| Name: | Beinn a' Bhraghad |
| Hill number: | 1271 |
| Height: | 461m / 1512ft |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Topographical area: | SK01 Alasdair-gillean |
| SMC/RHB section: | 17B: Minginish and the Cuillin Hills |
| Island: | Skye |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NG 40976 25408 |
| Summit feature: | no feature |
| Drop: | 276m |
| Col: | 185m NG422272  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 32 (1:25k) 411 |
| Observations: | summit is 175m SW of trig point and about 1m higher |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 110 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| See log for An Cruachan | carole engel | 02/06/2023 |
| From N Fairy Pools car park (NG422263), across road, over a gate onto the forest road, NNW to a wide forest break and cleared area (ca NG416268), SW along N edge of break, beside standing forest, up onto the N ridge of Beinn a' Bhràghad, up to the trig point, then onto the summit, descending roughly the same way, but keeping to the S edge of the wide forest break (2h10m) | kdbennett | 31/05/2023 |
| From the higher fairy pools car park 423263. Straight across road and over a gate onto the track. Turned right. Left up 3rd firebreak (417267). Bit of a path up left hand side of stream, until out of trees, going underfoot not bad but it was dry. Followed ridgeline ti trig, then around crater, to summit. Followed ridge down to Bealach Eadar Da Bheinn, a bit rough underfoot in parts but not too boggy, then followed bits of animal tracks up Beinn Staic. Followed ridgeline down grassy slopes to Bealach Brittle. It is possible to descend avoidng the trees. Up track to high point and ATV track over a gate then followed bits of animal tracks and ATV track to An Cruachan. Back down to Bealach Brittle then followed higher path around back to gate opposite car park and across gate and back to car park. Pleasant 8.9mile circuit with good views of Rhum, Eigg and the Cuillins. | JulieB | 21/05/2023 |
| With Dave Roeder. Found a small parking space on the E side of the road at about NG 416275 (16:30) and followed the track to the stream crossing at NG 416267. Followed the steam uphill to open country and eventually to the summit beyond the trig point, unfortunately in cloud. Returned by the same route; finished 18:40. | dbb | 12/05/2023 |
| Parking at pt 197 (between passing places on E side of road. Timber lorries using forest gateway). No obvious launching point from forest track going W, so took track going SE, but quite a descent before could scale steep bank, then a push through trees, which go far higher up the hill than the maps shows. Followed some white tapes, but unrelenting pathless deep veg all the way. No sign of a clear path at the summit. So, headed slightly W of N toward a ride, but, again, relentless deep veg and water-logged toody blussocks, no sign of forest track until 10m away from it – relief, then easy, E, back to start. Grim, route not recommended, but I did not see anything better – a free-for-all. | Isbjorn | 18/02/2023 |
| MC | Martin66 | 30/08/2021 |
| With Robert and Luna | BigNick | 11/05/2021 |
| From Fairy Pools car park (busy despite being Mid Oct). Along forest track then sharply up at forest break. Continued over Beinn Staic and An Cruachan. Grey day mostly clear save Cuillin capped in light cloud. | N.Morters | 11/10/2020 |
| From Eynort via Bealach Brittle. Ascended direct from forest track to SE. Battled up through trees and heather until hit the scree. Levelled out quite abruptly near summit. Descended to forest track to NW then back down to Eynort - good fun bog hopping then good grassy 4x4 track. | quadbarrel | 13/07/2020 |
| A minging Marilyn. Along the forest track, then through tussocks up the first fire break, emerging from the forestry into pillowy mounds of moss under deep heather. The nasty vegetables don't ease off until very close to the summit plateau. Wandered round all the bumps to make sure so that I never have to go back. The only saving grace for this shite fest of a hill is the superb view of the Cuillins. P.S. Don't even think of driving up the track; the gate was open when we set off, but padlocked when we got back, so very relieved to have parked by the gate like well-behaved baggers. | Gill | 03/10/2019 |
| From SH197 up forest track through fire break to summit then boggily to trig on descent. | NormanW | 10/06/2019 |
| 1of4: From Glen Brittle P156 CP: 422264 | ChrisR | 26/11/2018 |
| Gate closed and cones across at 197m high point on the road which is to the north of the summit. Parked there as no forestry work on a sunday. Just over 90 minute solo return in clear conditions. From the forest road ascended the ride at 416267. Solo. | bolton | 30/09/2018 |
| Sunny round while Cuillin stay in gradually rising cloud till about 5.30pm when they finally lifted off the summits. clockwise round from Glenbrittle Memorial hut where staying with York Alpine Club for the week. Beinn an Eoin, Truagh Mheall, An Cruachan, Beinn Staic, Beinn a Bhraghad W top, Beinn a Bhraghad | vegibagger | 14/05/2017 |
| Firebreaks from NE then on to Staic and Cruachan. | Topographer57 | 07/05/2017 |
| parked at gate near point 197 track then open hillside to the top. | robertphillips | 08/10/2016 |
| Track at near 197 point. Left turn at junction and up the first gap in trees. Easy! | jenx | 13/02/2016 |
| With Jenx, walked from road at point 197, however gate not locked and looks like many drive in, parking to be had. We cut up the first main ride to south and easy up through scrubby ground fisrt then tussocky grass. | nordicstar | 13/02/2016 |
| cpc | HardenC | 20/05/2015 |
| Parked at junction with minor road at 419250, up track to An Cruachan, then across to summit of Bhraghad and back down firebreaks to car. | AndrewFinnimore | 08/07/2014 |
| Eynort,Beinn a'Bhraghad, Beinn Staic, An Cruachan, Kraiknish, Eynort. | tim747 | 13/09/2013 |
| With Mora, from minor road in Glen Brittle at ng 423258 | BLACKHILL | 07/10/2012 |
| Parked at forest entrance near point 197 and followed track to wind break at NG 41688 26765 and followed faint buggy track towards summit. | Lionel Bidwell | 28/08/2012 |
| From forest track near pt.197. There is a choice of fire breaks that lead to upper slopes. Between the hail and snow blizzards there was sunshine and views of snow covered Cuillins. | Martin R | 07/03/2012 |
| Week in Skye with Clare College Rockclimbing | Mark Jackson | 06/07/2011 |
| Park at top of Glen Brittle road at forest gate. A mile on forest road before turning S on a ride with stream in mini gorge to the left. Path made by deer for a mile through thick growth and plod up over rush like things, heather and tussock. Top at 10.50. Vanessa 9743 300m away and lower. | arranc | 20/05/2008 |
| With: hb sb ab; Parked at Eynort and walked up the obvious forest track tp Bealach Eadar da Bheinn before breaking out of the forest up to the summit ridge and the top. It was a damp misty day otherwise we would have been climbing the Cuillins! | Ian Baines | 29/05/2007 |
| With: ib sb ab; | Helen Baines | 29/05/2007 |
| Revisit. Dullish tussocky summit, grey view. OK ascent from NG417247, clear fall. | RHW | 27/12/2006 |
| Up from Glen Brittle via a forest ride. Nice grass after gabbro of the day before. | Eddie | 17/08/2003 |
| Date is first visit. Notes from later...fine summit, descend E via gully & mature larch. brittle road @ 419249, clockwise bypassing beinn staic | RHW | 04/06/1999 |
| Solo trip | Invicta14 | 10/10/1997 |
| Solo. | MickyRoss | 31/05/1996 |
| Ascended whilst walking from Sligachan to Glenbrittle. | JohnW | 08/04/1985 |
| danpquinn | 09/04/2024 | |
| assynt_bob | 01/04/2024 | |
| ketzster | 13/03/2024 | |
| TREBORK | 14/06/2022 | |
| Dave Geere | 16/05/2022 | |
| Tricky | 27/12/2021 | |
| Simon Winton | 19/01/2020 | |
| lordtonult | 15/09/2019 | |
| GaryJones | 05/05/2019 | |
| iainwalton | 30/08/2018 | |
| weaselmaster | 15/06/2018 | |
| Sick Kid | 15/06/2018 | |
| petesimpson | 24/05/2018 | |
| grumpy | 21/01/2017 | |
| Gavin Theobald | 02/09/2016 | |
| foggieclimber | 10/08/2016 |