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Name: | Beinn a' Chaoinich |
Hill number: | 728 |
Height: | 410m / 1345ft |
RHB Section: | 10A: Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Beag (Glenelg), More (Glenelg), Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
Grid ref: | NG 85989 18385 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 272m |
Col: | 138m NG879166 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 33 (1:25k) 413N |
Observations: | rock 10m N at NG 85988 18395 is as high; ground 120m NNE at NG 86044 18488 and rocky tor 180m WSW are both lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 87 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Braeside in hot,sticky conditions. Visited six high points....just to be sure. | lordtonult | 07/07/2023 |
From Braeside parked near new metal bridge. Round farm buildings then steeply up slope. Various complex summit points similar heights visited. | N.Morters | 05/05/2023 |
The scenic route from Gleann Beag. Parked at Dun Troddan, then took the hill track a few yards to the E to a house; a grassy track continues up the hill to a wooden bridge by some trees. Over the bridge, then right fork uphill, good at first then faint and very overgrown, seems to run out at a bushy tree, but go round the tree and it continues; diminishes to a a deer track over the shoulder of pt 276 to a sliding gate in the deer fence. Better ground after this, over the gap N of Creag a' Bhuairidh, then down to the pylons, then following good deer tracks along a fence to lovely Loch Beinn a' Chaonich, deer tracks onward to rejoin fence up a gully and onto the plateau. Trudged round all the tops in a gale. This approach shows the best side of the hill, impressively craggy, but obviously longer than other routes. Some rough ground but not appalling. | Gill | 26/05/2022 |
solo | donmeister | 29/12/2021 |
From Scallasaig to NNW. Good parking by farm. Stile NG 8521 1991. Hard going over steep grass and complex hill - need GPS to determine correct summit | carole engel | 26/07/2020 |
From Braeside - inadvisable, nav is easy, but underfoot is AWFUL. There is no need to disturb the Braeside residents. Parking on wet ground 50m W of bridge, NG870196. Over bridge and immediate L on wide track to large green barn, at rear took steepest ATV track, up R, kept on same line over crest to hidden gate and onto open hillside. Ahead is 300m of steep (45 deg at times) and deep (chest high) tick infested horrendous tussock grass (some of the worst I have ever encountered) and reeds - on this 37th day of rain, I was soaked to the skin within a few metres. Crossed a faint ATV track high up, so there is maybe an easier way up than this. The top zone is no better, being very, very rough moorland - a choice between more deep tussock grass or horrible heather. Multiple tops of similar height. Find another way, it couldn't be any worse than this. | Isbjorn | 19/06/2019 |
From Braeside. The lady drove out and said it was ok to walk up their drive to access the hill.Quite windy at altitude. | NormanW | 12/06/2019 |
Parked just W of Breaside bridge. Ascent by Breaside, through 4 gates and straight up. Visited all summit contenders..With PM. | CJM | 20/05/2019 |
Parked 100yds before the bridge which leads to Braeside. Through various gates to the various summits and walked them all. With CM. | bolton | 20/05/2019 |
Solo trip | Invicta14 | 01/06/2018 |
3 of 3: From Braeside bridge. | ChrisR | 19/03/2018 |
1/3 from braeside parked near bridge track to farm then straight up, lots of summit bumps. | robertphillips | 22/09/2017 |
From Braeside. Parked beside phone box, past the farm and up the steep pasture. | Topographer57 | 08/10/2016 |
From Braeside. Quite steep onto wide ridge. Then easy going. Several contenders for HP. GPS prefers the lump to the south of fence. | Campbell Singer | 05/06/2016 |
From Braeside. Pretty easy terrain and quickly up and down. | jenx | 19/05/2016 |
Parked just over the bridge on way to Braeside farm. Asked there and said was ok. Directed around the left of farm and then a direct line to summit in an hour. Nice steep pastures, picking lines between the wet areas. Visited several possible summit inc the RHB top with small cairn. Back same way w Jenx before the rains came. | nordicstar | 19/05/2016 |
From Braeside. | jimbloomer | 02/05/2015 |
From Scallasaig. I underestimated the scale of this one. Interesting though. Again, make your own route, I know I did and different way back. I like these hills that only attract a few baggers and hence are not scarred by wide trails. | Martin R | 21/09/2014 |
From Braeside, easily up and down | AndrewFinnimore | 24/06/2014 |
MC JC O | Martin66 | 02/01/2014 |
Solo ascent from the bridge at Braeside Farm. Steep ascent and hummocky summits. Picked the top that seemed highest and fitted with GPS reading. 2 hours. | alexmaclennan | 14/05/2013 |
Climbed from Suardalan via East ridge, tough going along the ridge. Many possible summits and visited about 10 to make sure. Directly down to bridge near Braeside then return along Glen More. | Chris Peart | 28/11/2012 |
Galltywenallt | 08/08/2011 | |
From Breaside | BLACKHILL | 10/06/2011 |
Up from the east, and a fair scrap looking for the summit. | fasgadh | 16/02/2011 |
Parked near Scallasaig Farm. Through the yard to a tree on first horizon and straight on up. No cairns. Several rocky bumps contended for highest point. | arranc | 20/06/2007 |
From Suardalan bothy. | Eddie | 31/08/2000 |
rocky summit, view of Rum. bridge by Braeside @ 871196, cross mdw then steep boggy slopes | RHW | 30/12/1999 |
ThickIce | 20/05/2023 | |
tallscottishguy | 09/04/2023 | |
govanah | 05/09/2022 | |
GaryJones | 27/04/2022 | |
Johnny Corbett | 22/07/2021 | |
Simon Winton | 06/01/2019 | |
Dave McG | 06/06/2018 | |
needanewdog | 03/06/2017 | |
AndyS | 24/05/2017 | |
iainwalton | 30/05/2016 | |
PGCE | 21/04/2016 | |
richtea5040 | 12/10/2015 | |
Martyn1 | 30/07/2015 | |
Tom Mundell | 03/07/2014 | |
Trekking toes | 03/07/2014 | |
Andrew Simmons | 19/10/2013 | |
petesimpson | 28/07/2013 | |
RichardM | 25/04/2013 | |
Denise | 25/04/2013 | |
interloper | 14/04/2013 | |
Fletch | 14/04/2013 | |
Jim.Fothergill | 01/03/2013 |