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Name: | Ben Horn |
Hill number: | 1171 |
Height: | 520m / 1706ft |
RHB Section: | 16D: Altnaharra to Dornoch |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Brora, Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | NC 80728 06336 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 354m |
Col: | 166m NC744064 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 17 (1:25k) 441E |
Observations: | area to E of cairn is of similar height |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 157 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Escaping bad weather over at Elphin for a day in the sunshine.Bit blowy on top but good views over to the Griams and Klibreck. | ARM | 09/09/2023 |
Parked at Bridge of Horn. Up track towards Loch Horn. Another track branches off to R just before loch. Left at 80525/05678 track junction. Track/path from there. | duchally | 30/08/2023 |
A revisit, taking a more circuitous route via Meall Loch Horn (a pointless, squidgy, insignificant bump), then Meall Dubh and Meall Mheadhoin, which are much better. It started raining when I got to Ben Horn, so I didn't feel obliged to visit any more bumps. | Gill2 | 02/08/2023 |
A clockwise circuit of the Loch Horn hills from Bridge of Horn.... Meall Loch Horn, Meall Odhar, Meall Horn, Ben Horn, South Top, Meall Coire Aghaisgeig & finally Beinn Cos a' Bhaich. No paths once on the hills so something of a heather tramp. | summitter | 01/08/2023 |
From Bridge of Horn via forest track and ATV track. | Winterfloodian | 24/05/2023 |
Golspie 3 Peaks | CraigW | 29/04/2023 |
From Bridge of Horn. | Chris Peart | 29/04/2023 |
With Yeltzbagger from Bridge of Horn. We were worried I might not get over the stile over the deer fence but not too bad. Straightforward climb and great views. | Stevie n Tay | 27/11/2022 |
With Dom. Parked at bridge of horn. Up track to fishing loch, then up to summit. | PeteF | 21/10/2022 |
Easy ascent from Bridge of Horn via forest road then ATV track. Walked over to the ground east of the cairn, which looked higher.. | govanah | 18/04/2022 |
Short day before heading south. From Bridge of Horn lay-by: forest track to loch and then ATV to near summit. | benalder284 | 03/04/2022 |
From Bridge of Horn, along access track to Loch Horn, then up slopes to Ben Horn summit, initially following ATV track NE from end of access track, then more directly N on upper slopes, descending more directly to lake and access track back. With JAS. | kdbennett | 19/06/2021 |
Solo | garbo1103 | 27/10/2020 |
After a car tour an early evening jaunt. A straightforward walk up. From Bridge of Horn - track to Loch Horn then up the course grassy slopes to the summit. Linger to enjoy the views in the dipping light. | briandavies | 24/09/2020 |
A straightforward ascent from the Bridge of Horn. | Peterb | 09/01/2020 |
From bridge of Horn, with Ellie dog. | BLACKHILL | 14/06/2019 |
From Bridge of Horn, taking in tops surrounding Loch Horn (clockwise direction). | clashcityrocker | 11/06/2019 |
From Bridge of Horn (NC799047), up forest track to Loch Horn outlet, where an ATV track heads up to near the col at NC808057, where, at the level of the col, it meets a path going toward the col, but the path peters out in the wet ground of the col. Then up S ridge to Ben Horn. | Isbjorn | 29/12/2018 |
RIB | HFB | 20/10/2018 |
From road to south via track to Loch Horn | raffemeister | 11/09/2018 |
A quick bag up from the bridge to the loch. with Big J | Nozzer | 12/06/2018 |
Fine summit. With Nozzer. | BigJ | 12/06/2018 |
From Bridge of Horn. | Alan Moore | 11/05/2018 |
The voie normale. Lovely summit, covered in short heather and lichen, and good views if you ignore the wind farms. | Gill | 07/04/2018 |
Good day for it with great views in all directions and not too boggy. Good little walk! | Gebirgsjaeger | 23/09/2017 |
Lot of parking at Bridge of Horn, track up to loch and then plodding. Sunny spells, warm, great views. | iangalbraith | 07/08/2017 |
5 of 7: From Cnoc nan Gearr. | ChrisR | 03/03/2017 |
From Bridge of Horn, track onto open hillside. Snow capped top, onto Beinn Lunndaidh over the road. | N.Morters | 02/03/2017 |
As most before we parked in layby at bridge and took locked track to Gospie AC Lochan. Then easily up hill side to top. Wandered along ridge but agree cairn is high point. | nordicstar | 25/03/2016 |
An easier hill for this area. Except for the howling gale. | jenx | 25/03/2016 |
Parking at Bridge of Horn, straightforward ascent up the track to Loch Horn and straight up to the summit. | martin_hall | 08/07/2015 |
bridge of horn track to loch, then easy going to the top.went over to areas 40m east and 80 m east these both look to be higher than the cairn base. | robertphillips | 15/06/2015 |
Parked in large layby at Bridge of Horn – Up track to just below Loch Horn – A steady climb up S. ridge to summit cairn. (PM) | gerrybowes | 21/05/2015 |
Parked at the Bridge of Horn. An easy walk to the summit from the track end at Loch Horn. Return in one and a quarter hours with GB. | bolton | 21/05/2015 |
with JC DC O + various | Martin66 | 29/12/2014 |
From Bridge Of Horn, up the track to the loch & then over the snowy slopes with Martin66, J, JC, Otis, Shaky, Smithy & Hunts. Then on to Beinn Lunndaidh in the afternoon. | NotReallyABagger | 29/12/2014 |
Solo trip; abundant blaeberries near loch | Invicta14 | 04/08/2014 |
A nice easy one via track from Bridge of Horn. | Topographer57 | 06/06/2014 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 11/05/2014 |
From Bridge of Horn | AndrewFinnimore | 26/12/2013 |
Straightforward ascent from the road, but in low cloud. | JohnW | 17/06/2012 |
Used track to Loch Horn, easy ascent from there. | hils | 20/04/2009 |
wonderful walk in bright sunshine, snowy winter wonderland | hjaltland | 09/02/2009 |
Park at entrance to wind farm to NW of hill. Steeply up on good road into forest and a water works half way up. Over a deer fence by a steep stile by a locked gate. Bore right at Loch Horn and straight up the side of the hill and to top at 10.20. Vanes hardly moving. | arranc | 21/06/2008 |
Ben Horn and the South Top from Bridge of Horn. | Eddie | 08/07/2006 |
From the Bridge of Horn climbed up to Loch Horn via a track to the small dam. From there it was a hard grind in hot conditions. Still great views from the top and a long rest. Came down just as Ireland equalised against Germany. | garyhoney | 05/06/2002 |
enjoyable climb (short well kept heather); wide view. Bridge of Horn: good tk to loch then steep slopes to summit | RHW | 14/10/2001 |
Solo. | MickyRoss | 24/09/1995 |
Parked just to west of Bridge of Horn. Forest road towards loch, ATV track uphill fades to faint track. Grass to east of cairn seems higher. Back over Ben Horn S Top (436m) and Beinn Cos à Bhaich (426m). A quick walk on my way from Orkney to Drumnadrochit. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | blank |
Yeltzbagger | 27/11/2022 |