Beinn Chabhair Route Information

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Beinn Chabhair

Quick Facts

This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.

Total Ascent

1020 m

An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.

Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.

Route Time

4.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

12.73 km

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A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

Notes

The approach follows a well established path, but can be boggy. There seems to be little consensus on the route, through the crags, to the summit as many paths exist.

Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.

We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.

Travel Information

Head to: Crianlarich

From Crianlarich (A82) travel S 10km to junction with minor road at Beinglas Farm.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,020 metres. Allow 4.5 hours to complete this 12.73 km route.

In winter months please check the local snow conditions at sais.gov.uk.

The hillphones service can inform you of stalking activities in the area.

Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.

The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.

Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.

Route Information

Waypoint Detail

	Start from bridge over river at junction of A82 road and road to Beinglas Farm
		NN31881881	Distance	Altitude 25 m

1	Ascend SE from Beinglas Farm to a broad plateau
		NN33331778	Distance 2.17 km	Altitude 300 m

2	Follow path by Ben Glas Burn E to western end of Lochan Beinn Chabhair
		NN35121805	Distance 2.02 km	Altitude 505 m

3	Ascend NE onto Meall nan Tarmachan
		NN35781852	Distance 0.90 km	Altitude 700 m

4	Ascend SE on ridge
		NN36541826	Distance 0.84 km	Altitude 860 m

5	Follow ridge SSE to summit of Beinn Chabhair
		NN36751793	Distance 0.43 km	Altitude 933 m

6	Return by same route
		NN31881881	Distance 6.37 km	Altitude 25 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Ben Oss
by Metcheck

Images of Beinn Chabhair

Bienn chabhair from Bienn a'chroin

Image by mackenzie barker

Sunset from Beinn Chabhair's summit.

Image by Martin Merrick

The beautiful Lochan a'Chaisteil high on the West ridge of Beinn Chabhair.

Image by Ron Bell

Ben Oss and Ben Lui on an amazing descent from Beinn Chabhair

Image by Davy Robertson

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

Rating & Reviews

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Written by David Harbottle on 15 Apr 2009:

It's a bit of a flog over Meall nan Tarmachan, but it was worth it to see the frogs spawning in the lochans on the tops.

Written by Sc Joss on 29 Dec 2006:

Climbed on 28th of December in slightly wintery conditions. Poor visibility made this a very dull hill. Some steep slogs to get up to summit. false cairn before main cairn. It is indeed boggy- wear gaiters!

Written by Lorna Ewing on 27 Jul 2006:

Took much longer than expected, not a quick up and down. The section after waterfall and before lochan was long and boggy, particularly on the way down. We were unfortunate to have a crazy stalker who followed our ever move and recorded it on his dictaphone! Apart from that Beinn Glas farm was welcoming and company was good.

Written by Craig Dunderdale on 07 May 2005:

Glen Thomson was very accurate I went further past the Lochan and ended up climbing steeply to the summit. Basically it's easier if you do as he says. It was boggy but you can avoid the worst of it by looking ahead and I finished the day with dry socks despite the weather in April!

Written by Roger Green on 17 Nov 2003:

A long and difficult pull from the distinctly unwelcoming Beinglas farm sporting a plethora of signs all beginning with the word 'NO' (no dogs, no fishing, no parking, no pedestrians etc). The path up by the waterfall is pleasent but it isn't long until you are knee deep in mud for the long and boggy hike for several miles until the lochan is reached. From here it is a fairly easy and short pull up to the summit. Opting for the ridge route seemed to make the going much slower for little benefit - beleive it or not the main path seems to be the best route.

Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map, a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.

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