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Name: | Sgurr a' Chaorachain |
Hill number: | 990 |
Height: | 792m / 2598ft |
RHB Section: | 13B: Applecross to Achnasheen |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Kishorn |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y) |
Grid ref: | NG 79664 41741 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 209m |
Col: | 583.1m NG 7840 4423 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 24 (1:25k) 428S |
Comments: | Col surveyed by 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 396 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
GavinTheobald 3 | 08/03/2024 | |
What a great viewpoint, cloud just perched on summit of Beinn Bhan but who cares. Fantastic corries. Walked around the summit taking in the views before the cloud finally came. Snow flurries on return to car. Great peak. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 13/01/2024 |
adriancowl | 05/11/2023 | |
Large layby at NG 778417. East to pick up path at NG 786418 | carole engel | 15/09/2023 |
from Bealach | jef | 24/07/2023 |
stuartgreig | 09/07/2023 | |
Jambo235 | 19/05/2023 | |
alda | 10/05/2023 | |
From Bealach na Ba | Clive G | 09/05/2023 |
weaselmaster | 21/04/2023 | |
Sick Kid | 21/04/2023 | |
patrick | 18/04/2023 | |
Sgurr a' Chaorachain and Beinn Bhan from 200m elevation on the Bealach na Ba road, with John. Tough steep ascent up Sgurr a' Chaorachain through bands of crags, before reaching the summit. Headed clockwise around to the big mast/antennae array, then descended down the rocky terrain towards Carn Dearg before dropping into Bealach nan Arr and then the final ascent up to Beinn Bhan. Descent back down SSE to the road, then a 1-mile/100m reascent up the road back to the car. Tough day due to the terrain, but glad to get these done. 6h 17min total time. | mproudfoot | 01/04/2023 |
With Arch | Munroist3935 | 04/03/2023 |
Clachaig | 04/03/2023 | |
Trailmaister | 28/01/2023 | |
Parked opposite the track to the mast. Stony road up to the masts and the cairn on the North Top (773m). Splendid ridge walk out to the summit cairn (792m). Skirted under the N Top on the way back. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 24/09/2022 |
helenrennard | 03/09/2022 | |
Pete R | 02/09/2022 | |
Tartantraveller | 01/09/2022 | |
Round of Sgurr a' Chaorachain and Meall Gorm from the Bealach na Ba | rjf35 | 29/07/2022 |
A straightforward afternoon ascent from the Bealach na Ba with MM. Packed plenty of punch despite the short walk time - 2 hours 40 minutes. | kenmorti | 26/07/2022 |
Morning ascent from Bealach na Ba in mist, then rain and hail. | vuirich | 12/06/2022 |
Lovely ridge, great views. Four of us. | Play2End | 05/06/2022 |
SunnyAdventures | 20/05/2022 | |
hillhunter | 24/04/2022 | |
Parked at the track to the mast, promised better weather never came, interesting navigation between the mast and the turn for the final ascent in pea soup. | iangalbraith | 13/11/2021 |
1st day of an OMC camling meet at Applecross with Andy Whitehead and Simon Walsh. Starting at the Bealach na Ba car park around 09:45, we headed up the track to the Transmitter, North Top, then south and east to the main summit. Returning the same way. Thick mist to begin with then some breaks between the two summits and heavy rain once back at the Transmitter, returning to the car for 16:00 | chillyman8 | 21/08/2021 |
decibel | 02/08/2021 | |
NandB | 27/07/2021 | |
granitegirl | 27/07/2021 | |
With L. Meall Gorm first then short drive to car park at Bhealach na Ba. Track towards mast but veered off right at around 700m and around ridge to Corbett. Fantastic walk on a great sunny day with amazing views. Back down over North Top and track. | Janet M | 25/07/2021 |
gary1981 | 11/07/2021 | |
geoffreycurnock | 09/07/2021 | |
Fletch | 04/07/2021 | |
interloper | 04/07/2021 | |
Nick Dawson, Mini | plattcolnago | 26/06/2021 |
Late summit followed by wild camp at Bealach na Ba | kojak | 26/06/2021 |
BasherBob | 31/05/2021 | |
Gallovidian | 27/05/2021 | |
From car park at top of pass initially up radio mast track tyhen cross country over pinnacle to Sgurr a Chaorachain(C), back over radio mast top N Top(CT), over quite rough ground to Far North top (Gt) and easier ground againn to Carn Dearg (Gt) returning more or less directly over pathless ground. | dickscroop | 02/05/2021 |
Conor | 29/10/2020 | |
Joolz500 | 29/09/2020 | |
From parking at top of Bealach na Ba road up tracks to masts and Sgurr a' Chaorachain N Top, continuing out along ridge to Sgurr a' Chaorachain, returning to masts, parking (and down Bealach na Ba to Tornapress) | kdbennett | 26/08/2020 |
Thought I had previously done this hill but now realise it was the tops on the Na Ciochan ridge, after climbing the nose route. | clashcityrocker | 24/08/2020 |
samblackburn | 31/07/2020 | |
Bob67 | 31/12/2019 | |
Sick Kid | 02/10/2019 | |
weaselmaster | 28/09/2019 | |
Sick Kid | 27/09/2019 |