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Name: | Gairbeinn |
Hill number: | 631 |
Height: | 895.5m / 2938ft |
RHB Section: | 09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, High Hills of Britain, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,HHB,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 46052 98516 |
Summit feature: | 3 stones on outcrop |
Drop: | 211m |
Col: | 685m NH545013 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 34 (1:25k) OL55 401 |
Survey: | obvious summit/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 325 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Quick ascent (1h 15m), mostly loose snow above 700m, but extremely cold (-8 °C in the glen, much lower on top) with dangerously severe wind chill on the summit, exposed skin was at risk in seconds. 50 min to get back down to Melgarve! | NorfolkPT21 | 09/01/2024 |
From the end of the public road near Melgarve bothy- along the track past the bothy, then a NW line up the hillside to gain the more distinct ridge to the summit. On to Geal Charn in quiet trying snow conditions underfoot, although the wind was light and the views fantastic. Underfoot conditions meant that time was short and so dropped back down to the track and back to Melgarve. 11.3km, 4h 15 | Rockdoctor | 29/12/2023 |
With Meall na h-Aisre. Time includes two miles along Wade's road by car after some kind bothymongers stopped and offered a lift. From Garva Bridge, up new road to Na h-Aisre, bog bash through to Garbeinn, down to Melgarve and back along road (until about two miles short of Garva Bridge). Sunny all day, but strong winds for Gairbeinn and return trip. | Rounsfell | 12/11/2023 |
Wildlife on road approach - red squirrel, hares, red deer, vole. 
Steady climb. Did not continue to Corrieyairack Hill. | langskill | 18/06/2023 |
Fourth visit, on TGO Challenge, as have been all of the others. Very stiff wind on the ridge | Colin Crawford | 17/05/2023 |
On day 5 of TGOC 2023, from Blackburn of Corrieyairack to Fèith Talagain. | alistairpooler | 16/05/2023 |
There were no stones on the outcrop, but I didn't replace any. | Pete R | 14/04/2023 |
From Melgarve by road to Allt a'Mhill Ghairbh. Up the west side of the burn, good animal tracks, and into corrie. Less steep route. | iangalbraith | 18/03/2023 |
From good parking at Melgarve (NN467959), W along track to beyond Caochan Bàn, then N up slopes just E of Meall Garbh Mòr and Meall Garbh Beag to SW slopes of Gairbeinn and up to its summit, continued N to an old fence line, descended NW to col, up to summit of Carn an Aonaich Odhair, followed fence line loosely to summit of Geal Charn, then on to summit of Corrieyairack Hill, followed fence SW down to track at Corrieyairack Pass, SE on track back to start (5h20m) | kdbennett | 11/09/2022 |
Solo anti-clockwise round of Meall na h-Aisre and Gairbeinn from Melgarve - parked in the small parking area just before the road closed signs, then walked East until the new cable road which I followed up to about 450m and then took a direct line across the heather and straight up to the (claggy) summit. Then headed West across the peat bogs, then up and over past Dubh Lochain to the NE section of ridge that leads SW to end up at Gairbeinn's summit (clear skies by this point), before dropping back down to Melgarve. Bit of a slog, but glad I got both done. Total time: 5h 32min. | mproudfoot | 11/09/2022 |
With Steve, Rod & Stephen | Oik | 07/06/2022 |
From Melgarve road end with Grant, Rod and Stephen up south ridge of Gairbeinn then followed fence lines Geal Charn and Corrieyairick Hill to pass and descent back to car. | SS | 07/06/2022 |
Good parking near the road end before Melgarve. Past Melgarve, pathless but good ground up the Caochan Ban, very good progress up the steeper but straightforward slopes to the summit. Cloud base at about 650m asl so didn't see much. | Owen B | 22/05/2022 |
With Iain, Andy and Wullie. Up from Melgarve. Bothy closed due to covid . Walked out to Corrieyairack Hill and back down the old military road. Hot sunny day | slynch | 28/06/2021 |
shuffle in lovely clear weather | TamCollie | 27/06/2021 |
solo | donmeister | 27/06/2021 |
creag bheag, creag mhor, creag mhor east top, carn dearg, meall an dubh lochain, sidhean dubh na cloiche baine, meall caca, gairbeinn north top, gairbeinn repeat, meall a chuit from melgarve. | robertphillips | 17/05/2021 |
2 of 4: Drove to Melgarve after An Torr. Turned north after the bothy and up by east flanks of Meall Garbhs. Totally blue sky. Maximum visibility. With Karen. | ChrisR | 21/04/2021 |
Bill. Sunny start, but a bit wild on top. Bothy closed due to Covid | garbo1103 | 04/11/2020 |
Garva Bridge - Melgarve - Gairbeinn - fence line to Meall na h-Aisre - new track down to substation - Garva Bridge | davidpettit84 | 24/10/2020 |
Solo. From camper van at Melgarve bothy. | John Lee | 10/11/2019 |
From Melgarve straight up, then round to Corrieyairack Hill. | quadbarrel | 10/11/2019 |
P a little E of Melgrave. Visited Gairbeinn, Carn an Aonaich Odhair, Geal Charn & Corrieyairack Hill. With Bolton & Jon F. A few cm of snow on tops - the weather just got better & better - a classic hill day. | ger | 07/11/2019 |
Good parking at Melgarve. Heded up the burn from 460962. Good snow but very windy. With Ger and Jon F. | bolton | 07/11/2019 |
A good day in slightly wintry conditions, with ger and bolton. | Jon F | 07/11/2019 |
Walked up the grassy slopes from Melgarve. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 01/07/2019 |
A good round from Melgarva Bothy though cut short by ominous rumbles of thunder and lightening flashes. Corrieyairack Hill(Ct); Bac nam Furan(Ct); Geal Charn(C); Gairbheinn(C); Gairbheinn N top(Ct); Carn Dearg (Gt); Creag Mor(Ct) and back down to bothy | dickscroop | 29/06/2019 |
Alan,Chris,Gavin,Jan,Jane,Toril,Willie | NHWC | 23/06/2019 |
Moira, Tricia, Jean Yearley, from Melgarve. Along with Gael Charn (896m) | ColB | 23/02/2019 |
TGO Challenge 2018 | twg27 | 16/05/2018 |
TGOC 2018 There and back ascent from Melgarve bothy leaving packs. | alexmaclennan | 15/05/2018 |
Due west from Meall na h-Aisre. Low cloud and rain. Bog not as bad as I had heard. A deep river that I wasn't expecting was easily crossed 100m upstream. Aimed for Dubh Lochan, but the area and bog around was soaked. Started on south-west ridge but along with rain was high winds. Face blasted to bits. Long walk back to Garva Bridge. Lots of deer and saw farmer feeding them for the slaughter! | Jhimmy | 22/04/2018 |
With Colin. Weather, low cloud. | iansm | 19/04/2018 |
KeithByTheC | 31/07/2017 | |
A circuit of Meall na h-Aisre and Gairbeinn on a stunning spring day, starting from Garva Bridge and the bike stashed at Melgarve for a quick return (I'm allergic to walking on tarmac). MnhA is unremarkable, but the peat bogs connecting it to Gairbeinn are reminiscent of Kinder Scout on anabolic steroids. Following the ruined fence provides a good guide to the easiest going. Dry weather is a great help; you can float effortlessly across the peat. The highlight is being able to walk the full length of the splendid, mossy summit ridge of Gairbeinn. Bag these hills now before the view is spoiled by the huge windfarm currently under construction. | Gill | 01/05/2017 |
Veryhappybunny | 19/04/2017 | |
With MN from Melgarve. Many deer plus distant eagle | trimarc2 | 21/06/2016 |
2000th Tump. | andrew brown | 30/04/2016 |
CK | SheilaS | 02/01/2016 |
Circuit from Melgarve: Meall a'Chuit, Carn Dearg, Gairbeinn N Top, Gairbeinn. Cloudy but lifted above these tops during walk. | RobertP | 05/11/2015 |
With Ian Coker, SMMC Raeburn meet. | clashcityrocker | 03/11/2015 |
Fifth day of a trip to NW Highlands - climbed on return due to poor weather. From Melgarve. Along to Corrieyairack Hill. An unremarkable hill. We did not have a view from the summit, but did for most of the ascent. With DW & SL. | AGWilliamson | 23/09/2014 |
Alone, making use of MTB on track from Garva Bridge. | Grinner | 20/07/2014 |
Did after Meall na h-Aisre. Very hot. As it had been dry recently the peat bogs between the 2 hills were ok | duchally | 18/06/2014 |
Solo. Garva Br. (upper R Spey), Leathad Gaothach, Meall na h'Airse, Dubh Lochan, Gairbeinn N Top, Gairbeinn, Melgarve & Garva Br. Cold & overcast with fell tops clear then fine & sunny. Relict snow drifts above 800m | Vin | 27/04/2014 |
last marilyn of the year, straight up from the south from road end car park | vegibagger | 30/12/2013 |
With Wendy and Norman G. Steve T. as well. Cold and windy but clear. | Play2End | 23/02/2013 |
from melgarve. | robertphillips | 15/09/2012 |
Done during heatwave. Hard work but good hills. From Melgarve. | Alan | 22/05/2012 |
self | davidsbatty | 09/04/2012 |
with K, mostly sunny, good views to N & W, in fresh snow. Garbeinn a cracking ridge for these parts although we followed fence to CYarrick, from Melgarve. Golden eagle, ptarmigan. | niallp | 04/03/2012 |
low cloud day | Nozzer | 07/02/2012 |
Despite its remoteness Gairbeinn is an easy ascent from the public road end 500m east of Melgarve. The local ground is smooth and mostly dry, the vegetation is short and there were surprisingly few insects even in sheltered sections. | Topographer57 | 05/08/2011 |
Up from road end passed Garve Bridge, @ NN500953, walked on the old road to top of pass. Picked up Corrieyairack Hill tops, then via Geal Carn to Gairbeinn.Back down hill to Melgarve. | nordicstar | 22/04/2011 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 15/12/2009 |
Galltywenallt | 28/04/2009 | |
R | Richard Tait | 12/09/2008 |
3 of 3: From Geal Charn. | ChrisR | 03/02/2007 |
Alone | SpudGunn | 01/11/2004 |
From Garva Bridge, track up the glen and onto Corrieyairack Hill. Over Geal Charn to Gairbeinn. With The Terrier, S and the F.C. | The Captain | 08/11/2003 |
From Corrieyairack road, got confused and ended up driving too far, it was drivable much further than I though. Eventually worked out I'd gone wrong and was climbing the wrong hill, and had to track back! | douglas_easton | 22/06/2003 |
MC JC. Very hot day. 23 deg at car. From Melgarve. Lazed on top looking at hazy views. Spotted Meall nan Teanga - DC final Munro the week before. A good half day. | Martin66 | 01/06/2003 |
As per Corbett guide. Once famous along with Corrieyairick as being two hills of same Corbett height but with less than 500' drop between them. | Aye Jimmy | 02/06/2001 |
Bagged during weekend stay at MelGarve. | gman | 09/09/1999 |
Round of Corrieyairack Hill, Carn a'Chuilinn, Carn Easgann Bana and Gairbeinn from the Corrieyairack Pass. | Eddie | 05/07/1997 |
From C a A O. Couldn't have found the way in mist without the fence posts. Sharp right turn and to top at 15.00. Nice little peak. No view. | arranc | 25/06/1997 |
Ascended from Garva Bridge in cloudy conditions, having first climbed Corrieyairack Hill. Earlier ascent from the Fort Augustus side in July 1991. | JohnW | 19/05/1997 |
On the TGO Challenge | BLACKHILL | 14/05/1997 |
KT | HFB | 18/01/1997 |
With Bruce | RobF | 22/08/1996 |
Self. From Corrieyairack Hill which has now been deleted from Corbetts list | fergie | 21/10/1995 |
Solo. From Garva Bridge walked on the old military road which goes over Corrieyairack Pass. At NN420986 ascended to Corrieyairack Hill. Then over Geal Charn, Gairbein, points 870m, 786m, 758m, Meall na h-Aisre. The descent was beside Allt Coire Iain Oig to reach Garva Bridge. Weather good. A bit slow due to peat hags. | pwbellarby | 01/07/1995 |
Route 70 in Cicerone guide to be published in 2012 | ancient brit | 30/10/1993 |
Self and Taffy; with Corrieyairack Hill | Invicta14 | 08/07/1992 |
Corbett bagging: Gairbeinn, Corrieyairack Hill and Meall na h-Aisre | RHW | 26/10/1991 |
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