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Name:Beinn a' Chaisteil
Hill number:170
Height:886m / 2907ft
RHB Section:02B: Glen Lyon to Glen Dochart and Loch Tay
County/UA:Perth and Kinross, Argyll and Bute
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Awe, Tay
Watershed:Firth of Tay, Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Greater Loch Linnhe, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, High Hills of Britain,
Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,HHB,Y)
Grid ref:NN 34722 36396
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:467m
Col:419m  NN361351  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 50
(1:25k) 377E
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Last of 5 Corbett’s round from A82, great views but a hard day with a longish walk back to car. 10 hours in total.PeterD06/06/2023
Beinn a Chaisteal and Beinn nam Fuaran, as per Walkhighlands route but with shorter return, descending S then W from BnF to Auch Glen - shorter and no fords to cross. With DRC.TRG31826/03/2023
Solo round of Beinn a' Chaisteil & Beinn nam Fuaran from the parking spot off the A82 by the big Loch Lomond & Trossachs sign and set off down an icy track joining the WHW down to Auch. Decided to do the route anti-clickwise - Glen Coralon > Beinn a' Chaisteil then followed the fenceline north down to the track by some man-made waterfalls, then the long walk out. Freezing temps down low, snow above 600m but sunny blue skies made for some dramatic views. Total time: 6h 8min.mproudfoot11/12/2022
Climbed with Dom, Amy, Richard, Andrew B on a rainy day on DMC Bridge of Orchy Meetamcculloch23/10/2021
From A82 by Auch track junction, parked on gravel verge, narrow but ok. Past Auch, track on south side of Allt Coralan, across the stream on the track then heading diagonally up the grassy slope east then north avoiding the crags. Into the clag, fence posts to the obvious top.Owen B21/08/2021
Solo MTB along N shore of Loch Lyon. Climbed NE flank of Beinn nam Fuaran. After very steep decent to SW over Beinn a' Chaisteil and descent via coll to NE and back around S shore of Loch.John Lee16/07/2021
I parked near the Auch road end. I walked in towards Auch Lodge, under the railway viaduct and then up Glen Coralan before heading up the steep energy sapping grass slopes to Beinn a'Chaisteil. It was very windy on the summit. After taking a few photos, including one of my parked car in the far distance I headed down to the bealach for a lunch break. I then continued to Beinn nam Fuaran.langskill12/06/2021
a runTamCollie06/09/2020
Beinn a' Chaisteil and then Beinn nam Fuaran from Auch via Glen Coralan.summitter20/06/2020
From Auch with Conradbatrigg22/09/2019
Five Corbetts as described in the SMC guidebook.davidpettit8419/04/2019
Soloed the five.iansm30/08/2018
The 5 Corbetts from the summit of the A82 between Tyndrum and the Bridge of Orchy. Beinn Odhar, Beinn Chaorach, Cwm Chreag, Beinn nam Fuaran, and Beinn a' Chaisteil. A major undertaking in one day, being 27km with 2150m ascent, taking 9h30m.silveracorn_alan20/08/2017
A nice walk from Auch. Lovely grassy hills, with very little bogginess.Gill03/06/2017
Solo.Dangerous Dave04/07/2016
Fifth on 5 Corbett round. A relief after the last one but the walk out gets very tedious.Lionel Bidwell13/05/2016
CK SheilaS25/03/2016
Carried on to Beinn nam Fuaranduchally19/09/2015
The 5th of 5 on the Tyndrum Corbett round. A bit boggy, but followed the fence up and down. 8 hours in total.Jhimmy24/08/2015
Round of 5 Corbetts. Afternoon start, with overnight camp at beallach between Beinn nam Fuaran and Beinn a'Chaisteil.RobertP26/07/2015
SoloVin04/07/2015
Auch Corbetts with Robert Wight from WHW carpark at top of Tyndrum road. Mostly in cloud but easy nav due to fenceposts. Interminable ascent mostly in soft snow. 10 hours.alexmaclennan04/04/2015
From rough parking area on A82 at Auch. Along estate track,under viaduct then followed track Southeast before a steep ascent up to ridge roughly following the fenceline over Beinn a'Chaisteil & Beinn nam Fuaran then continuing down to the Allt a'Chuirn & the track back to the start. With Pigeon.MorecambeMonkey21/03/2015
See Beinn nam Fuaran.dickscroop13/09/2014
A direct line up the west face next to the gully. Fab, but very steep. With GHC. Lovely warm day.Play2End11/05/2014
One tired dog and his owner, slumped near cairn and got the tootsies out to cool them down. Loved the views so did the panting dog. Company: Jake the Black Lab.iandesbottes12/10/2013
Very tired by this point! Great views from the summit as with all of these Corbetts in this area.bowlesy25/08/2013
Bridge of Orchy-Beinn Dorain-Beinn nam Fuaran-Beinn a'Chaisteil-Tyndrum. Unusually dry underfoot. Went for very direct descent. Had spotted green spur from train, but was frazzled at summit and instead descended through scree (too far round to the north) and what normally would have been a significant burn.campagvelocet22/07/2013
selfdavidsbatty19/02/2013
9th – Solo. From Bridge of Orchy, followed WHW and under railway, ascend SE ridge to summit of Beinn a' Chaisteil, then descend N and ascend SW face to summit of Beinn nam Fuaran. Descend to Allt Kinglass and return via WHW. Overcast, but mostly above summits, heavy rain in second half of day – got soaked.RGibbs16/11/2012
Lowering clouds, calm, warm and good views. Rained on return.iangalbraith19/08/2012
with Ken, 11.5 hr day on the Auch 5 Corbett round, warm sun, cold air, great views. Fantastic day and both in fine form. Highlights B Odhar summit and Beinn a Chasteil ridge descentniallp05/05/2012
round of 5 corbetts beinn odhar,beinn chaorah,cam chreag, beinn nam fuarn, beinn a chaisteil,robertphillips27/12/2011
Alone, three Corbetts today.Grinner06/06/2009
c25redcon10/05/2009
Self and Bonnie; with Beinn nam FuaranInvicta1416/06/2008
5 of 5: From Beinn nam Fuaran.ChrisR31/05/2008
done with beinn nam fuaran and beinn mhonaichbuggerlugs25/05/2008
Circuit from Auch via Beinn nam Fuaranrjf3525/05/2008
Beinn nam Fuaran (NN 361381) & Beinn a'Chaisteil (NN 346364) S/F NN316354 3 day walk with 2 nights camp at NN314373. Very cold and no wind throughout. Frequent snow showers, particularly overnight, sunny during the day. Cloud base >3000, broken.John Young01/04/2008
Day 1 of 3-day backpack: Beinn Odhar, Meall Buidhe, Beinn Chaorach, Cam Creag, Beinn a'Chasteil, camped at col before Beinn nam Fuaran. Constant heavy rain.agentmancuso02/06/2007
Circuit from Auchrjf3525/07/2006
W Jenx - circuit of the Five from nr. Chrom Alt, where old bridge over rail line to N of Tyndrum crosses. 2000m climbing.nordicstar01/07/2006
R see Odhar Richard Tait03/05/2006
Long and gentle climb to the summit after crossing the bealach to the south-west of Beinn nam Fuaran. yorkie10/07/2004
Cycled from the top of the glen down the WHW and then up Auch Glen. Ascended very wet gully on side of hill and then vertical grass to a point 200m below summit. Not recommended. Quite exposed. Traversed to B nam Fuaran where the rain started and continued for the rest of the day.Martin6608/06/2003
2nd ascent during a 24 marilyns in 24 hours attempt (managed 16)Chris Pearson01/06/2002
Galltywenallt26/08/2001
From parking area on A82 at nn 328332BLACKHILL28/07/2001
Steve Briggs - trip to wigwamsdonmeister18/06/2001