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Meaning |
Brown hill |
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Altitude
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847 metres
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Grid Ref.
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Mountain Description
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Ben Donich is a square pyramid with its summit at the centre of four ridges. The slopes are moderate, and terrain is mainly grass with some rocky outcrops on steeper slopes. Ben Donich can be accessed by any of its four ridges, but is almost surrounded by forest. The normal approaches are via forest tracks in Glen Croe which give access to the NE and SE ridges. Ben Donich is sufficiently close to the Brack, for them both to be climbed in a day.
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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Distance
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Including...
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820 m
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10.24 km
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3.5 hrs
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Ben Donich
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This is a short easy route starting from an altitude 260m. Mainly grassy slopes with some rock outcrops
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Jack (dog) Evan (12 years old ) and myself at summit on a windy but clear day
© John Donnelly
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Image by John Donnelly
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Ben Donich. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Kevin Woods
wrote on August 31, 2008:
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Climbed 2008-08-31 in the mist and damp, but had a super day out. Turns out theres a path all the way to the summit, though not marked on the OS maps. It's a wide clear track until it crosses a stile and becomes boggier and a little indistinct higher up. An enjoyable and easy ascent though, characterised by the interesting 2m rock step near the summit.
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Leon Mooney
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Climbed on 14/2/08. More straightforward than I expected, aside from that rather odd scramble down in the path not far below the summit (funny how the books and websites don't mention that!). Visibility was virtually nil higher up and it was very cold. Met another climber and he reassured me that the descent into the Bealach was actually quite easy, even in cloud. So off I headed to do The Brack.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 33 within 100Km of the summit of Ben Donich. Would you like to view all 33? |
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| 7.7 km |
Burnbrae B & B - Shore Road Arrochar, G83 7AG Tel: 01301 702988
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Rowantreebank B&B - Main Street, Arrochar, G83 7AA, G83 7AA Tel: 01301 702318/07933030957
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Inverbeg Holiday Park - Inverbeg Holiday Park, By Luss, Loch Lomond, Argyll, G83 8PD Tel: 01436 860267
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Craigroyston - Dalmally, Dalmally, PA33 1AA Tel: 01838 200234
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| 35.8 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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| 37.5 km |
Inveroran Hotel - Inveroran, Bridge of Orchy, PA36 4AQ Tel: 01838 400220
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