| Name: | Ben Dearg |
| Hill number: | 1221 |
| Height: | 552m / 1811ft |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Topographical area: | SK04 Storr-suiramach |
| SMC/RHB section: | 17A: North Skye and Raasay |
| Island: | Skye |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NG 47840 50412 |
| Summit feature: | eroding turf edge 5m SE of cairn |
| Drop: | 221m |
| Col: | 331m NG484513  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 23 (1:25k) 408 409 |
| Observations: | small cairn 250m SE at NG47982 50200 is lower |
| 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 140 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked by the gate at the metal sign (NG492482) then straight over the moor, hard going. Bit easier as height gained and great views higher up. Came back over A'Chorra-bheinn and Pein a'Chleibh - very rough but superb views to the Cuillin helped ease the way. | StueyB | 10/01/2024 |
| Tourist track from the Old Man CP. Very misty start so contoured over to Hartaval initially before taking on The Storr. Thankfully the mist burned off and sunshine gave us a visible summit and easy clamber over to the E Top. Decided to head southwards, bagging The Storr South Top en route to Ben Dearg, A' Chorra-bheinn and Pein a' Chleibh. A great walk in perfect conditions only spoiled by the trudge back up the A855 dodging fast cars, wide motorhomes and dirty haulage trucks. Hey Ho, the lot of a bagger. 6.5 hrs total. | summitter | 30/05/2023 |
| Trotternish ridge backpack in clear weather eith hazy sunshine. Solo | Clive G | 04/05/2023 |
| On Skye Trail, fine sunny day after camping near Bealach Beag S of The Storr. | RobertP | 05/09/2022 |
| Free (popular) waterfall CP - NG 4953 5098. Up LH side waterfall to pick up trod NG 49323 51006. Eventually see atv up hill thru' heather - aim for that - approx. NG 489 513. Up and thru' gate - path all the way and continues to base of top. Exciting route - animal path under crags (very visible) with three sections of nerve-wracking steep scree followed by vertical grass. For sake of my nerves, returned NW on ridge on short grass to gentle descent (approx. NG 474509). Very nice walk | carole engel | 03/06/2022 |
| From Waterfall Car Park. 1½ hours to summit. Very steep final ascent via grassy gully. Descent round back of hill to avoid steep gully. | PaulineD | 17/05/2022 |
| With Luna | BigNick | 27/02/2022 |
| From the Storr Lochs/waterfall car park. Easy ATV track from above the waterfall, crosses the moor, a little boggy, then goes up a heathery rib and along a grassy shelf, through a gate, to Bealach Mor. A bit of up and down. Injured knee precludes steep ground on direct route, so I traversed right on grass to join a very good path crossing a firm, micro-scree slope, then up a big patch of firm scree towards a rock outcrop, then to the top on easy grass above the cliffs. Too nice not to wander around the coire looking down at the landslips and across the Minch and NW Skye; rewarded with a double halo Brocken spectre. Far too nice not to go back the same way, the views are superb and who can resist an easy stroll? Found that the good scree path continues close below the cliffs in grass and firm scree, giving an easy return. | Gill | 04/10/2021 |
| From waterfall CP, via Bealach Mor - top in mist. | ger | 03/09/2021 |
| Round of Hartaval and Ben Dearg. Nice walk along cliff top. | Topographer57 | 01/08/2021 |
| Climbed as three with Pein a'chleibh, A'Chorra Bheinn and Ben Dearg | Matt2901 | 08/01/2021 |
| Parked by the waterfall, across the bog for a bit, up onto the nicely angled green bealach track then along the ridge and straight up the grassy gully directly to the summit (from a distance looked pretty steep and looked I would go more to the right and up the ridge, but when I got there it was steep but lovely and grassy to pick a route up). For the descent followed the fence from the summit along the ridge to the boggier Tump of A Chorha Bheinn. From a Chorha Bheinn headed East and traversed above the cliffs then down the ridge below the 306m spot height heading NE towards the road, then down to the road just before Storr Lochs Lodge. then 1.5mile s up the road. 5.5 mile circuit. Strava says 2.5nrs walking time but much more time than that was spent taking photos and admiring views. | JulieB | 15/09/2020 |
| From 158m spot height 2hours to summit in clag & high winds | rogreeves | 14/09/2020 |
| From road highpoint, parked near the cattle feeding station. Up the SE ridge following the river. Fresh snow overnight, mostly clear and one hail squall (typical just before summit). Good views outside the squall. | N.Morters | 23/02/2020 |
| Debs & Tali, Walk up from the car park, investigated what we could then walked the Skye trail via Hartival & Storr back to Portree. | Mountain Goat | 24/09/2019 |
| From stile at SH158. Interesting summit, looking down to some great rock formations. | NormanW | 09/06/2019 |
| From the high point on the A855, just S of Loch Fada at a gate protected by a telegraph pole lodged between rocks. Up snow covered deep grass to a taught BWF - missed having my snowshoes, not for the snow, but to perhaps get some flotation on the deep grass. Followed this BWF W, taking advantage of a faint animal track, then upper BW strand was missing - but no point crossing because the fence continues over the rounded ridge to a T-junction with a small stile, over this, then along the next BWF N, until near the col below A Chorra-bheinn where an ATV track leads towards Ben Dearg. Then up short grass (perhaps the Trotternish ridge path hidden under the snow). | Isbjorn | 22/01/2019 |
| From the A855 at the 158m high point where there is a stile and parking for one car. Wet lower down but easy going when on the south slope. About 5 mile solo return. Forecasted rain started as I got back to the car. | bolton | 01/10/2018 |
| ELMA | donmeister | 09/07/2018 |
| My Skye TuMP no. 223. Five Skye Marilyns left to do. | vegibagger | 09/07/2017 |
| self, at TMS meet in Skye | davidsbatty | 16/05/2017 |
| From Pt.158 to A'Chorra-behind then Ben Dearg. | Chris Peart | 24/10/2016 |
| as others from pt 158 | robertphillips | 07/10/2016 |
| Ascent from Storr Loch waterfall cp via Bealach Mor. I'd spent the morning watching Sea Eagles on a boat trip from Portree, now at corrie below Ben Dearg, I was within 100 m of a juvenile Golden Eagle. The ascent, by the fence, was on extremely steep ground- a bit of a surprise. Cloud had blown on to the top, but breaks allowed a different descent to be plotted visually, SE Top, S ridge then double back to a fence (if a break in it is repaired it will be awkward to cross) to an area of hummocks with pt. 340, E of the SE Top. These hummocks resembled the least eroded part of Fairy Glen and gave a pleasant, interesting way down with no road walking. | pwheeler | 13/06/2016 |
| 3 of 3: From The Storr. | ChrisR | 19/04/2016 |
| With Jenx from main road near pt 158. Rising angled climb over sometimes wet ground. Aim to get above crags. Steady all way to summit. Great views of the Storr. | nordicstar | 08/02/2016 |
| Walked up from high point on main road to south east. A lovely route along the cliff edges most of the way. Views south to the snowy Cuillin. | jenx | 08/02/2016 |
| Up steeply from the NNE after doing the whole Trotternish Ridge. Getting to Portree at 20:19. A lovely day and a long-term aim achieved. | Alan Moore | 20/05/2014 |
| Parked half way along Loch Fada. Up steep slopes avoiding crags and along cliff top to summit. | AndrewFinnimore | 14/04/2014 |
| Final Marilyn of three on a long walk from Portree. | Alex C | 10/09/2013 |
| With Mora, from the A855 at ng495509 | BLACKHILL | 01/10/2012 |
| From 'picnic' site - I doubt many picnickers use it. Interesting route finding. Another great Trotternish top. | Martin R | 25/02/2012 |
| Climbed from picnic site on A855 in large party of baggers on RHB Dinner Day at Portree. | Man of Kernow1 | 04/06/2011 |
| By cattle grid 3m north on the Staffin road. Over dry tussock and heather. 2 BWFs and steady plod to upper slopes. Path of sorts in final stages on grassy edge of precipice with fence to prevent sheep going over the edge. 10.45. Nice hill. | arranc | 12/05/2008 |
| Parked by Loch Leathan and ascended by gully to east of summit. Fresh overnight snow on the ground but bright sunshine. Headed on for The Storr and Hartaval. | JohnW | 15/04/2008 |
| P picnic site halfway up Storr Lochs, up to ridge via Bealach Mor, ST, The Storr, back south to Beinn Dearg. Misty, with Fiona. | agentmancuso | 06/07/2003 |
| With Marion | Oik | 15/05/2002 |
| A down and up from The Storr over fairly rough terrain, good views back up the ridge on a good day weather wise. From the top made for the A855 where a car park for a waterfall is. Then back up the A road to the car. | garyhoney | 02/04/2002 |
| Up through crags from northern side of Loch Leathan. | Eddie | 05/09/1999 |
| A long but rewarding walk south on the Trotternish ridge. | David Purchase | 09/06/1999 |
| lovely hill, good plants. anticlock from A855 car pk 510530 | RHW | 05/06/1999 |
| KR, JW, JW, JH, PS, PC, SC. Backpack Trottinish Ridge | Frank | 25/10/1993 |
| PeteN | 01/01/1970 | |
| November 2001(?). A two-day trip along the Trotternish Ridge. Started from NG487454. | summitsup | blank |
| From Borve | mshansen | blank |
| danpquinn | 08/04/2024 | |
| ketzster | 11/03/2024 | |
| kanderson | 20/07/2023 | |
| walk livi | 17/05/2022 | |
| ChrisC | 17/09/2020 |