| Name: | Black Craig |
| Hill number: | 6342 |
| Height: | 564m / 1850ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 681 Creag Ruadh |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Topographical area: | HM01 Meagaidh-ruadh |
| SMC/RHB section: | 09C: Loch Lochy to Loch Laggan |
| Catchment: | Spey |
| Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five (Tu,5,HF) |
| Grid ref: | NN 57356 91990 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop W of cairn |
| Drop: | 65m |
| Col: | 499m NN569916  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 35 (1:25k) OL55 401 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 58 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Path from Dun da Lamh, very easy. Back to Spey Dam on meandering MTB tracks | Colin Crawford | 16/05/2024 |
| Ascend from south as stopping in inverekie estate cottage. Hit snow at 550m with herds of deer. Then Continue NW to pictish fort through somevery nice woodland. Encountered some quite deep snow. Then return via forest trials back to start. | cjo | 25/02/2024 |
| From Pattack Falls CP. Followed the Black Wood and Hiil Fort walk. Black Craig and Dun-da-Iamh. With Lisa and Daniel. | CJM | 30/01/2024 |
| 1 of 2: From Pattack Falls CP on the A86. Track to just before the comms tower, then blue way marked path. Cold, some sunny spells, surprisingly little snow. We started on the track to the hill fort but decided the re ascent was not worth it so returned for lunch at Black Craig. With Karen. | ChrisR | 05/01/2024 |
| From Feagour on a forest track then the Blackwood Path which goes over the top. The large cairn comes first and is not the high point, the second one is. Then on to Dun da-lamh, a superb hill fort which I didn't know was a Tump until I checked whilst there. | NormanW | 18/12/2023 |
| Parked in a lochside lay-by E of Sherrabeg and followed road to Glenshero Lodge. Past the fallow deer and along track until out of the forest SW of Meall an t-Sithein. Followed deer fence upwards then through open woodland to the summit and a White-tailed Eagle welcoming our arrival. Back to the deer fence and onwards to Creag Ruadh, which affords superb views down Glen Laggan. Down to the craggy E Top then fence-following through open woodland to Black Craig. A marked FP crosses this and gives good access to the impressive ruins of Dun-da-Iam before dropping the forestry road below that leads back to the vehicular road to Sherrabeg. 4 hrs. | summitter | 04/11/2023 |
| See https://scotlandhills.net/hilss-above-the-spey-dam/ | hill walker | 21/05/2023 |
| Parked in layby by reservoir shore, walked W along road then L on track by Glenshero Lodge. Followed track till close to Meall an t-Sithein then veered L and up the less severe slopes to reach fine summit of Meall an t-Sithein in mature woodland. Continued to Creag Ruadh (visiting all the options for high point) and camped just below summit. Continued to Creag Ruaidh E top, Black Craig then nice path to the Pictish hill fort of Dun-da-Iamh, visiting both summits. Descended via forestry tracks to the road. Excellent views, good varied route. | RobertP | 10/11/2021 |
| With John and visited Dun Da Lamh, Pictish Fort. | Veryhappybunny | 25/06/2021 |
| Bashed up blackwood trail from patak in the snow with elizyanne while staying at strathmashie lodge before storm Dennis | GmacT | 16/02/2020 |
| with gmact | elizyanne | 16/02/2020 |
| Nice walk on a lovely sunny day with Mark, Hamish & Huey whilst staying at Invertromie. | Saggers | 24/08/2017 |
| On KMRT meet. From C/P to South. | ngthack | 06/03/2015 |
| With Jenx, Martin and Brian from Feagour. Through the black wood on a deep snowy but easy to follow path. Took in the Black Craig, then to Creag Ruadh East top and then main Graham summit. Direct from col back to raod and along to car park start. | nordicstar | 20/01/2015 |
| With birthday boy, Nordicstar plus Jenx. Lots of lovely snow on a forest trail. | Martin R | 20/01/2015 |
| Carn Ban from NE, then E along ridge to hill fort, then SW from saddle to regain open ground. However the N slopes have been recently planted so this route may be less feasible in future. NB nice waymarked route from SW clearly easiest route. | RHW | 07/07/2013 |
| Forest operations at start GR NN 566 903. Got access okay on a saturday | faddyvictor | 06/07/2013 |
| Bob & Duke Wednesday 23rd/4/2008 Z 1713 ISH | DukeNukem | 23/04/2008 |
| SMMC meet Newtonmore, with Charlie Prowse, Nic Bullivant, Mark Townsend ansd Gary Luke. | clashcityrocker | 20/02/1997 |
| Tony S | 20/06/2024 | |
| Lorna S | 20/06/2024 | |
| mae | 10/05/2024 | |
| anguscow | 03/01/2024 | |
| highlandrock | 01/01/2024 | |
| hillhunter | 10/12/2023 | |
| Robin56 | 30/11/2023 | |
| RichardM | 09/10/2023 | |
| daviemore | 27/05/2023 | |
| weaselmaster | 11/11/2022 | |
| Sick Kid | 11/11/2022 | |
| Gallovidian | 03/08/2022 | |
| Trantham Clan | 16/05/2022 | |
| Jossker | 05/03/2022 | |
| weaselmaster | 22/01/2022 | |
| alanm | 25/09/2020 | |
| Dave McG | 08/01/2019 | |
| mart0797 | 23/10/2018 | |
| BlackPanther | 24/02/2018 | |
| ARM | 30/09/2017 | |
| BigJ | 30/08/2017 | |
| Nozzer | 30/08/2017 | |
| Nick Canute | 20/04/2017 | |
| alda | 28/02/2017 | |
| weaselmaster | 25/02/2017 | |
| Sick Kid | 25/02/2017 | |
| sarahk | 02/01/2017 | |
| Gavin Theobald | 22/09/2016 | |
| Steve Q | 05/11/2015 | |
| dave g | 03/11/2015 | |
| PeteF | 03/10/2015 |