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Meaning |
Height of the corrie of the round lumps (Hill of the mist) |
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Altitude
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1070 metres
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Grid Ref.
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Beinn a' Ghlo
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Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain (left) and Carn nan Gabhar (right) seen from the summit of Carn Liath.
© Bill Wales
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Image by Bill Wales
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Mountain Description
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Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain is a complex hill with its summit at the junction of four main ridges. The S ridge is short and branches with the more W branch connecting to Carn Liath and this is the normal access route. There is a broad N ridge leading down to Carn Torcaidh and the cliffs of Creag Mor overlooking Glen Tilt. The SW ridge is also broad and leads to easy slopes above Glen Tilt. The remaining ridge runs E to where a spur connects to Carn nan Gabhar (an alternative access route), then N where it divides to produce two parallel ridges. Lower slopes are heather and the upper slopes grass with stony areas. Slopes are generally moderate, the steepest being to the SE of the summit and the only cliffs lie 2.5km to the N.
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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Distance
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Rating
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1480 m
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24.15 km
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7.5 hrs
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Carn nan Gabhar, Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain and Carn Liath
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Beinn a' Ghlo is a classic route on moderate heather/grass slopes leading to stony summits. This complex mountain could be difficult to navigate in poor visibility.
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Colin, Buddy and I in deteriorating conditions - 04/11/07
© Sam Marshall
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Image by Sam Marshall
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Me and my mate Brian on the summit of Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain.07.09.07
© David Singleton
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Image by David Singleton
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Looking back towards the first top of this three
© Alex Barbour
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Image by Alex Barbour
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Denis Donoghue
wrote on July 25, 2005:
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This is a classic walk and, although long, is not overly demanding. I would try and pick a clear day for this walk because the views of the hill are amazing. And I would think it would be a navigational nightmare in low cloud which would make a long day even longer.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 34 within 100Km of the summit of Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain. Would you like to view all 34? |
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| 28.0 km |
Dalmore House - Fife Brae, Braemar, AB35 5NS Tel: 013397 41225
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Creag Meagaidh - Creag Meagaidh, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1DP Tel: 01540 673798
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Croft Holidays - Croft Dhu, Newtonmore, PH20 1BA Tel: 01540 673504
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| 63.8 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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