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Name:Beinn Bhrotain
Hill number:538
Height:1157m / 3796ft
RHB Section:08A: Cairngorms
County/UA:Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen)
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Murdo, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y)
Grid ref:NN 95414 92283
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:258m
Col:899m  NN937958  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 43
(1:25k) OL57S 403S
Observations:ground 10m N at NN 95414 92289 and 25m N at NN 95420 92305 are as high
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
Comments:summit surveyed at 1157.0m
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 639 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Very tough day with extremely cold weather and deep snow made much harder but great views as clear and crisp!Kevthecat02/12/2023
SoloTopsaswell22/06/2023
From Linn of Dee, Carn Fiaclach Beag, Carn Fiaclach, Carn Cloch-mhuilinn & Beinn Bhrotain.JasonStark17/03/2023
with Jeff. Very windy up high, I went down from the col and didn't do the next one. Long walk out back to White Bridge where I had left my bike.Cumbrianexile25/09/2022
Monadh Mor, Beinn Bhrotain & Mullach Clach a' Bhlair from Glen Feshiehummusg19/09/2022
MistyNeilThompson30/08/2022
Linn of Dee - cycled to Allt Iarnaidh - Carn Cloich-mhuilinn - Beinn Bhrotain - Monadh Mor - traverses round Beinn Bhrotain and Carn Cloich-mhuilinn and return to bike and car.Mark Jackson08/08/2022
Cold and windy at timespigerg26/07/2022
With Karen. Crossed Moine Mhor and camped at Loch nan Cnapan. Returned via Glen Glen Geldie and Glen Feshie.Highland Days07/06/2022
Monadh Mor, Beinn Bhrotain and all tops from Glen Feshie. Cloud inversion to 900m then sunshine!Geoff Briggs03/06/2022
Saturday 14th I cycled in from Linn of Dee car park and pitched my tent at the edge of some trees approx. 3km east of the ruined Geldie Lodge. Sunday 15th I headed north on foot ascending the boggy slopes up to the Munro Top of Carn Cloich-mhuilinn (942m). The traverse over to the Munro of Beinn Bhrotain (1157m) was mainly along a path. There was a boulder field to descent before the pathed ascent up to Monadh Mor (1113m), the second Munro of the day, I then ascended the Munro Top of Tom Dubh (918m). From here I descend back to the Allt Luineag and followed this south(ish), then down the east bank of the River Eidart. This section of the walk was brutal, as I had left Tom Dubh at 15:10 and there was no path / break in the bog, so I constantly concerned about the remaining time, in between the heavy showers. Eventually I reached the Glen Feshie to Braemar path and then ‘raced’ to get back to the tent before sunset, having a much earned cup of tea at 20:35, almost 11hrs after startingchillyman815/08/2021
Solo. Achlean to Tom Dubh, Monadh Mor and Beinn Bhrotain. Heavy rain forecast in the morning but light showers in the afternoon. Summit intermittently clear on Tom Dubh but cloud down on the two munros. Strong winds dropping towards the end. Views much on the way out and back.meltdiceburg06/08/2021
Weather fair.MountainMac22/06/2021
A rapid there and back route covering Monadh Mor and Beinn Bhrotain from Glen Feshie (via Tom Dubh) with Harrison. Warm on the initial ascent but 30-35mph gusty wind above 900m so we didn't stop apart from a minute or two at each summit. 81.25 miles, 1510m ascent - total time 6h 25minmproudfoot12/06/2021
From Linn of Dee. Cycled to White Bridge, then track on E side of Dee and up Carn Cloich-mhuilinn, over to Beinn Bhrotain, across to Monadh Mor, continued N to near Loch nan Stuirteag, down to the loch, then down on intermittent tracks to Glen Geusachan, initally on S side, crossed to N side near NN948953, back to S side near NN964941, then return to White Bridge by track on W side of Dee. With JAS.kdbennett02/08/2020
Bike&hike from WhitewellStrathcarron01/08/2020
From Auchlean - very cold but little wind and dry - long route across plateau (partially following yesterday’s trail) then down to col and up to summit (crampons needed) - took 10.5 hours - returned in the darkwychwood22/12/2019
Monadh Mor & Beinn Bhrotain with Guy and Forbes. Icy & Snowy, -8degCHuwel01/12/2019
Long hike from Glen Feshie, taking in Mullach Clach a' Bhlair, Monadh Mor, and Beinn Bhrotain.Tisteln24/08/2019
Camped below the Devil's Point and nipped up here first thing. Traversed to Loch na Stuarteig, then Monadh Mor, Beinn Bhrotain, Tom Dubh (where it started to rain), Mullach Clach a Blair and then down to Glen Feshie. Stayed at Loch Morlich YH.jigglybones22/08/2019
Epic day! Walked solo. From Linn of Dee to White Bridge and along Lairig Ghru path to Corrour Bothy. Steep climb up good path to Devil's Point. Great viewpoint. Returned to col and traversed at around 1000m contour around Cairn Toul and Angel's Peak to point 899m above Loch nan Struirteag. Hardest part of walk ... bogs and boulder runs (not recommended!). Over the massive Munro's Monadh Mor and Beinn Bhrotain to Munro Top Carn Cloich-Mhullinn. Generally easy walking over grassy and bouldery ridges, with occasional faint paths. Descend through heather, avoiding summit of Carn Fiaclach, to path on west side of Glen Dee at the Allt Iarnaidh. Long return to White Bridge (to cross) and Linn of Dee. Weather dry and clear most of day, but closed in after Beinn Bhrotain with a heavy shower and lowering mist. Total distance about 33km ... could be reduced by about 9km with a mountain bike to White Bridge! Took me nearly 12 hours ... due to late start I finished by torchlight!jamessteel10008/08/2019
AlanP,AndrewG,ChrisT,GavinT,JaneO,KenS,RobertP,TorilFNHWC20/07/2019
2nd Repeatchalky195326/06/2019
From Linn of Dee, MTB part way up Glen Dee then Carn Cloich-mhuilinn, Beinn Bhrotain and Monadh Mor.rhalstead15/06/2019
From wild camp at Chest of Deeprwild28/05/2019
With ChristineKeith9924/05/2018
With Keithchristine9924/05/2018
TGO Challenge 2018twg2719/05/2018
JimT29/03/2018
Cycled to Chest of Dee from Braemar. Climbed Monadh Mor and Beinn Bhrotain. A very long day even with bike.David Greaves08/07/2017
Solo. On way to Braeriach wild camp. neil hutton19/06/2017
Summit looks like an abandoned building site, good hill otherwisealda31/05/2017
From Linn of Dee. Cycled to White Bridge, then up Carn Cloich-mhuilinn, over to Beinn Bhrotain, across to Monadh Mor, continued N to near Loch nan Stuirteag, then NE to Sgor an Lochain Uaine, then along ridge to Cairn Toul, Stob Coire an t-Saighdeir and Devil's Point, descending to Corrour Bothy, then return to White Bridge by track on E side of Deekdbennett28/05/2017
With GeraldineChris Blake19/05/2017
Out & back from the car park near Achlean. With Paul & Helen.MorecambeMonkey02/09/2016
From Liin o'Dee to Aviemore via Gleann Einich. Dry sunny turning cloudy. Not a soul on the hills.munromurph01/08/2016
With Mark.Jonathan Willingham13/06/2016
With Jack Cairngorms bank hol trip (backpacking)fellie30/05/2016
see M MorDunlawyering22/05/2016
Climbed from Linn of Dee, bike in to beyond White Bridge. Clear, but cold.Roblex27/09/2015
Biked in then over Bhrotain and Monadh Mor descend into soggy Glen GuisachanCapt Malbec29/08/2015
Lin of Dee, completed with Monagh Morgandrew18/07/2015
TGOiansm15/05/2015
8 Munros West of Lairig Ghru. Day 54 of 59 for all Munros. 47km, +/-2800m, 15 hours 30.PGCE13/05/2015
Tim /7 kieraLoz_mck17/02/2015
An easy pull up from the munro top for the first Munro of the day. Clearing cloud and mild.Play2End29/10/2014
Better views on this hill. Rain and midges never far away :-(akmilne06/08/2014
you know the midge are bad when you are thankful of a downpour, eaten alive!FCMark06/08/2014
JEB, RIB HFB23/07/2014
From Corrour Hut with Robert Wight. Misty start to the day bur clear in the afternoon with fantastic views. 6 munros in 10 hours.alexmaclennan20/06/2014