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Name:Carn Bheadhair
Hill number:3118
Height:804m / 2638ft
Parent (Ma):598  Geal Charn
RHB Section:08B: Cairngorms
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Spey
Class:Hump, Simm, Corbett Top, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,Sim,CT,Y)
Grid ref:NJ 05500 11653
Summit feature:large cairn
Drop:133m
Col:671m  NJ082120  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 36
(1:25k) OL57N OL58N 403N 404N
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 42 users)ByDate of Ascent
Rode in from Nethy Bridge to edge of forest, seeing three capercaillies en route. Heathery lower down but good going from 650 m. Descended to the Allt Bheadhair where a quad bike track eased the last km.AndyS12/10/2023
1 of 3: Parked at 998167. Fast progress on forest tracks via Forest Lodge to 030122. Then very slow over long heather and large tussocks via Eag a Chait. Very cold for late June. With Karen.ChrisR19/06/2022
Parked on wide verge near Loch Garten, cycled to Forest Lodge [road is now gated], then following tracks crossing R Nethy on bridge N of the lodge, following main track S to a junction at NJ025145, E past Loch a' Chnuic to Faesheallach Burn, S along the burn to NJ054139, then directly SW upslope to the N ridge of Carn Bheadhair, and up to the summit, descending E of N to reach Burn at NJ058132, crossed to join the track, then returned as outward (5h30m from Forest Lodge)kdbennett07/05/2022
A 7 top bike round from 998 167 carn a chnuic, carn na loinne, carn na h ailig, bile buidhe, carn tarsuinn, carn bheadhair, cairn rynettin.robertphillips18/04/2022
Pleasant climb from Carn Tarsuinn. Good views of Bynack More.187lenny21/07/2019
A slog, but not miserable, and being little known is a plus for me.Martin R08/06/2018
From NW, Forest Lodge, lovely morning, crested tit by trackside, followed track to its hp, heathery contour R then good snow slopes, large cairn, fine gorms view. Down anticlockwise over four topsRHW01/04/2018
See Creag Mhor. Crossing back to Bynack bridge not east going - lots of tussocks etc.dickscroop10/10/2014
Parked at Forest Lodge as at that time I was an RSPB member. Followed tracks before ascending south to summit in clear weather. Then headed for Carn a'Chnuic.JohnW02/11/2011
High cloud, dry, strong wind, good views.iangalbraith23/09/2009
With Geal Charnnordicstar01/09/2009
Pine forests, meltwater channels and early snow. A very enjoyable day.fasgadh11/11/2007
Creag Mor .. not! with TamTamCollie04/04/2006
A miserable slog up a little known hill!rambler_gary30/12/2003
Dottie01/07/2023
Gallovidian20/06/2023
interloper16/09/2020
Fletch16/09/2020
alda17/02/2020
bjewing23/02/2019
Dave McG22/02/2019
hill walker10/11/2018
iaindbrown08/06/2018
BaggerGutt29/07/2017
ajwxyzt25/03/2017
mae02/08/2016
Alan Whatley30/03/2016
Lindsay M06/04/2014
GaryJones01/10/2013
Dave Geere03/09/2012
thelonious26/05/2012
Gavin Theobald11/08/2010
neilsan01/03/2009
Colin Crawford17/05/2008
chalky195329/11/2007
bertbarnett12318/06/2005
StueyB25/08/2001
andrew.allum01/01/2000
Alan Moore29/05/1991
IainT30/12/1988
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