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| Name: | Beinn a' Chaolais |
| Hill number: | 1451 |
| Height: | 735.2m / 2412ft |
| RHB Section: | 20A: Jura, Scarba and Colonsay |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Island: | Jura |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NR 48895 73444 |
| Summit feature: | rock by cairn/shelter |
| Drop: | 361.1m |
| Col: | 374.1m NR 4954 7406  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 60 61 (1:25k) 355S |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 265 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Didn’t need to take car across as estate track couple of hundred metres from ferry jetty. Tracks to about 724472 then boggy across to ridge. Not as much boulders & scree as I remember for previous Paps. Nice views. | rogreeves | 18/09/2023 |
| with Frances. Very very very wet approach. Hard day. | langskill | 11/04/2023 |
| Jura fell race 4th top. | Matt2901 | 28/05/2022 |
| Jura fell race | Littledave | 28/05/2022 |
| On a round of the Paps | Rockdoctor | 02/05/2022 |
| Steep climb up but most of the scree can be avoided to the left. With Gavin Rees. A very long walk out back to the A846, initially on tough path less ground. | Dangerous Dave | 01/08/2021 |
| Heather. Week on Jura. | garbo1103 | 16/06/2021 |
| From Feolin ferry, easy track then easy terrain, great way up. | alda | 13/05/2021 |
| done with the other two by bike from Feolin. | HardenC | 23/09/2020 |
| Three Arch Bridge - Loch an t-Siob' - Beinn Shiantaidh - Beinn an Oir - Beinn a' Chaolais - Loch an t-Siob' - Three Arch Bridge. Perfect sunny day. Boggy below 200m. Just over 6 hours. | davidpettit84 | 08/11/2019 |
| The Paps with ger. | CJM | 13/09/2019 |
| Superb Paps hill walk. Initially with Bolton & CJM, then with CJM to Beinn Shiantaidh, Beinn an Oir & Beinn a'Chaolais. Fine weather - a superb walk over fantastic quartzite hills. | ger | 13/09/2019 |
| From Beinn an Oir after the steep descent and then equally steep climb to the summit. The Paps are nowhere near as difficult as I feared. Decided to head to the nearby SE Hump. | bolton | 13/09/2019 |
| Cycled up tracks from Feolin to SW ridge. Ascended to a broad ledge at about 500m, then turned east along the ledge to bypass a steep scree section. Higher up there is more scree, nothing really serious but still uncomfortable in the strong wind. From the SW it is either a long walk in or a bike in, but the Chaolais-Oir ridge appeared to me to include steep and compulsory scree sections which I was unwilling to risk. | Topographer57 | 10/06/2019 |
| 7.35 ferry from Islay. Followed the standard walkhighlands Paps of Jura route. 7 hours 40 minutes, plenty of time for the ferry back. Weather played ball, dry, mild, almost calm, cloud just touching the tops occasionally. | Owen B | 20/08/2018 |
| CK | SheilaS | 18/05/2018 |
| Via Corra Bheinn, Beinn Shiantaidh and Beinn an Oir. | Winterfloodian | 17/09/2017 |
| 4th hill of 7 today starting from Three arched bridge then climbing Cnuic Charrach, Bheinn Mhearsmail south top and Bheinn Mhearsmail descending to col but profiling round to South side then zigzag using heather to reach crest then eady walk to summit. Hare posed for pic on way up. Quite windy but neautiful sunshine. Descent via North ridge using scree path then boulders and bilberry/ heather to reach col with Beinn an Oir, my next hill. | Dazingdale | 07/06/2017 |
| From Beinn an Oir. Another long ascent but dry underfoot and scree easily avoidable. Getting fed up with wind. Cloud down to about 1500' and hail but suddenly cleared as summit reached. Got in a sheltered position to dine and drink in the views. Truly spectacular hill range. On to Beinn Mhearsamail. | Wycombe Wanderer | 24/04/2017 |
| Ferry from Islay. Beinn Shiantaidh, Beinn an Oir, Beinn a'Chaolais from E, starting at old bridge. Day started bright and sunny but clouded over - still some fantastic views. 8.5h, back in plenty of time for ferry back to mainland. | RobertP | 04/04/2017 |
| 3 of 3: From Beinn an Oir. With Tim. | ChrisR | 10/10/2016 |
| As part of Jura Fells Race | Jim T | 28/05/2016 |
| Jura Fell Race | DinoF | 28/05/2016 |
| Isle of Jura hill race | CraigW | 23/05/2015 |
| With Marcus on SIP Race | Colinmac2005 | 18/05/2014 |
| A round of the Paps plus two on a fine day | dickscroop | 13/05/2014 |
| With Mora, from the bridge at nr544720. | BLACKHILL | 14/04/2014 |
| Circuit from A846 at bridge over Corran River | rjf35 | 26/07/2013 |
| Climbed with Walk Islay. My second Pap. Glorious views from summit. | Skerryvore | 19/04/2013 |
| round of beinn a chaolais, beinn shiantaidh, and beinn an oir cycled from ferry to lochan gleann astaile. | robertphillips | 10/10/2012 |
| Third top of four today with Cliff in stronger sunshine + even stronger wind. GR8 all round views. | Dugswell2 | 14/06/2012 |
| walked from the ferry up the horrible track they are building for a SSE dam. grassy slopes up to 500 meters. great hill to get up, horrible to get off, from the other side. | tallblond | 13/06/2012 |
| Marhof meet. Solo. From Three Arched Bridge on standard route to Paps of Jura. Path for most part dry but could see that in wet weather it would be rather boggy. Crossed stepping stones at outflow of Loch an t-Siob and followed narrow, well trodden path raising gradually westwards. Path petered out. Went to col between Beinn a' Chaolais and Beinn Mhèarsamail. Climbed up boulders and stones with some vegetation to summit. Descended steeply down the obvious well trodden path to the col with Beinn an Oir. Back to Three Arched Bridge more or less as outward route. | pwbellarby | 11/06/2012 |
| self | davidsbatty | 07/06/2012 |
| Paps of Jura Fell Race | Geoff Briggs | 26/05/2012 |
| With Jo, on Scottish Islands Peaks Race. Scorchio. | Colinmac2005 | 19/05/2012 |
| Solo round with dogs | alexmaclennan | 18/08/2011 |
| Camping at Craighouse with Jon. Bikes on passenger ferry as transport. | Grinner | 18/09/2010 |
| SIPR, grim day early in the morning, freezing! | tom smith | 17/05/2009 |
| SIPR | nix_snilloc | 16/05/2009 |
| very satisfying day out - sea level to summit and under time pressure !! | hjaltland | 31/10/2008 |
| R Jura FR 6hrs 30 | Richard Tait | 24/05/2008 |
| Day after Islay half marathon w. Jenx, and a dreek day. Up from nr Kilmore, via Connan river, took in Chaolais and an Oir. | nordicstar | 05/08/2007 |
| R Jura FR | Richard Tait | 26/05/2007 |
| Ferry from Islay. Along path from Feolin for 3/4 mile to access road to Inver and Cnocbreac. Saw no-one all day. Stalkers' access road uphill for a mile then uphill over tussock and moss. Steady clamber up using heather patches through scree fields. As crest narrowed, mossy patches replaced heather and a path materialised especially the last 200' after passing a sighting cairn. Top at 13.05. Shattered quartzite all around. Mist. Hare on slow descent. To ferry point just in time to miss one. My second Pap. | arranc | 01/05/2006 |
| From Beinn an Oir. Descended east and over Beinn Mheasamail for Glas Bheinn. | mindlessflogger | 01/04/2005 |
| Climbed this from Craighouse starting about 11, with Dave Ranner, Robert Hedges and Paul Tedd. Very hot hazy day. Completed the other two big Paps on my own; back to Craighouse 20:30. | dbb | 15/07/2003 |
| RACE + 3 OTHER TIMES IN RACE | donmeister | 24/05/2003 |
| JG, KT | HFB | 12/06/2002 |
| Galltywenallt | 23/09/2000 |