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Name:Ben Avon West Top [Ben Avon SW Top]
Hill number:543
Height:1137.6m / 3732ft
Parent (Ma):536  Ben Avon - Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe
Parent (SMC):536  Ben Avon - Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe
RHB Section:08B: Cairngorms
County/UA:Moray, Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Aberdeen), Spey
Watershed:Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head, Aberdeen Bay
Class:High Hills of Britain, Subsimm, Deleted Munro Top
(HHB,sSim,xMT)
Grid ref:NJ 12596 01350
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:23m
Col:1114.6m  NJ 1280 0166  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 36
(1:25k) OL58S 404S
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Frosty start from Linn of Quoich at 06:20am Walked whole way. Followed path through Glen Quoich and up An Diollaid. Reached Beinn a’Bhuird as cloud rolled in descended to Sneck after some dubious navigation in the clag. Very windy at Sneck. Up to Ben Avon due to the wind it was harder than I’d have liked to get to the top of both the higher tors. Not sure which was higher but the south one was harder. Descent to Sneck down Glas Allt Mor then west through woods beside Quoich water to outward route. Walked at speed time taken including stops 7 hours 59 minutes for 23.2 milesisabelle05/10/2023
En route from Glen Avon to Keiloch. A knackering 35km day.sclater23/08/2023
Ben Avon & Beinn a' Bhuird from Keilochhummusg23/09/2022
Linn of Quoich, Carn na Drochaide, The Sneck, Ben Avon West Top, Ben Avon, The Sneck, Cnap a' Chleirich, Beinn a' Bhuird North Top and Beinn a' Bhuird South Top.JasonStark28/08/2022
Dottie00114/08/2022
Dottie14/08/2022
Keiloch - cycled to end of track in Gleann an t-Slugain - Beinn a’ Bhuird S Top - Beinn a’ Bhuird - Cnap a’ Chleirich - Ben Avon W Top - Ben Avon - Carn Eas - Creag an Dail Mhor - bike - Keiloch.Mark Jackson12/08/2022
pwatson198013/06/2022
ianwatson02/06/2022
ScottyBoy7626/05/2022
A big day out from camp by Quoich Water, visiting all Benn Avon tops. With B and R.jenx14/05/2022
Hal & Rafe14/05/2022
rocket-ron03/08/2021
PVokes18/07/2021
RonaLindsay18/07/2021
With Sue on a perfect day after cycling to Slugain Lodge.Phreerunner29/06/2021
PDuncan8213/06/2021
#1 of 9 from Invercauld. RevisitRHW02/06/2021
Driftwood04/09/2020
Toril30/08/2020
govanah224/08/2020
govanah24/08/2020
benalder5023/07/2020
scoob18/07/2020
Fi18/07/2020
carole engel11/07/2020
Ben Avon and Beinn a Bhuird from Keiloch. Very windy and cloud above 800mHuwel24/07/2019
Dave McG16/07/2019
From Keiloch, MTB to end of track up Gleann an t-Slugain for a round of Beinn a' Bhuird ST, NT, Stob an t'Sluichd, Cnap a' Chleirich, Ben Avon and top, Carn Eas and Creag an Dail Mhor.rhalstead18/06/2019
julianbarclay09/04/2019
Fife Walking01/07/2018
cachristiso126/05/2018
clanbonham05/05/2018
Tartantraveller14/04/2018
Camped overnight on the summit of Ben Avon, sheltering from the wind and rain behind one of the smaller tors. Came back over here in the morning on the way to Beinn a' Bhuird. Solo.Dangerous Dave21/09/2017
Up from Stob Dubh an Eas Bhig. Climbed tor on the way. Solo.Dangerous Dave20/09/2017
alda25/08/2017
Sol HFB12/08/2017
weaselmaster14/07/2017
vgiorgio19/06/2017
From Keiloch by bike along Gleann an t-Slugain, leaving bike ca 1km short of Slugain Lodge. Took paths to Sneck, then up over 1138m point to Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe (scrambled up two highest parts of tor), continued across plateau to West Meur Corm Craig, then East Meur Gorm Craig, returned over main ridge, past LDB and on t Carn Eas, and then Creag an Dail Mhor, descending E of Carn Eag Dhubh to the track to the S, followed that W to reach the Sneck path, then returned to Keilochkdbennett15/06/2017
Cycled from Kelloch to some way short of Slugain Lodge. Then a delightful walk up via The Sneck.dal14/06/2017
Fi16/04/2017
scoob16/04/2017
Paul and Terri09/04/2017
Weather fair.MountainMac08/04/2017
elma spencer02/10/2016
sunny autumn day, bike to foot of Glas Allt Mhor then easy walkCapt Malbec22/09/2016
LadyinAyeVan05/08/2016
oriolefan10103/07/2016