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The castle |
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Altitude
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995 metres (3264 feet)
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An Caisteal
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View south to Ben Lomond from Bealach Buidhe between an Caisteal and Beinn a' Chroin on 13/02/08 what an absolutely glorious day.
© Bob Mcchristie
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Image by Bob Mcchristie
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Mountain Description
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The summit of An Caisteal lies at the intersection of two long ridges, N to Sron Gharbh (709m) and NNW ridge to Stob Glas (710m). From the A82 in Glen Falloch a track follows the River Falloch into Coire Earb which makes the N ridge from Sron Garbh over the Twistin Hill the easiest and most common access route. However the NNW ridge to Stob Glas offers an alternative access route. To the SW An Caisteal meets Beinn Chabhair at a broad bealach and to the SE it connects to Beinn a' Chroin via a high col. A ascent from Coire Earb is possible to the latter col.
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Hazards you may encounter on An Caisteal include
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| Crags near summit. |
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General Considerations
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| Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent. |
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| Wind usually increases with altitude. |
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| Visibility can change markedly with cloud level. |
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| River/Stream levels can increase markedly in one day. |
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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Distance
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1123 m
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14.50 km
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5 hrs
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An Caisteal and Beinn a' Chroin
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An easy day initially on grass, but with some rocky tops higher up.
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3 / 5
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"The Castle" from a distance, looked daunting, but in the end, there was but a wee scramble round to the left, and over the top. Awesome, if a little hazy views. Talking of "scrambling", onto Beinn A Chroin. April 2009.
© Bruce Donachie
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Image by Bruce Donachie
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Some of the Thales 3 Peaks Challenge teams on the summit of An Caisteal at around 4:30pm on Friday 10th April '09 during a training day. We then went on to do Beinn a' Chroin.
The event is on 23rd/24th May 2009 and is in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
© David McSporran
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Image by David McSporran
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Climbed Beinn Chabhair, Bheinn a' Chroin and An Caisteal with Mark. A day of two halves - misty low cloud clearing to a windy but clear afternoon. After many disappointing weekends this was a brilliant day.
© Gordon Miller
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Image by Gordon Miller
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An Caisteal on a bad day!
© Michael Coffield
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Image by Michael Coffield
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me trying to wade through snow upto my thighs :D
© Thomas Matthew
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Image by Thomas Matthew
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to An Caisteal. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Mackenzie Barker
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Missed the route up to Sron Gharb so I got my GPS to do the route backwards. A really wet, boggy, ankle deep walk, throught the glen. followed the river falloch until we hit waterfall and then started up Stob Glas Bheag. Tough going but made it and it was nice to walk on solid ground, locals told me it'd rained everyday for the past three weeks. got to the first top then over to Bienn a'Chroin stopped for some lunch then continued to Bealach Buidhe then along the ridge to An Baisteal. The walk down from Sron Gharb was a nightmare I could see why I missed path at the start. There isn't one.
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Ian Mitchell
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Climbed An Caisteal & Beinn a Chroin, although at times An Caisteal was shrouded in mist it turned out to be a relatively fine day .Enjoyed the walk between the two summits where you get the chance to put your hand to rock & enjoy fine views of the surrounding hills.However bad idea on my part to go from Derrydarroch farm,found it an hard slog from there to Twisting hill.Once across the bridge at the back of the farm i found no path and its a trudge across very boggy ground followed by a steep climb to join the main path on Twisting hill.Maybe not too bad in the summer but after recent heavy rain both ways of this section of the walk were hard work. The people i met on the day had climbed both these fine summits from the main parking space on the A82 just before Crianlarich.Would liked to have bagged neighbouring Beinn Chabhair but would have run out of daylight so will leave it for another day.
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Dave Craik
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Climbed on 29/04/07, great sunny day but a bit windy higher up, followed main track up but missed path up to Sron Ghrabh so had to double back up grass slopes onto top, great views of An Caisteal summit from here and across twisting hill, good hands on climbing onto An Caisteal a steep rocky descend and then a great route onto Beinn a' Chroin, followed path to what I thought was the way down and came across Beinn Tulaichean, just had to be done, followed path from top down onto Stob Glas and down to lower Coire Earb, really boggy path in many parts but worth every minute, approx 7hrs in total.
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Local Accommodation Options
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Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT Tel: 01567 820417
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Rowantreebank B&B - Main Street, Arrochar, G83 7AA, G83 7AA Tel: 01301 702318/07933030957
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Burnbrae B & B - Shore Road Arrochar, G83 7AG Tel: 01301 702988
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Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA Tel: 01877 384208
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