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Name: | Cruach an Lochain |
Hill number: | 1441 |
Height: | 508m / 1667ft |
RHB Section: | 19C: Loch Fyne to Bute and the Firth of Clyde |
County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
Catchment: | Ruel |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | NS 04951 93846 |
Summit feature: | ground 1m SW of trig point |
Drop: | 259m |
Col: | 249m NS068952 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 56 (1:25k) 362N |
Observations: | top 400m NE at NS 05264 94081 is several metres lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 106 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
As per kdbennett | curlebd | 26/08/2022 |
From layby at NS067944, walked up forest track (NS067947) to high point at NS056938, through a short gap beside a stream, under a deer fence, then roughly direct to summit, returning same way (1h30m) | kdbennett | 13/07/2022 |
Bran | HFB | 12/10/2021 |
As per Alan Moore. Visited both tops with hidden lochan in between. | willyross | 12/05/2021 |
MC JC O. From forest track. Through 2nd gate and through narrow tree belt 500m later. Soft moss and heather. Beautiful views from the top. Arran, Islay, Jura, Mull, Glencoe and the Cobbler. | Martin66 | 11/10/2020 |
4 of 4: From the NE Top. Parked at Forest track entrance at 067948. Left the track at 057938. | ChrisR | 08/08/2019 |
Via forest road, as others. | Chris Peart | 31/03/2019 |
Parking possible at end of track(067948)but there's also a good layby just 200m S. | 49pp | 05/12/2018 |
Glenbranter-An Carr(415m)-Cruach an Lochain-Tom a' Bhiorain-Cruach nan Capull-Sidhean Sluaigh-An Carr(335m)-Strachur | campagvelocet | 07/09/2018 |
From A886 along forest road to a stream crossing at NS 05684 93847. Forest fence was down to the right of the stream. | Alan Moore | 10/04/2018 |
Walk up forest road; squelch along a firebreak; cross a deep stream gully; squelch along the firebreak by the stream; cross a bog; cross a fence; struggle through a bog; with great relief break out onto grassy deer tracks to the left of the stream; walk below little crags; break through to the summit; reverse. A thoroughly nondescript and uninspiring hill. | Gill | 15/11/2017 |
Easy walk up the forest track and onto open hillside. Following first a fence then a short wall to trigpoint. Weather wet, and no view | N.Morters | 19/08/2017 |
Easy route up forest track. Wet snow above 400m. | AndrewFinnimore | 23/03/2017 |
Parked at entrance to forest road at 067947. Evening walk up to 056938, through short ride and then headed to summit. 80 minutes and 3 miles with Marli the dog. Great views of Jura, Arran, Islay. | bolton | 15/06/2016 |
Very easy. | jenx | 13/04/2016 |
Used forest track w Jenx up from A886 to GR056938, wide gap in trees by burn at 395m leads directly to open fell and easy bag of summit and s5H. | nordicstar | 13/04/2016 |
With Mora, from parking on forest track at ns059958 | BLACKHILL | 22/09/2014 |
An easy one. From start of track from A886 at 067947. Up through a broad break at 063945, down through a fairly easy higher break at 055938. Downward route was easier going. Views to Arran, Jura and Mull from summit. | Topographer57 | 31/05/2014 |
2nd of today along track from A886 to summit | robertphillips | 06/05/2014 |
Miserable day Saw not a thing. from 067948. 
Rough on top | Thearlaichdubh | 30/08/2013 |
Start: NS036909. Notes: Followed track until it levels off where trees felled on downslope side of track. Entered plantation on upslope side at gap in track ditch. Followed wall and fence to edge of plantation in order to gain ridge which was followed to summit. Views of Jura, Arran & Arrochar. I descended west to track at NS038939 which involved some plantation bashing. (onwards to Creachan Dubh) | raffemeister | 27/10/2012 |
Parked at forestry road end at NS 067 947.
Followed track for about 500 metres to wide gap in trees. Climbed up to ridge then over undulating ground to summit.
There is another fire break further along track at NS 056 937 which gives more direct route to | cmac | 14/08/2011 |
Revisit. Grassy hill. From NE, track to e.g. 058940 then grassy rushy climb. Last of the day; wet evening, no view. | RHW | 26/09/2009 |
Ascended from forest tracks off the A886 on a dull day. | JohnW | 12/06/2008 |
Solo. As RHW. | chrisbien | 24/05/2008 |
Sunny, mild, good views. | iangalbraith | 17/10/2004 |
From NE top. view of trig on other side of lochan drop down and more fences to top at 11.00. | arranc | 24/03/2003 |
Date is first visit. Notes from later...fine hill, pleasant ascent from NE. tk from 068948, climb from 057938, descend to 059940 | RHW | 24/06/2001 |
Grass all the way up and down from the road. | Eddie | 14/09/1999 |
StueyB | 28/08/2022 | |
duchally | 18/05/2022 | |
Tricky | 14/10/2021 | |
lindaross | 12/05/2021 | |
weaselmaster | 18/06/2020 | |
Sick Kid | 18/06/2020 | |
ARM | 15/11/2019 | |
Simon Winton | 22/02/2019 | |
iainwalton | 04/11/2018 | |
kiltedbiggles | 01/04/2018 | |
govanah | 09/03/2018 | |
tallscottishguy | 09/03/2018 | |
NormanW | 26/11/2016 | |
fergie | 05/11/2016 | |
ger | 12/05/2016 | |
PGCE | 08/05/2016 | |
Tony S | 09/07/2015 | |
grumpy | 24/03/2015 | |
richtea5040 | 13/03/2015 | |
Lionel Bidwell | 11/09/2013 | |
Tony Rogers | 11/09/2013 |