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Name:Ben Avon - Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe
Hill number:536
Height:1172m / 3845ft
RHB Section:08B: Cairngorms
County/UA:Moray, Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Aberdeen), Spey
Watershed:Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head, Aberdeen Bay
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Murdo, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y)
Grid ref:NJ 13194 01836
Summit feature:tor
Drop:198m
Col:974m  NJ118010  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 36
(1:25k) OL58S 404S
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Frosty start from Linn of Quoich at 06:20am Walked whole way. Followed path through Glen Quoich and up An Diollaid. Reached Beinn a Bhuird as cloud rolled in descended to the Sneck after some dubious navigation in the clag. Very windy at Sneck. Up to Ben Avon due to the wind it was harder than I would have liked to get to the top of both the higher tors. Not sure which was higher but the south one was harder. Descent to Sneck down Glas Allt Mor then west through woods beside Quoich water to outward route. Walked at speed time taken including stops 7 hours 59 minutes for 23.2 milesisabelle05/10/2023
En route from Glen Avon to Keiloch. A knackering 35km day.sclater23/08/2023
Cracking but long day out, great weather and glad i brought bike!Kevthecat09/08/2023
Ben Avon & Beinn a' Bhuird from Keilochhummusg23/09/2022
Linn of Quoich, Carn na Drochaide, The Sneck, Ben Avon West Top, Ben Avon, The Sneck, Cnap a' Chleirich, Beinn a' Bhuird North Top and Beinn a' Bhuird South Top.JasonStark28/08/2022
Keiloch - cycled to end of track in Gleann an t-Slugain - Beinn a’ Bhuird S Top - Beinn a’ Bhuird - Cnap a’ Chleirich - Ben Avon W Top - Ben Avon - Carn Eas - Creag an Dail Mhor - bike - Keiloch.Mark Jackson12/08/2022
Solo from North bike to foot of hill total 40km cleared as I got to top. Fine mountain with torspigerg21/07/2022
Cycled into Inchrory from Cock Bridge then a circuit of Ben Avon and Beinn a'Bhuird plus all tops. Quite a long day - 9 hours walking. Mind you, Sue was doing a Rigby Round, so I had lots of time!Geoff Briggs04/06/2022
Camped up from Kellochkitmacleod27/05/2022
A big day out from camp by Quoich Water, visiting all Ben Avon tops. With B and R.jenx14/05/2022
Freezing fog below, peaks above clouds in mild inversion, but cold wind so not warm on tops today. Large patches of frozen snow to run on, in microspikes, including some quite steep banks covering paths.NorfolkPT2119/12/2021
Solo - Both Tors at summit climbed this time. First time on the mountain it was to windy and slippy to get a hand to the summit.Topsaswell08/09/2021
Solo bike and hike from Keiloch taking in Ben Avon and Beinn a'Bhuird - ride into Gleann an-Slugain starts well, but gets progressively rougher - the last half-mile before the ruins was a bit too rough >.< Did anti-clockwise route from there - using the excellent path all the way along to the route up to The Sneck and hit up Ben Avon first - nice wee light scramble up the summit tor. The pull up Beinn a'Bhuird from The Sneck was a bit of a gravelly slog, and the plateau above was not particularly interesting - much like the pile of stones marking the (North) Summit of Beinn a'Bhuird -the 8th highest mountain in the UK deserves better! Was glad to get back to the bike though I walked out the first half mile again, as it looks barely rideable. Total time 7h 5mins.mproudfoot03/07/2021
With Sue on a perfect day after cycling to Slugain Lodge. Also climbed on 2/5/00 and 22/5/11.Phreerunner29/06/2021
Re-visit en route to final xMT. Plus, climbed southern Tor which looks an equal highest.Eddie27/06/2021
Lochnager Backpackingfellwanderer9216/06/2021
With Jack Cairngorms summer hol (backpacking)fellie15/06/2021
Low cloud, no views, summited and sat down for a few minutes and the other tors started to appear, was clearing nicely as we left.PDuncan8213/06/2021
#2 of 9 from Invercauld. Revisit. Care in the strong wind today!RHW02/06/2021
with Iain CruwysTopsaswell29/08/2020
Climbed from Tomintoul. Biked to Linn of Avon. Early start (just after 5am from car park).mcbboyd04/07/2020
Long walk in from Tomintoul - ascent from Inchrory is time consuming but straightforward. Weather cloudy but fair - moderate wind. Loads of snow above 800 metreswychwood19/03/2020
Ben Avon and Beinn a Bhuird from Keiloch. Very windy and cloud above 800mHuwel24/07/2019
Bike from Keiloch to NJ179009. The mapped bridge is no longer there. River not too deep though. Then an unmapped LR track straight up over Carn Drochaid.Pete R19/07/2019
Done over two days broken by a night in the secret howff. Paths excellent throughout.Chris Terrey 03/07/2019
Third time up here. Came up from West Meur Gorm Craig this time. Had a good chat to 2 guys I met on the summit tors. Nice familiar simple scrambling.Dangerous Dave29/06/2019
From Keiloch, MTB to end of track up Gleann an t-Slugain for a round of Beinn a' Bhuird ST, NT, Stob an t'Sluichd, Cnap a' Chleirich, Ben Avon and top, Carn Eas and Creag an Dail Mhor.rhalstead18/06/2019
Perfect hill daywullclark11/08/2018
Wild camped south of Braemar (campsite full). Cycled in to Slugain Lodge ruins. Walked on with maggie,norman and elspeth. Explored fantastic tor summit in fierce winds - huge stacks of granite slabs.dave neilson01/08/2018
Cycle in after camp with Elspeth Norman and Davemn2301/08/2018
Solo. Camped here overnight after going out and back to Stob Bac an Fhurain. Dense cloud, wind and rain.Dangerous Dave20/09/2017
Solo HFB12/08/2017
with dave houstonroddycun06/08/2017
From Keiloch by bike along Gleann an t-Slugain, leaving bike ca 1km short of Slugain Lodge. Took paths to Sneck, then up over 1138m point to Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe (scrambled up two highest parts of tor), continued across plateau to West Meur Corm Craig, then East Meur Gorm Craig, returned over main ridge, past LDB and on t Carn Eas, and then Creag an Dail Mhor, descending E of Carn Eag Dhubh to the track to the S, followed that W to reach the Sneck path, then returned to Keilochkdbennett15/06/2017
Cycled from Kelloch to some way short of Slugain Lodge. Then a delightful stroll via The Sneck. Excellent day for walking.dal14/06/2017
With GeraldineChris Blake18/05/2017
Weather fair.MountainMac08/04/2017
sunny autumn day, bike to foot of Glas Allt Mhor then easy walkCapt Malbec22/09/2016
Did this hill 2nd of the two. Biggest cairn (Tor) we have ever seen. Lovely day and lots of people in the hills.akmilne18/06/2016
Climbed with Andy. Great weather and a very busy hill!FCMark18/06/2016
TGOiansm20/05/2016
Cycled up Gleann an Slugain from the walkers car park at Keilock. Walked up to the sneck and then on to the tor and a short scramble. Clear blue Sky with plenty of snow on the plateau. Magnificent views of corries on Beinn a Bhuird. Returned to the sneck.mindlessflogger22/03/2016
Autumn heatwave! From Invercauld via Beinn a'Bhuird.Roblex30/09/2015
Climbed from Inverauld House Car Park, climbed via South side of Beinn A Bhuird, round to the North Top, down to the Sneck, then up and back to Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe, before returning to Invercauld via Slogain.gandrew16/08/2015
From Kelloch. With Gavin.MorecambeMonkey27/06/2015
With Beinn aBhuirdmunromurph10/06/2015
2nd time.russell6120/09/2014
Second Munro of the day, now back tot he bike at Slugain.Play2End27/08/2014
Round of Leabaidh an Diamh Bhuidhe, Beinn a'Bhuird, Beinn a'Chaorainn and Beinn Bhreac from Linn of Quoich. 36km, +/-1500m, 10 hours 30. Mount Keen in the evening. Day 43 of 59 for all Munros.PGCE22/07/2014
5 of 8: From Stob Bac an Fhurain.ChrisR21/06/2014