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Name: | Am Faochagach |
Hill number: | 1066 |
Height: | 953m / 3127ft |
RHB Section: | 15A: Loch Broom to Strath Oykel |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Cromarty, Catchment Boundaries, Dornoch |
Watershed: | Dornoch Firth, Inner Moray Firth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
Grid ref: | NH 30364 79360 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 367m |
Col: | 586m NH293823 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 20 (1:25k) 436N 436S |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 610 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Tom Ban Mor, Sron Liath and Am Faochagach from eastern end of Loch Glascarnoch. | JasonStark | 24/02/2024 |
Parking at Black Bridge (NH373708). 1 hr to Strathvaich Lodge. 100m N of the lodge, a TLV tk starts up gravel zig zags but soon deteriorates into 15m wide of steep gloop. When the TLV tk veered sharply S and began to traverse, I turned R on an upward ATV tk, which, after ascending for a while, led into kms of exhausting boot sucking gloop along the E flanks ending at about 600m just N of Allt Coir’ a’ Chliabhain, from which I escaped up to Craig Rainich. (I may as well have filled my boots by wading through the Abhainn a’ Gharbhrain and saved some energy). Then a semblance of sanity over the never ending tops to Am Faochagach. Returned along ridge to Meall Coire nan Laogh and found TLV tk descending and joining up with the up-TLV tk, aquaplaned down the Teflonic TLV tk and another hour’s slog on the tarmac. Nothing like it was 30 years ago before the rise of the machines. HORRIBLE | Isbjorn 3rd Round | 18/10/2023 |
Am Faochagach - Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 13/09/2023 |
Am Faochagach from Loch Glascarnoch. Thigh deep river crossing. | Geoff Briggs | 13/08/2023 |
Rannoch_Monkey | 12/08/2023 | |
PM | 26/07/2023 | |
danpquinn | 14/06/2023 | |
DotMP | 14/06/2023 | |
dickiewren | 11/06/2023 | |
Early start; east walk up from the west end of Loch Glascarnoch. Good path most of the way and then easy walking along the tops. Has been exceptionally dry so no problems with the river crossing it was a trickle. Sat and enjoyed the views from the summit. Lovely peaceful spot great visibility. Time taken exactly 3.5 hours for 9.14 miles and 2311 feet of ascent. | isabelle | 09/06/2023 |
Neil Midgley | 17/05/2023 | |
SunnyAdventures2 | 13/05/2023 | |
Munro 119 Rnd 2. Came up from Glascarnoch Dam this time. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 25/04/2023 |
Jill Robertson | 25/04/2023 | |
rox.a.k | 26/03/2023 | |
4 of 5: From Sron Liath and again on our return from Carn Gorm-loch. We left the bikes at Strathvaich Lodge: 15 minute ride from Black Bridge. This was a much more interesting route than my 2 previous visits from Torran Dubh. There was a guy operating an amateur radio set at the top and he was in contact with a German operator. He had just left when we returned. With Sam. | ChrisR | 13/11/2022 |
Quite a long walk in from Black Bridge. Pretty easy going. Fine day. The track runs to within 2kms of summit. Returned by same route | wychwood | 16/09/2022 |
jfwilson | 10/08/2022 | |
PVokes | 31/07/2022 | |
T-bog | 31/07/2022 | |
vgiorgio | 09/07/2022 | |
phil101 | 26/06/2022 | |
Fletch | 22/06/2022 | |
interloper | 22/06/2022 | |
Am Faochagach and tops from Strath Vaich. Followed estate road to Strathvaich Lodge and climbed W to reach ridge. Detour to climb Meall an Torcain then back and climbed Meall Coire nan Laogh, Tom Ban Mor, Sron Liath, Am Faochagach and Carn Gorm-loch. Returned, bypassing summit of Am Faochagach and descent via summit of Meall Gorm and Glas Toll Mor, contouring to reach track down to Strathvaich Lodge. Mainly good visibility, strong breeze. | RobertP | 09/06/2022 |
npeterc | 02/05/2022 | |
Dottie | 29/04/2022 | |
Dottie001 | 29/04/2022 | |
Kendall | 11/04/2022 | |
night | paulpitcher | 26/03/2022 |
stuartgreig | 06/03/2022 | |
PaulMcMurtrie | 30/01/2022 | |
Conor | 01/10/2021 | |
Solo - usual route from Torrandhu bridge on the A835. Recent dry spell made the river crossing a breeze without the need to remove boots, and the few remaining boggy sections were easily negotiated - weather was warm, dry and cloudy with a few sunny spells and a light breeze. Left car at 6am with head torch on, hit the summit at 8am, back at car by 9:45am. | mproudfoot | 13/09/2021 |
From Loch Glascarnoch dam, 25km | Huwel | 17/08/2021 |
gettingonabit | 11/08/2021 | |
With Keith | christine99 | 27/07/2021 |
With Christine | Keith99 | 27/07/2021 |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 26/07/2021 | |
anguscow | 20/07/2021 | |
bobhem25 | 04/07/2021 | |
Linear run from Loch Glascarnoch to Inverlael, taking in Am Faochagach and Beinn Dearg 4. Ascended usual route from loch, then descended to Loch Prille for ascent up Cona' Mheall. | quadbarrel | 02/06/2021 |
Glascarnock weather mast route. Parking interesting very busy. River crossing ok Calf / Knee deep. 
Started with low cloud which cleared with views as far North as Hope and Morven. | GmacT | 16/05/2021 |
weaselmaster | 16/05/2021 | |
Sick Kid | 16/05/2021 | |
TommyG | 03/05/2021 | |
LadyinAyeVan | 05/11/2020 | |
26 years later. Now easier with a bike and atv track from the lodge. | BaggerGutt | 25/08/2020 |
Fi | 16/08/2020 | |
alda | 15/08/2020 |