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Name: | The Bochel |
Hill number: | 1503 |
Height: | 491.2m / 1612ft |
RHB Section: | 21A: Tomintoul to Banff |
County/UA: | Moray |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
Grid ref: | NJ 23251 23248 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 154.9m |
Col: | 336.4m NJ 2446 2210 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 (1:25k) OL62W 420W |
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 187 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Bochel farm route.Path to the summit leaves behind an electricity pole at the northern end of the field with the transmitter. | ARM | 17/02/2024 |
From Tombae car park past Tullich. Good track all the way then up through heather to summit. Back same way. Solo. Section 21 Marilyns now completed. | Dangerous Dave | 27/10/2023 |
From east side at Bochel farm. | vegibagger | 06/07/2023 |
Parked at end of a long passing place near entrance to Bochel farm. Track through farm continues E through woodland, then N along edge of said woodland and finally out on open heathery hillside where a narrow but well-defined track leads up to summit cairn. NB A shortcut through the farm via the point where the 2 plantations meet (at NJ 2364 2270) was thwarted by knee deep cattle mud n slurry and copious windthrow. | jonglew | 19/03/2023 |
Parked just beyond track to Bochel farm. Through farm to gap in conifers. Unpleasant going through ground churned up by cattle and young plantation. Returned on path from summit to corner of wood and tracks via Badievochel, avoiding all bad ground. | Galltywenallt | 23/02/2023 |
Carn Tullich, The Bochel and Carn na h-lolhaire from the Tombae CP. A mix of marked footpath, heather tramp and deer track. | summitter | 11/02/2023 |
Layby NJ235221. NNE up track leading to gap in conifers. Hillside replanted with young trees. Can be avoided by using developing path from telegraph pole to NE (NJ 2389 2289). Distinct from NJ 23657 23022 | carole engel | 13/10/2022 |
circular from Bridge of Tombea | BLACKHILL | 26/09/2021 |
Great circuit. Start at parking at Tombae and follow marked trail. Ascent by NE shoulder. Descent through heather SSE to pick up circuit again at the clear corner of two forestry plantations. Pleasant walk through forest, some road and footpath back to start. | sarahk | 31/10/2020 |
From Car Park at Allanreid via Glack and stile in the corner of the field at 237237. From here a faint path is developing to the summit. It disappears in the heather higher up, but is clear on the summit ridge. | Winterfloodian | 18/08/2020 |
Parked E of track for Bochel Farm. Walked to farm, through pasture with cattle shed, large herd of cattle in field, through second gate and left by side of plantation and to summit. Soft snow and ground thawing. Going through pasture and by plantation rutted by cattle, unpleasant going. Came back via path to corner of plantation by Badievochel and right down gap to track through wood to farm, much easier going underfoot than route up. High wind, light rain. Good views. | CJM | 14/02/2020 |
After Ben Rinnes, before meeting Malky and Jackie. Out and back from car park. | Rounsfell | 04/01/2020 |
Solo trip | Invicta14 | 10/06/2019 |
From NJ234221 - parked at E end of long passing place. Up to Bochel Farm and then R on track through trees. On meeting pastures, L up corridor between trees and BWF of the pastures, to hidden gate on L. Through this gate, across 'The Bochel Way' and straight up - a path is forming in the upper all-heather zone. No gates to 'hop over', no barriers, no churned up stuff, straight forward. | Isbjorn | 22/05/2019 |
Parked on side of road to south, along road towards farm followed track thro plantation acoss field to track to Badievochel. Where did the rock for the cairn come from? None in vicinity. | rogreeves | 23/04/2019 |
Descent then ascent through Drum Moan from Carn Tullich. | 187lenny | 23/12/2018 |
Sunny but cool walk after parking in the Allanreid car park. Then returned over Carn Tullick. | Dugswell2 | 06/10/2018 |
Up firebreak from west then through heather moor to summit cairn | cjo | 06/10/2018 |
A nice walk from 235222, good parking. Down to the bridge and up past Bochel farm. Hop the gate into the field and then the top gates onto open ground below the hill. Up directly on sheep tracks through well spaced escaped baby trees, then rough grass, then heather to the ridge where a small path leads to the top and then the cairn. Reversing this gives a quick easy descent, smooth ground, no hidden holes, few rocks. Superb views from the top and a grandstand view of the Ladder Hills on the way down. No forestry, no fences. | Gill | 08/09/2018 |
Parked at lay-by 222 234, track on left, over the bridge and then straight up. | Peterb | 03/05/2018 |
From Bochel farm, turned the forest on the right at the farm then easy slopes to summit. About an hour. | N.Morters | 03/05/2018 |
With Dave Roeder. From road at 222234 (15:50) took track to a bridge over the river then steeply up through birch wood, heather and bilberry to ridge and so to summit. Lovely day, good views. Finish 17:10 | dbb | 21/04/2018 |
Parked on road and walked through Bochel Farm and gap in trees to open moor and heathery climb to summit. | Lionel Bidwell | 13/08/2017 |
Allanreid car park - Cook's Cairn - Corryhabbie Hill - Carn an t-Suidhe - The Bochel - CP. | PGCE | 05/07/2017 |
2 of 6: From Carn Tullich. | ChrisR | 13/04/2017 |
Came in from the north follow the Bochel curricular route climbed up to summit from thr south side nice views | Nozzer | 19/02/2017 |
2/2 From 222234. up through trees then across hill. Great views. with Elizyanne. | GmacT | 13/08/2016 |
From Allanreid car park. Then cycle way to The Glack. From there directly to the top. 360 degree views. | garyhoney | 23/07/2016 |
Good walk up from the west through the larch and onto the open top. Snowy and cold. | jenx | 18/01/2016 |
With Jenx up the SW ridge. Parked at 222234, down track and up the first obvious ride easily through mature Larch and then Scots Pine. Wire fence then heathery tufts to cairn tp. Great views to Corriehabbie/Cooks Cairn hills and Chromdale ridge. | nordicstar | 18/01/2016 |
parked at entrance to bochel farm track then open moor. | robertphillips | 30/10/2015 |
Parked Culraggie Bridge. Along track, cross footbridge and through deciduous trees up to summit. | AndrewFinnimore | 22/09/2014 |
Parked due W at 222235. Down the hill, cross the bridge and make your way up through the mature, well spaced trees and then heather to the summit. Another great viewpoint. | Thearlaichdubh | 09/09/2014 |
My 700th marilyn. An easy one from west starting at 223233. Onto the track, over the bridge, through a gate and immediately left up through mature forest and onto moss and short heather. | Topographer57 | 15/03/2014 |
Solo. From Allanreid car park near Tomnavoulin. By track towards Glack and then up the hillside to the summit. | pwbellarby | 09/06/2013 |
3 mile round trip in good weather. | bolton | 17/02/2013 |
With ES and IS. From Tombae car park. | amswanston | 04/11/2012 |
With AS. Part Carried. With ES and IS. From Tombae car park. | iks | 04/11/2012 |
climbed this one from Badievochel and it was a straightforward heather bash to the top , great views of Glenlivet and the Cairngorms today | torkm | 30/09/2012 |
With AS. Part carried. With ES and IS. From Tombae car park. | eks | 11/04/2012 |
Glenlivet Estate Walk #10 from Tombae car park. Wind just tolerable at this height today. | Smudge | 26/12/2011 |
Easy walk from Allanreid car park to north. | chriswatson | 04/10/2011 |
Walked as part of a larger walk round The Bochel and along the River Livet. Simple up and down from Glack. No paths found but simple up and down. | alasdaircairns | 28/02/2009 |
Solo | HFB | 21/10/2008 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 19/04/2008 |
Ascended from the path on the south east side of the hill. | JohnW | 24/10/2006 |
Hot, sunny, good views, windy at summit. | iangalbraith | 11/06/2006 |
Parked on quiet road at Bochel farm. Very young puppy at farm. On bridal path, through wood to open moor by cottage. Rising traverse to easy slopes and faint track on ridge to top on heathery dome at 13.15. Large cairn of big white boulders which must have been brought there in a truck! | arranc | 26/07/2004 |
Alone | SpudGunn | 24/08/2003 |
heather lump, fair view. from rd 235222, via Bochel farmyd then straight up | RHW | 18/03/2000 |