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Name: | Fiacaill na Leth-choin |
Hill number: | 560 |
Height: | 1083m / 3553ft |
Parent (Ma): | 518 Ben Macdui [Beinn Macduibh] |
Parent (SMC): | 525 Cairn Gorm |
RHB Section: | 08A: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Deleted Munro Top (xMT) |
Grid ref: | NH 97524 02426 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 3m |
Col: | 1080m NH975022 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 (1:25k) OL57S 403S |
Comments: | Munro's Tables 1921-1969 give a position c.600m N, probably due to an error on the 1 inch map. See Database Notes. |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 273 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Ben Macdui and Cairn Gorm circular from Ski Centre CP. A few out and backs to minor tops. With R. | Dan Baddeley | 23/09/2023 |
On own. A superb sunny and clear autumn day giving great views throughout my walk. From ski centre car park following Walk Highlands route. Fiacaill na Leth - choin > Ben Macdui North Top > Ben Macdui > Stob Coire an t-Sneachda > Fiacaill a' Choire Chais > Cairn Gorm > Ptarmigan Station > car park. | Beeliner | 08/09/2023 |
From Coire Cas - an anti-clockwise loop around the Coire ridges. | Tisteln | 03/06/2023 |
Loop with family from Coire Cas. | Dibber | 03/06/2023 |
Circular overnight route from Coire na Ciste car park. Sunny and warm conditions with excellent visibility. Followed path heading NE contouring round hillside, eventually climbing to join ridge leaving a short distance to climb and reach Creag nan Gall. Continued to Stac na h-Iolaire and camp near pt737. Inversion in the morning, and continued (missing Sron a' Cha-no) to Cnap Coire na Spreidhe and summit of Cairn Gorm. Along northern corries to Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairn Lochan. Descended to Fiacaill na Leth-choin (barely a top) and the impressively located Creag an Leth-choin [Lurcher's Crag]. Over Creag an Leth-choin North Top and descended to SW end of Chalamain Gap, taking a good path to Creag a' Chalamain. Descended via Airgiod-meall to return to start. | RobertP | 31/05/2023 |
Cairn Gorm and the northern corries (Walkhighlands route with extension to Lurchers Crag and Cnap Coire na Spreidhe) | hummusg | 26/05/2023 |
Passed over on the crossing to Cairn Lochan, barely distinguishable. | Trantham Clan | 25/05/2023 |
Anticlockwise circuit from Ski Centre car park | oldbagger27 | 11/09/2022 |
Walked along path from Ben Macdui N Top | 187lenny | 28/08/2022 |
Ski Centre Car Park to Lurcher's Crag/Creag an Leth-choin, onto Fiacaill na Leth-choin, to Cairn Lochan, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm and Cnap Coire na Spreidhe, descended back to car via Sron an Aonaich. | JasonStark | 14/08/2022 |
Ben Macdui circular from ski centre ... 9.30am start ... Misty but with reasonable views... A pleasant and not overly strenuous walk up to Fiacaill na Leth-choin. | R & K | 04/08/2022 |
DRC walk from Ski Centre using Walkhighlands 'Ben Macdui and Cairngorm' route with diversions to include Fiacaill na Leth-choin and Ben Macdui North Top. | TRG318 | 17/07/2022 |
Glorious sunshine, some thawing & some frozen snow, great views! Half-ran up fr 635m car park. | NorfolkPT21 | 17/12/2021 |
22 miles 6252ft walk. Start at Glenmore campsite, Cairn Gorm ridge walk, to Creag a' Chalamain, Creag An Leth-Choin, Fiacaill Na Leth-Choin, Cairn Lochan, Stob Coire An T-Sneachda, Cairn Gorm. Cnap Coire Na Spreidhe, Sron a' Cha-no and Stac Na H-Colaire, back to Glenmore campsite. | stephenbuda | 06/09/2021 |
18.5km loop from the ski centre, taking in Ben Macdui, Ben Macdui North top, fiacaill na Leth-choin and Creag an Leth-choin, 4 hrs 20 mins | Nicky C | 22/08/2021 |
10 of 14 on tough 18 mile hike. Amazed to find litter up here. In the bag it goes and thrown in the bin | The-Z-Man | 02/08/2021 |
Parked at ski centre car park, counter clockwise via Creag an Leth-choin (MT), Ben MacDui (M), Cairn Lochan (MT), Stob Coire an t-Sneachda (MT), Cairn Gorm (M) and Cnap Coire na Spreidhe (MT). No views on top, 07:38hrs all in. With Ali Shaw for whole round and Rob Truswell up to Ben MacDui on an OMC meet at Badaguish. | chillyman8 | 19/06/2021 |
attempted to do ben Mcduie but got hit with a terrible snowstorm 
laura and Kay | Lauralj84 | 23/09/2020 |
Beautiful day out: 26km (thank heavens for the bus from Aviemore to the ski centre or it would have been ultramarathon territory!) Fiacill Na Leth Choin, Ben Macdui (both tops), Stob Coire Sputan Dearg, Creagan a Choire Etchachan, Stob Coire An T-Sneachda, 	Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm | Fionalevey | 03/08/2019 |
From Ski Lodge and up to Ben Macdui and cairn Gorm. | LaurieIson21 | 30/07/2019 |
Started at the ski-centre car park, taking the main path to Ben Macdui via Fiacaill na Leth-choin. Returned over the North Top then the Fiachaill Coire an t-Sneachda ridge. Tasty little ridge in high winds! | summitter | 28/06/2019 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 29/04/2019 |
From 0.5 gully to Ben Macdui summit and down carn lochan | emily | 23/03/2019 |
Ski Centre CP - Fiacaill na Leth-choin - Ben Macdui - Ben Macdui North Top - Ski Centre CP | screeleep | 30/01/2019 |
Fiacaill na Leth-choin, Creag an Leth-choin North Top, Creag an Leth-choin [Lurcher's Crag], Cairn Lochan, Fiacaill Coire an t-Sneachda, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm, Cnap Coire na Spreidhe and Sron a' Cha-no. From the Cairngorm ski centre car park. wonderful day. | Alunrees33 | 26/06/2018 |
Ben Macdui and Cairngorm from the ski-centre, with added Munro tops and xMTs. | Crib Goch | 17/06/2018 |
Bagged en route to Ben Macdui. | Man of Kernow1 | 23/05/2018 |
From Coire Cas Car Park - Cairn Gorm - Fiacaill a'Choire Chais - Stob Coire an t-Sneachda - Lochan Buidhe - Ben Macdui North Top - Ben Macdui - Cairn Lochan - Fiacaill na Leth-choin. | david230201 | 14/07/2017 |
Solo | neil hutton | 18/06/2017 |
From the Butterbowl CP with Jenx, path to Chalmain gap, then up steeps over tops to Lurcher's Crag. Onward to Fiacall na Leth-Choin MT and direct back down good path to ski station and road to car. | nordicstar | 29/12/2016 |
A good circuit from the Sugar Bowl CP. | jenx | 29/12/2016 |
On route to the second MT of the day. | Play2End | 19/06/2016 |
From Ski car park with Altom Trip | rossdrummond | 13/09/2014 |
with Alex Thomson doing tops also previous ascents | davidsbatty | 17/08/2014 |
Gently introducing Mirjam to Munro bagging... | Ronald | 21/06/2014 |
Two day bothy trip: Glenmore - Creag Mhor - Fords of Avon - Beinn Mheadhoin - Hutchison Memorial Hut - Ben Macdui - Cairn Gorm - Glenmore. | davidpettit84 | 18/07/2013 |
New Year's Eve, about to go into a whiteout! | robertgn | 31/12/2012 |
With William & Ian | Dazza | 31/10/2012 |
A non-descript lump taken in en-route to Ben Macdui. | jonglew | 26/05/2012 |
Estimated date - with James and Dylan | Aimless Rambler | 25/05/2012 |
1 of 7: From Coire Cas CP. | ChrisR | 12/03/2012 |
with Jamie | JamesSDonald | 01/01/2012 |
4 of 7: From lurcher's Crag. | ChrisR | 22/11/2011 |
Debs | Mountain Goat | 28/04/2011 |
From Lurchers , an easy stroll over snow and moss to this top | torkm | 09/05/2010 |
Fell Run over Caingorm from GL | SRF | 10/12/2009 |
Solo | CJM | 15/04/2009 |
En route to Ben MacDui from Coire Cas. Uninteresting top close to main motorway path, with few people bothering to make the short diversion required to visit it. | andy | 05/07/2008 |
With Ian & Joel. | Dangerous Dave | 03/03/2007 |
Managed to get myself lost in the mist after leaving Cairn Lochan, found the summit okay once I'd reloacted myself. | yorkie | 01/09/2006 |