beinn a Chroin and Beinn a Chroin East Top. Perfect Munro bagging day on the way home from Harris. Nice to walk on a path, if a bit squidgy in the valley home. Proud of the scrambling to get here.nickywood122/06/2019
Chris, FionaNHWC04/05/2019
From lay-by on A82, southwest of Crianlarich (NN 36852 23841). Under railway, followed surfaced track to 2nd gate then ascended Sron Gharbh; clear grassy path, occasionally boggy. Along the ridge past Twistin Hill to ascend An Caisteal. Steep descent to Bealach Buidhe followed by a steep ascent to the west top of Beinn a' Chroin involving a couple of awkward scrambles. Onwards to the Munro summit and east top before a straightforward descent down the north ridge to then follow the course of the River Falloch. Very boggy in parts before reaching the surfaced track.david23020103/05/2019
Best view of the day across snow covered hillscjo04/03/2019
Ben a Chroin and An casteillittle al24/02/2019
After An Caisteal, arrived at summit 1.15pmsignyred16/02/2019
Cold clear daywullclark02/01/2019
Crianlarich - Stob Garbh - Cruach Ardrain - Beinn Tulaichean - Beinn a' Chroin - An Caisteal - Crianlairich (via West Highland Way). Frozen ground and some snow, patches of blue sky in amongst the clouds.twg2704/12/2018
Climbed from the A82 layby 4km south of Crianlarich, An Caisteal first, returned via River Falloch. Misty in the morning then overcast with the clouds above the summits, 6:30 hours all in.chillyman811/08/2018
An Caisteal and Beinn a' Chroin and tops en route -Walkhighlands routeCrib Goch26/05/2018
Beinn Chabair, Beinn a Chroin, An Caisteal, Beinn Tulaichein, Cruach ArdrainHuwel17/05/2018
Beinglas Farm, Beinn Chabhair, An Caisteal, Beinn a Chroin, Beinn Tulaichean, Cruach Adrain, Stob Binnein, Ben More, Benmore Farm. Day 59 of 59 for all Munros. 25km, +/-3600m, 14 hours. This walk compleats: all the Munros for the second time, Munros in big days (59), and all 55 walks in the Big Walks book.PGCE29/04/2018
R poor weather from Balquidder Richard Tait22/03/2018
With ChristineKeith9928/09/2017
With keithchristine9928/09/2017
Weather fair.MountainMac12/08/2017
10 miles for bothTash18/07/2017
With Tashpigerg18/07/2017
An Caisteal - Beinn a'Chroin - Beinn Tulaichean - Cruach Ardrain. Some views and mostly dry. A tough walk - particularly the down and up between Beinn a'Chroin and Beinn Tulaichean.wozzat22/06/2017
From Glen Fallochquadbarrel02/04/2017