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Name: | Carn Bhac |
Hill number: | 432 |
Height: | 945.1m / 3101ft |
RHB Section: | 06B: Pitlochry to Braemar and Blairgowrie |
County/UA: | Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Dee (Aberdeen) |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
Grid ref: | NO 05104 83218 |
Summit feature: | small cairn 30m S of large shelter cairn |
Drop: | 186.9m |
Col: | 758.2m NO 0476 8065 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 43 (1:25k) OL52N 387N |
Observations: | shelter cairn is at NO 05099 83246 |
Survey: | Leica Disto D510/Leica RX1250 |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 687 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Langie Mar Lodge meet, with Steven, Niall, Inma & Elliot. | Grinner-Munros2 | 17/02/2024 |
After a morning of torrential rain; I set off at lunchtime from Inverey car park. As there was shooting on I had a quick chat and they said they were finished for the day so I headed up the good track and then up Carn Nan Seileach. After the track ended it was very boggy for a bit before the ascent to Carn Bhac. Visited all 3 cairns views were intermittent. Descent vis Grouse Butts to Altanour and back through lovely Glen Ey. I was too late starting to get to the other Munro. Walked whole way time 5 hours 15 minutes for 14.5 miles. | isabelle | 04/10/2023 |
Bike from Inverey to Altanour Lodge, then Carn Bhac & SW Top and Beinn Lutharn Mhor. With GP, AD & FY. | TRG318 | 23/08/2023 |
Bike to Altanour Lodge and then up via 'grouse' route and back down via Alltan Odhar which was nicer but slightly harder going. Bike back down to Inverey car park. | tsharp | 09/07/2023 |
Good bike and hike, weather good a kinda tougher route than thought and glad to finish. | Kevthecat | 29/06/2023 |
A fine 10 hour day from Muir Cottage to Carn Bhac via the Carn Liath ridge and down the Cairn na Seileach one. | sclater | 04/03/2023 |
Glen Ey hike-bike | D.Hoyle | 11/02/2023 |
From Inverey via Glen Ey. | JasonStark | 21/01/2023 |
From Inverey, via Carn Creagach | geoffh12 | 04/10/2022 |
Inverey - cycled to Altanour Lodge - Carn Bhac - Carn Bhac SW Top - Carn Bhac S Top - Beinn Iutharn Mhor - Mam nan Carn - Beinn Iutharn Bheag - An Socach - Altanour Lodge - Inverey. | Mark Jackson | 18/08/2022 |
From inverey biked up to the 731M top, carn creagach, carn bhac south top, carn a bhutha, geal charn, meall tionail, carn bhac SW top, carn bhac. | robertphillips | 16/07/2022 |
4 munros from Dalmunzie Hotel, Spittal of Glenshee | hummusg | 13/07/2022 |
My third ascent, this is getting boring. On my way to Geal Charn etc. | NormanW | 20/06/2022 |
Day 2 of 3 backpack from Inverey. | Geoff Briggs | 16/04/2022 |
From Inverey, cycled along track to Auchelie, walked up track on ridge over Carn nan Seileach to track end, then directly up to summit of Carn Creagach, descended on intermittent track to col with Carn Bhac, and up to summit, returned to col, contoured around W side of Carn Creagach to rejoin outward track back to Auchelie, thence to Inverey (5hr) | kdbennett | 31/12/2021 |
Solo Beinn Iutharn Mhòr and Càrn Bhac from Inverey. Used the mtb as far as Altanour Lodge (just under 6mi, 200m ascent, ~50mins), then anti-clockwise route on foot - reached cloud-covered summit of Carn Bhac 1h 20m later. 1h 50m later reached (also cloud-covered) summit of Beinn Iutharn Mhòr (after a not-terribly pleasant ascent up loose rock). Steep descent back from 850m back down to around 650m (with great views over Glen Ey, now I was under the cloud)and then a often-disappearing path through the heather back over to the lodge. 4h 25min total time on foot. 35min ride back to Inverey resulting in a total car-to-car time of 5h 55min. | mproudfoot | 25/09/2021 |
Carn Bhac via Carn Liath after camping near Inverey. Sunny day with great views. | andy | 13/07/2021 |
1/5 From tent S of Altanour, setting off 7.40am. Beautiful day – slight breeze at first. Sunny, cloudy spells later. Time from tent site back to tent site. Cycled up glen and back. | Rounsfell | 05/06/2021 |
#12 of 13 from Inverey. Revisit, addition en route to Top of the Battery, reached via steep grassy descent W then N to gain ridge, missing a few peat hags | RHW | 01/06/2021 |
Bike from Invery to the old lodge before starting a round of several hills including 2 Munros Total distance 35km with a total ascent of 1220m | Pilotralph | 26/05/2021 |
A good round from Inverey. Altanour to Carn Bhac, track then path; easy strolling on grass, short heather, stones and bits of ATV track along the ridges to Carn a' Bhutha, Geal Charn, and Geal Charn NE top, then Carn Liath via ATV track, then good path from top to join shooting track down Allt Cristie Beag back to Inverey. Fine views on a sunny day. | Gill2 | 25/04/2021 |
With Sal, going slow as not fit after covid | tallblond | 25/04/2021 |
I met Nicky Creadland at Inverey west of Braemar, to get the Munro of Carn Bhac (946m) and the adjacent Munro Top (920m). We biked up Glen Ey to the ruins of Altanour Lodge, but Nicky’s bike chain broke just before the ruins. There was low cloud from around 800m, with no views until we were descending from the Munro Top. The return route back down Glen Ey, was actually quite fast as Nicky used her now chainless bike as a scooter at times, 8hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 22/10/2020 |
Up Glen Eye from (Meikle) Inverey car park to Auchelie following track to Carn nan Seileach, Carn Creagach, and Carn Bhac. On to Coire Bhearnaist and cross coll between hills and ascent of Beinn lutharn Mhor. Descent to NE back to path following Allt Beinn lutharn, Altanour Lodge and Glen Ey. Follow track back to car park. | raymooremanx | 30/08/2020 |
With Sunny & Iain. Beautiful weather 
Cycled in from Inverey 
4 munros. Carn Bhac, Beinn Lutharn Mhor, Carn an Righ, Glas Tulaichean 
Missed An Socach! | Huwel | 16/08/2020 |
Inverey where we mounted the bikes and set off on the 5 mile track ride up Glen Ey to the ruin of Altanour Lodge. 
 
The sun was shining, the Ey Burn meandered down the valley, fringed by clusters of newly planted copses. We cycled past “The Colonel’s Bed”. Most of the climbing was early on. The final section was in a broad flat glen culminating in a fenced copse enclosing Altanour Lodge ruin beyond which the path become steep and unsuitable for further cycling. We stopped, unloaded the bikes, pitched the tent in a hollow beside the path and near a tributary of the burn, had some lunch and prepared to start our first ascent to link the ascent of Carn Bhac (920m) and then Beinn lutharn Mhor (1045m). 
 
The first ascent was over uneven grass and heather up a gradual slope reaching Carn Bhac’s quarzite capped summit plateau and the welcome shelter of the stone windbreak that incorporated the summit cairn. We had great views to the north of the Cairngorm plateau we were to explore | david.walker40 | 07/08/2020 |
Bike&hike | Strathcarron | 24/07/2020 |
From Inveray - approached up the NE spur - cold/windy - some deep powder but mostly scoured. Storm came in on the summit so didn't go onto Beinn Iuthen Mhor | wychwood | 29/02/2020 |
From car park in Meikle Inverey (NO 08949 89241). Long approach up Glen Ey to Altanour Lodge on a good Land Rover track perfectly suitable for mountain bikes. Gradual but boggy ascent to just past the grouse butts, conditions underfoot then improve considerably to the summit. Back to the car park by the same route. | david230201 | 29/09/2019 |
Alan, Andrew, Gavin, Rick, Toril | NHWC | 11/09/2019 |
From Inverey. | lenman | 14/07/2019 |
Cycled to Altanour from Inverey: Carn Bhac, Beinn Iutharn Mhor, Carn an Righ, An Socach. Lovely ride back to Inverey through the scattering deer. | jigglybones | 13/07/2019 |
Up Glen Ey from Inverey to Altanour Lodge, then ATV track up grouse butts between Alltan Odhar and Allt nan Clach Geala. | Isbjorn 3rd Round | 29/05/2019 |
Cycled up Glen Ey to Altanour. V windy night and next day | younggl | 18/08/2018 |
First of three Munros on a round of Glen Ey. | mikejacobs | 06/08/2018 |
With Beinn Iuthairn Mhor. Epic long solo day. !3 hours total. Walked the whole way. 4h to summit. 7h30m to Beinn Iuthairn Mhor. wonderful. | Langbank | 23/07/2018 |
From camp after bike in to Altanour | prwild | 29/05/2018 |
Solo | Topsaswell | 08/05/2018 |
Solo | HFB | 07/05/2018 |
with Kevin. | Cumbrianexile | 17/04/2017 |
Circular route to Carn Bhac SMHC Sunday walk. Very Windy, some snow. Wildlife count Large herds of deer, ptarmigan, grouse, white hare, plover, frogs & spawn, hairy caterpillar. A great circular route with 7 tops including 1 munro | LizzieG | 19/03/2017 |
Cycled up Glen Ey to the ruins of Altanour Lodge then short ascent/descent of Carn Bhac. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 28/08/2016 |
Inverey-Altanour by bike, then Beinn Iutharn Beag - Beinn Iutharn Mhor - Carn Bhac - Altanour | kdbennett | 30/07/2016 |
MTB from Inverey to lodge then a round of Carn Bhac, SW Top, S Top, Beinn Iutharn Mhor, Mam nan Carn and Beinn Iutharn Bheag. | rhalstead | 19/06/2016 |
With Jack, Jim, Gavin 
Easter trip (backpacking) | fellie | 24/03/2016 |
Hill 2 of 3 - dumped bags and ran some of the way in fell shoes. | amelialloyd | 05/09/2015 |
Round route from Inveray - Last of 5 munros - Then run back to Inveray - 45km route, long and tiring and very little completed on paths. | gandrew | 30/08/2015 |
Weather fair with moderate wind. | MountainMac | 23/08/2015 |
With Christine | Keith99 | 21/07/2015 |
1.5 hour cycle in cold and windy for may | pigerg | 26/05/2015 |