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Hill of the sheep fold |
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Altitude
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940 metres (3083 feet)
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Grid Ref.
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Beinn a' Chroin
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Approaching An Casteal along ridge from Glen Falloch
© Robert Murray
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Image by Robert Murray
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Mountain Description
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Beinn a' Chroin sits at the head of Coire Earb attached to An Caisteal by a high col (805m). It is a steep sided mountain with craggy slopes and a craggy summit curved around the tiny Lochain a' Chroin (750m). It can be climbed from Coire Earb to the N either via its N ridge on the W slopes of Stob Glas Bheag, or from An Caisteal via the col. It can also be climbed via the track to Inverlochlarig up the S slopes to the bealach E of the summit.
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Hazards you may encounter on Beinn a' Chroin include
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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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Bruce April 2009. Yes a little exposed from the Bealach after "The Castle". Beautiful day.
© Bruce Donachie
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Image by Bruce Donachie
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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. An Caisteal behind.
© Gordon Miller
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Image by Gordon Miller
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Me getting out of the wind on the bienn a' chroin summit for a packed lunch
© Mackenzie Barker
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Image by Mackenzie Barker
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At the top Beinn a' Chroin
© Peter Cook
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Image by Peter Cook
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Summit of An Caisteal 23/08/2007.
© Al Savage
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Image by Al Savage
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Beinn a' Chroin. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Leon Mooney
wrote on April 10, 2007:
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Climbed after reaching the summit An Caisteal. The descent and subsequent ascent was refreshingly straightforward after having been along Twistin Hill. The path up took me to a rock face that was at chest height, and had me wondering if I'd taken a wrong turn, but I scrambled up anyway. At the first cairn, I could see (through the cloud) a peak that was definitely higher than where I was, and my GPS was convinced that I wasn't done yet.
I probably preferred this one to An Caisteal, but I doubt I'll be back to these two in a hurry.
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Mark McKain
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Climbed after doing An Casisteal, a steep path leads up it's SW ridge by way of Bealach Buidhe. Was not sure which point was highest so visited both(due to the weather being exceptionally good), I found via my gps that the West end was a tiny (0.5m) higher! after walking an extra 15min just to get there did not want to back track so decided to descend and made a mistake and went by by Coire Dhonnacha which was steep boggy , but that area is full of deer (8+) so was worthwhile. Returned via River Falloch to parking at NN370240. Look out for the bull "Brutis" right where you park it's huge!
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Joseph Buchanan
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Done along with An Caisteal would have returned via An Caisteal if I had known about how boggy the route along River Falloch and through Coire Earb was. Sunk in knee deep many times which makes it an unpleasant hike all the way back to the A82 which spoiled the day slightly . So if the conditions are okay stick to the high ground, unless you have canoe.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 46 within 100Km of the summit of Beinn a' Chroin. Would you like to view all 46? |
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| 13.1 km |
Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT Tel: 01567 820417
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Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA Tel: 01877 384208
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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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