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Name:Creag Mhigeachaidh
Hill number:4151
Height:743.4m / 2439ft
Parent (Ma):548  Sgor Gaoith
RHB Section:08A: Cairngorms
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Spey
Class:Simm, Graham Top
(Tu,Sim,GT)
Grid ref:NH 87349 02359
Summit feature:boulder 25m S of cairn
Drop:72.8m
Col:670.6m  NH 8766 0216  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 35 36
(1:25k) OL57S 403S
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 63 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parking area N of Balachroick. Followed paths to col, then NW to summit. Soft snow underfoot, high winds on summit. With Lisa and Daniel.CJM26/01/2024
Good paths from car parking at 852012. Summit in cloud. Met another walker, Ian from Aberfeldy. On to Carn Ban Mor West Top from Achlean for the second half of my short day.NormanW11/11/2023
Up from Achlean car park, right up track, left up path and to the top from the bealachTrantham Clan24/05/2023
Good parking N of Balachroick, taking path E and then up NNE to beallach below Creag Mhigeachaidh. Returned to the main path then down, up, and around to Creag Ghiuthsachan.Minto12/02/2023
7 of 7: From Geal-charn. Descended north and crossed Allt nan Cuileach to find the path which crosses back and joins a track down to the west side of the F/B. With Karen.ChrisR08/05/2022
Parked N of Balachroick, taking path E and then up NNE to beallach below Creag Mhigeachaidh. Climbed Creag Mhigeachaidh, return to beallach and then Geal-charn, Meall Buidhe, and steady climb to Sgoran Dubh Mor. Pleasant high level traverse to Sgor Gaoith, with excellent views. Then Carn Ban Mor, Tom Dubh and out and back to Carn na Criche. Then Meall Dubhag, a slightly misjudged traverse to reach Carn Ban Mor West Top, Carn Ban Beag, descent to track running below W side of Creag Ghiuthsachan and return to start. Hot dry conditons.RobertP15/07/2021
lapsed time 2 hours 3 mins. No stops other than faffing. great views. two ptarmigan on summitVerySlowPlodder02/10/2020
After the round of Munro and four tops.jenx09/08/2020
Parked at corner of road by landing strip. 2 Simms: Creag Mhigeachaidh and Creag Dubh.PGCE16/07/2020
From Geal-charn. Down over a boulder field NW to the bealach then up to the summit. Descended south to pick up path through the pines to join track east down the Allt Ruadh glen down to the road. Then south to the car park. With AC.Man of Kernow108/06/2018
Walked down from Geal-charn then descended down to car park. 6 summits today.187lenny13/08/2017
ACW round of carn ban mor west top, meall dubhag, tom dubh, carn ban mor, sqor gaoith, sqoran dubh mor, meall buidhe, geal charn, creag mhigeachaidh, from cp 1 km north of auchlean.robertphillips26/09/2016
See Creag Dhubh. Path down into woods to north easy to locate and follow unlike the upward route. It would be hard to find this from end of cyclable track in woods if ascending this waydickscroop11/10/2014
Good parking N of Balchroick. After Ghiuthsachan - but crossing of Allt Ruadh is fairly brutal with deep heather and deepish burn. Nice descent of SW ridge then more deep heather to regain good track.RHW02/05/2014
AS. Achlean to Carn Ban Mor, Sgor Gaoith, Sgoran Dubh Mor, Meall Buidhe, Geal Charn, Creag Mhigeachaidh, Balachroick & Achlean. Fine wintery day with strong N winds.Vin10/10/2013
Debs GoskaMountain Goat23/04/2011
Ascended on a re-ascent of Geal-charn.JohnW25/10/2010
SkiedKompass12/03/2005
Simon Winton27/11/2023
RichardM06/10/2023
Gallovidian13/05/2023
dickiewren04/03/2023
iainwalton22/10/2022
Alan Whatley14/06/2022
David Bell14/05/2022
Tony S22/07/2021
anne336619/04/2020
duchally26/07/2019
neilsan04/05/2019
hill walker12/09/2018
Dave McG04/08/2018
mae09/06/2018
Alex C08/06/2018
carole engel06/06/2018
PeteN31/01/2018
chrispine20/01/2018
alda10/08/2017
Dave Geere27/07/2017
BaggerGutt03/06/2017
Martin R26/05/2017
Kevin2903529/11/2016
Ibex02/08/2016
interloper24/06/2016
Fletch24/06/2016
Steve Q03/11/2015
iaindbrown02/06/2014
Meagaidh06/01/2012
bertbarnett12322/08/2010
Gavin Theobald07/08/2010
ajwxyzt21/03/2009