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Name:Creag Liath
Hill number:4256
Height:635.8m / 2086ft
Parent (Ma):658  Creag Meagaidh
RHB Section:09C: Loch Lochy to Loch Laggan
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Spey
Class:Hump, Simm, Graham Top, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,Sim,GT,Y)
Grid ref:NN 49203 93688
Summit feature:outcrop
Drop:109m
Col:527m  NN479931  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 34
(1:25k) OL55 401
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 29 users)ByDate of Ascent
Parked at Garva Bridge for a circuit of Stob Coire Dubh North Top (E to W traverse), Meall a' Chaorainn Mor and Creag Liath.PGCE10/04/2023
From Garva Bridge. First 150m very boggy, not bad after that, last km to summit good. Bridge over burn very dodgy.alda06/11/2019
From Melgarva Bothy over bridge just to SW and SE to pick up stream (stayed well above stream on W side on good ground. Followed this round to a suitable point to head straight up Meall Chaorainn(Ct); then very steeply down N end of ridge and easily NE to Creag Liath(Gt)he headed NW to pick up nearest bridge back to main track to find it was no longer there, just the piers on which it had been built so had to head back upstream to bridge used on eay out.dickscroop01/07/2019
From Gava Bridge, with Ellie dog.BLACKHILL19/05/2019
Revisit for the tops, CW traverse of creag liath, meall chaorainn mor, stob coire dubh, A bhuidheanach, carn liath, meall an t snaim, sron coire a chriochairein, stob poite coire ardair, meall ptarmigan, creag a bhanain, from garva bridge to melgarverobertphillips16/04/2017
After Chatalain. Descended SW to col then up the CT.RHW25/05/2015
With a friend from Garva Bridge. To Carn Liath over Creag Liath and Meall a' Chaorainn Mòr, returning over Stob Coire Dubh.pwbellarby28/06/2009
iainwalton16/04/2022
BaggerGutt28/06/2021
interloper19/07/2019
Fletch19/07/2019
Tricky28/05/2019
Dave McG23/12/2018
mae13/06/2018
bjewing20/05/2018
Alan Whatley25/07/2016
neilsan21/03/2015
Lindsay M11/07/2014
IainK28/04/2013
Colin Crawford04/03/2012
Gavin Theobald05/06/2010
ngthack16/03/2010
Alan Moore21/06/2008
fasgadh29/12/2007
IainT24/05/2006
chalky195321/12/2004
StueyB01/11/2003
andrew.allum01/01/2000
ChrisM1992blank