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| Name: | Faochaig |
| Hill number: | 942 |
| Height: | 868m / 2848ft |
| RHB Section: | 12B: Killilan to Inverness |
| County/UA: | Highland (UA) |
| Catchment: | Alsh & Duich |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NH 02187 31706 |
| Summit feature: | rock 2m from cairn |
| Drop: | 230m |
| Col: | 638m NH004301  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 25 (1:25k) 414N 429 |
| Observations: | note that rock outcrop on NE top at NH 02615 31975 is not the summit |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 175 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Cycled from Killilan to Carnach then round of Faochaig and Aonach Buidhe. Nice track/path up to 450m. Path down steep ground towards AB exists, but finding it requires navigation. | Topographer57 | 26/06/2019 |
| Alone. On way in to Maol Bhuidhe Bothy. | Grinner | 08/07/2017 |
| CK | SheilaS | 29/04/2017 |
| To Carnach by bike, then up the stalkers path avoiding as much as possible of the bulldozed track. Onto the plateau via pt 727, which is well worth a visit even if a bit longer than the direct route. Down the NE ridge and the stalkers path to climb Aonach Buidhe next. | Gill | 21/06/2016 |
| Day 1 of bothy trip: Killilan - Sguman Coinntich - Faochaig - Aonach Buidhe - Maol-bhuidhe | davidpettit84 | 01/06/2016 |
| Bike to Carnach, then up brilliant stalker's path beside Allt Domhain. Including 2 GTs & 2 sGTs | ngthack | 14/05/2015 |
| With Aonach Buidhe | davechaffey | 24/11/2013 |
| aonach buidhe and faochaig cycled to iron lodge. | robertphillips | 31/05/2013 |
| W Jenx on backpac thru from Attadale to Morvich. After night in fine Maol Bhuidhe bothy up to col betwenn Aonach Bhuidhe and Faochig. Direct up East face and then ridge to subsid top, easy out to main peak. Droped down to Iron Lodge and towrds Sgurr Gorsaic. | nordicstar | 26/08/2012 |
| RHW | 02/06/2012 | |
| self | davidsbatty | 25/07/2011 |
| Galltywenallt | 10/06/2011 | |
| Cycled the 8 miles from Killilan to Iron Lodge. | Lionel Bidwell | 25/08/2010 |
| 3 of 3: From Sron na Gaoithe. | ChrisR | 12/05/2008 |
| From Maol Buidhe bothy with DC and JC. See description for Aonach Buidhe | Martin66 | 30/07/2006 |
| Day 2 of a weekend trip based at Maol-bhuidhe bothy with Martin66 & JC. A very warm & humid day. My brother did his usual diretissima caper straight up on to An Creachal Beag while I took the easier & very scenic NE spur. We all then continued to the summit of Aonach Buidhe. Descended the broad W flank to the col with Faochaig. Quick ascent via the good stalkers path on to the plateau & over to the summit. Back to the col & down the path to the midgey bothy. I decided to take a cooling dip in the burn & came out covered in midges much to the others amusement! Back to Achintee as per Martin66 report on Day 3. | NotReallyABagger | 30/07/2006 |
| From Aonach Buidhe. After being nice all day, had shower on approaching summit. Then descended to valley down ridge for long walk back to Killilan. | Aye Jimmy | 29/05/2006 |
| from A Bhuidhe. On compass followed west ridge out of mist. Down sharply on grass to detour south. Water and glucose tabs at track. Excellent stalkers' path led up zig zagging around crags making an easy gradient to final cairn at top of path. Up last ascent to plateau like top at 16.00. No view - mist. Picked up bike and to car. 23 1/2m - 10 hrs. | arranc | 09/08/2005 |
| From Carnach; cloudy top | dmckeith | 20/07/2005 |
| On the TGO Challenge | BLACKHILL | 07/05/2004 |
| used bike up Glen Elchaig | IanHHill | 27/05/2003 |
| Killilan to Aonach Buidhe bothy via Sguman Coinntich and Faochaig. This walk between the two mountains was remote. Faochaig never looked impressive but the views from it were the best in the wilderness. We followed the NE ridge down, faithfully, and got the hoped for reward- we found the stakers' path to take us down through thick heathery slopes. Black Throated divers on Loch Cruoshie and Snipe drumming were the sounds from the bothy to end one of our finest wilderness days. With Pete. | pwheeler | 23/05/2001 |
| Solo | Uisdean25 | 26/06/2000 |
| Round of Aonach Buidhe, Faochaig and Meall Sguman from Killilan road. | Eddie | 31/08/1998 |
| Self and Taffy | Invicta14 | 28/06/1995 |
| Solo. From Killilan. Walked up path close to Allt a’ Choire Mhòir and then up hillside to summit of Sgùman Còinntich then followed ridge to Sròn na Gaoithe and on to the summit of Faochaig. Went NE and then found a path which was followed roughly eastwards. There followed a stiff pull-up to the summit of Aonach Buidhe. Descended the SSW ridge to Iron Lodge. Met up with a friend and took turns with a cycle down to Killilan. Quite a long day. Weather good. | pwbellarby | 07/05/1994 |
| Corbett bagging: Aonach Buidhe and Faochaig | RHW | 09/04/1994 |
| Ascended from Killilan via Sguman Coinntich. Descended to Carnach and walked back to Killilan. | JohnW | 09/04/1990 |
| alda | 19/05/2019 | |
| Rockdoctor | 07/05/2019 | |
| IainK | 13/04/2019 | |
| Robinho08 | 13/04/2019 | |
| clanbonham | 03/01/2019 | |
| Fi | 10/08/2018 | |
| scoob | 10/08/2018 | |
| Gallovidian | 31/07/2018 | |
| The Rodmiester | 07/07/2018 | |
| benarmine | 05/07/2018 | |
| daviemore | 31/05/2018 | |
| borderline | 30/05/2018 | |
| BaggerGutt | 22/05/2018 | |
| neilsan | 20/05/2018 | |
| duchally | 18/09/2017 | |
| Thorny | 21/07/2017 | |
| Tricky | 27/05/2017 | |
| Kevin29035 | 19/03/2017 | |
| bertbarnett123 | 06/05/2016 | |
| Martin R | 15/03/2016 | |
| hill walker | 13/09/2015 | |
| weaselmaster | 12/09/2015 |