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Name:Creag Thoraraidh
Hill number:1160
Height:404.5m / 1327ft
RHB Section:16C: Tongue to Wick and Helmsdale
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Helmsdale, Catchment Boundaries
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y)
Grid ref:ND 04062 18749
Summit feature:no feature: ground 3m from fence and 190m N of trig point
Drop:155.1m
Col:249.4m  ND 0481 2258  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 17
(1:25k) 444E
Observations:trig point is at ND 04082 18556 and is about 2m lower
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
Comments:De-twinned from hill 1161 (Cnoc Coir a' Phuill, ND046202) in June 2014
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 142 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parked on the new A9 at the layby 057180. Walked down to the hairpin, across the road, steeply up through bracken to scale the fence to the open hillside, not nice. Then to the high point of the felled plantation and line of pylons, and onto the barely discernible ATV track to the mast. The gravel road from the mast was very wet, as was the mossy, spongey terrain over to the trig and the true summit. Took a direct line back to the hairpin which was a little better and led to an easily opened gate onto the old A9 bridge. Probably should have started from nearer Navidale like most others.Owen B20/09/2023
From Navidale via the road to the Radio/phone mast.IanHHill25/06/2023
With Yeltzbagger and ketzster. Met ketzster at the start of the track to the radio mast. Easy walk up then a trudge around the bog looking for the highest point. Great views as far as Assynt. Lovely way to spend an afternoon. Down in the dark.Stevie n Tay20/11/2022
With ketzsterYeltzbagger20/11/2022
From old A9, up via commms mast access road to summit and trig. Good views over to Caithness.Fife Walking25/08/2022
Via the tarmac road from the old A9SpudGunn10/06/2021
From Snowgate Navidale (Old A9) - Followed track up to mast bagging the trig and the nearby summit. Back down the same way.briandavies15/09/2020
Up from Helmsdale. Lovely walk. Did get the trig in Oct 2018 but not the actual summit.David Bremner03/08/2020
parked car at unused road- uninhabited house. over kill on a v high deer gate which was locked....therafter- avoid the cattle and pooVerySlowPlodder04/07/2020
Tarred road to mast, thereafter ghastly ground to summit coords.iangalbraith06/03/2020
Parked just beyond the private access road on a bend. 90 minute return up the tarmac mast road then across the heather to the top somewhere near the fence. Solo. Cloudy but clear.bolton19/02/2020
Up the tarmac track. Would be great to cycle down.summitter19/07/2019
Our 1200 Marilyn.softsquare29/06/2019
Parked on old road at ND039172, through 2 gates, straight up southern slopes, didn't fancy the private road and dogs MUST be on a lead at all times business. With Ellie dog.BLACKHILL16/06/2019
Up the service road, visited both summit and trig, just as weather closing inN.Morters16/03/2019
From Navidale. The gate is firmly locked, so it's a stroll up the tarmac to the mast, then strike out across heather, hags and bog to the top. Fairly dull in the mist but very easy.Gill28/02/2019
From Snowgate with Gill. Gate locked so walked up asphalt access road to mast compound, then across the rough.jonglew28/02/2019
Trig Bagging with Big JNozzer06/02/2019
Bagging the trig.BigJ06/02/2019
6 of 6: From Cnoc Coir a Phuill.ChrisR02/08/2017
Solo HFB21/07/2017
From Navidale.NormanW21/05/2017
Parked on the road at ND 03444 16873, then an easy uphill walk along the tarmac track, finally along the gravel track and across rough ground to the summitmartin_hall15/03/2015
Various inc DC JC and OMartin6603/01/2015
During a New Year week in Helmsdale, with Martin66, J, JC, Otis, Shaky, Smithy & Hunts, set off from the end of the minor road at Navidale & followed the transmitter access track. Crossed frozen ground to the top. Just as well it was frozen too...NotReallyABagger30/12/2014
Parked at side of large gateway ND03573 16952, just beyond the start of the transmitter access road – Through gate & up tarmac access road to junction with stone track just before small communications tower – Up stone track to bend & police notice – Made way across moor to unmarked summit. (S)gerrybowes24/09/2014
Solo tripInvicta1407/08/2014
Parked over bridge on old A9 road. Took tarmac access road all the way up to mast and then over flat heathery moor to featureless un-marked 'summit'. Better views from the edges of the plateau.Man of Kernow108/06/2014
Parked on old A9 and walked up tarmac road. Possible to walk but it was a nice day, the morning after the annual RHB dinner so clearing the head was useful. Nice trig on top, summit a hundred metres or so back up fence line.nordicstar08/06/2014
If you feel brave you could drive to the radio mast, as it is tarmac all the way, just two gates at the start. Otherwise it is about half an hour to get to the mast, and a bit longer to find the top, not easy, trig point is obvious.tallblond07/06/2014
From Sutherland/Caithness boundary stone car park on A9. Through walk over twin-top, which was deleted the ext day, to Braigh na h-EaglaiseMinto06/06/2014
Mast road sign stated private so decided not to risk driving through lockable gates, been humiliated too often! Parked E of hairpin bend then ascended from bend itself via a gate in the deer fence. Steep at first. Walked full length of ridge.Topographer5706/06/2014
Walked up road to summitAndrewFinnimore18/08/2013
Low cloud but straightforward ascent by access track.JohnW16/06/2012
tickchazzyboy1926/01/2012
Parked before snow gates on A9 at Navidale. On tarred road all the way to masts and to trig 6844 at 10.15 and to GPS highest point. No obvious sign. to Phuillarranc17/06/2008
Both topsGmacT17/07/2007
Round of Braigh na h-Eaglaise, Cnoc Coir a'Phuill and Creag Thoraraidh from Badbea on a hot day.Eddie07/07/2006
Date is first visit. Notes from later...Has a Twin Peak - Cnoc Coir a'Phuill; dull hill & view, NB masts to S as well as NW; no summit cairn. direct steep ascent from A9 hairpin to SE RHW15/10/2001
Ben Rinnes26/05/2023
ketzster20/11/2022
Rod M29/07/2022
Simon Winton23/04/2022
TONY DEALL28/06/2021
NickF12/10/2019
govanah13/08/2019
fergie23/07/2019
weaselmaster20/07/2019
beckybags22/06/2019
A Peckish22/06/2019