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Name:An Cnapach
Hill number:6447
Height:880.7m / 2889ft
Parent (Ma):834  Ciste Dhubh
RHB Section:11A: Loch Duich to Cannich
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Beauly, Catchment Boundaries, Ness
Class:High Hills of Britain, Subsimm
(HHB,sSim)
Grid ref:NH 06270 15867
Summit feature:ground by cliff edge
Drop:24.4m
Col:856.3m  NH 0622 1604  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 33
(1:25k) 414N 414S
Survey:obvious summit/Leica RX1250
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Ciste Dhubh and Am Bathach, Cluanie - Walkhighlands routehummusg20/07/2023
Parking area near E corner of Glenshiel Forest - Am Bathach S Top - Am Bathach - Ciste Dhubh S Top - Ciste Dhubh - An Cnapach - down An Caorann Beag to car. With FJ.Mark Jackson19/06/2022
Revisitcjo30/08/2021
Over Am Bathach from the layby on the A87 about 1km east of the Cluanie Inn. On to Ciste Dhubh before returning down An Caorann Beag. Weather: Sunny spells with a cold SW wind at times. Summits clear of cloud all daygeoffh1216/06/2021
Wet windy daybertbarnett12326/04/2021
From the layby on A87, ascended steeply up to Am Bathach, along grassy ridge and then dropped down into Bealach a' Choinich. Boggy ascent up to An Cnapach and then on grassy ridge with some narrower sections to Ciste Dhubh. Descended back to bealach, then down glen on rough path. Amazing conditions, with no wind and cloud inversion obscuring the bottoms of the glens. 12.8km.PiranhaFish07/11/2020
An Cnapach, Ciste Dhubh South Top, Ciste Dhubh, Am Bathach, Am Bathach South Topkeithouk25/08/2020
With Beth, Peggi and LunaBigNick23/08/2020
Circuit of Sgurr a'Bhealaich Dheirg, Aonach Mheadhoin and Ciste DhubhGeoff Briggs29/05/2019
Glasgow and Lancaster Clunie WE Day 1. With Tom O. Forecast was high winds. Avoided Am Bathach. Steady slog through thick snow to Bealach, steep ascent onto shoulder of Ciste Dubh then steady slog to summit. 5 hoursalexmaclennan10/03/2018
With Steve Smith. Am Bathach first.jonglew24/10/2017
Abandoned due to strength of gusting westerly wind en route to summit of Ciste Dhubhbarnz4830/05/2017
With GHC. Tricky in fresh snow. Reversed route to get back on track.Play2End26/03/2016
From Glen Sheil, An Cnapach, Ciste Dhubh, Sgurr an Fhuarail, Aonach Meadhoin, Sgurr a'Bhealaich Dheirg, WT and Saileag.rhalstead27/09/2015
Carn Dearg MC meet Kintail. 2nd time on this hill.clashcityrocker05/09/2015
Clear partly sunny but loads of snow on the ridge - full winter conditions. saw eagles on Ciste DuibhCapt Malbec02/05/2015
With Ciste DubheShutterlag28/03/2012
heading to CDrobertphillips18/06/2011
Company: Soloiandesbottes21/05/2011
3 & 5 of 10: Out from Am Bathach. Return from Ciste Dhubh.ChrisR16/10/2009
With Ian Soulsby.Dangerous Dave17/07/2009
Cluanie Inn to Glen Affric hut. Very strong wind. Difficulty walkingAJones13/12/2008
on ascent of Ciste Dhubhvegibagger29/07/2007
With Shaky from Glen Shiel for ridge from Saileag to Aonach Mheadhoin & then Ciste Dhubh. Unpleasant walk back along A87 to finish.NotReallyABagger28/05/2007
With Brian & Niel completing Ciste Dhubh, Aonach Meadhoin, Sgurr a Bhealaich Dheirg, Saileag, Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe, Sgurr na Carnach, Sgurr Fhuaran, 3 Tops. 25km, 2830m in 14.0hrJamesSDonald11/06/2005
en route to RBS HWC weekend at Ratagan; I stayed overnight at the Cluanie Inn and benefited from a lift to the start of this expedition along the three brothers thus I walked west to east back towards Cluanie in wet and low cloud, finishing with out and back trip to Ciste Dubhlangskill28/05/2004
Route to Ciste Dhubh.smocks and denims25/03/2004
Up and back from Cluanie Innrjf3518/07/2002
first ascent, climbed from cluanie inn, misty with rain later, no viewsrum doodle 12/07/2001
Rain & drizzle on top, then got worse.iangalbraith28/08/2000
With Ted and Jenny.Dugswell204/08/2000
Up and back from Cluanie Innrjf3502/01/2000
Galltywenallt23/11/1998
On way to main top w MVWnordicstar29/12/1997
RS. From Glen Shiel (007136) to Saileag, Sgurra'Bealaich Dheirg, Aonach Meadhoin, Sgurr a'Fhuarail & Ciste Dhubh finishing at Cluanie. A fine winters day with fresh snow at height.Vin29/12/1997
Billgarbo110323/11/1997
With: hwt; From Alltbeithe YH on track to Camban then up NW ridge to summit. Showers most of the way up. Descended via S ridge then E to Allt a'Chomhlainn back to YH. A fairly damp day!Ian Baines13/10/1996
With Jonathan and James. From Cluanie Inn, going up grassy slopes, finding and using parts of an old stalking path – little used, and joining SE ridge of Sgùrr an Fhuarail. Reached the summit of Sgùrr an Fhuarail and went along to Aonach Meadhoin. Returned to Sgùrr an Fhuarail. Went down to a point somewhat west of Bealach a' Choinich, and up to Ciste Dhubh. Ciste Dubh was Jonathan and James’s last Munro. We went over Aonach Meadhoin since that was James’s penultimate Munro. He had earlier in the day done Blaven as that had to be done as part of his Munros. We returned on path going all the way from the summit of Ciste Dubh via An Caorann Beag to the road – very wet and muddy. We had a celebratory dinner at the Conchra Hotel with Anne and Helen.pwbellarby06/07/1996
1 of 2: From A87 layby near Cluanie Inn. With Karen.ChrisR27/05/1996
On way to Ciste Dhubh.Aye Jimmy04/02/1996
From Cluanie Inn on way to Ciste DubhPeterD30/05/1992
Striking section of Ciste Dubh's excellent S ridge, done as the part of the N Kintail ridge E of The Five Sisters.pwheeler22/05/1991
Saileag, Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg, Aonach Meadhoin and Ciste Dhubh RHW08/05/1989
From road near Cluanie Inn. On path by waterfalls and long slog up to bealach. To ridge and to top at 13.45. to C D.arranc02/06/1987
A87 at gap in forestry (007135) – Bealach an Lapain – Saileag – Over W. Top to Sgurr a’ Bhealaich Dheirg – Aonach Meadhoin – Sgurr an Fhuarail – An Cnapach – Ciste Dhubh – Back to Bealach a’ Choinich – An Caorann Beag to A87 ½km E. of Cluanie Inn. (PM)gerrybowes22/07/1986
4 of 10 friends staying at Cluanie Lodge, after night in Alltbeithe as bothy. Rain and mist today.NorfolkPT2106/04/1985
PD HFB21/04/1983
Cairngorm Club overnight meet. Alone. The previous evening I had ascended from Loch Cluanie to A’ Chioch and traversed to Mullach Fraoch-choire. I continued throughout the night reaching Ciste Dhubh at 01:35. I traversed all the intervening tops to reach Sgurr Fhuaran at 09:05 before descending to Morvich. It was a fine night. 12,000 feet of ascent overall.pwbellarby27/06/1982
Ten Munro day; north then south of Glen Cluaniebertbarnett12318/05/1980
From Cluanie InnAlan Moore21/03/1980