Creag Rainich Route Information

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Creag Rainich

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

718 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

5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

17.94 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

Not a long ror difficult route, but takes you to views of some of the more remote Munros.

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: Garve

From Garve travel N then W on A835 to Braemore Junction, then NW turning SW on A832 to 90 degree bend in road where track to Loch a' Bhraoin starts.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 718 metres. Allow 5 hours to complete this 17.94 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 A832 on bend where track to Loch a' Bhraoin starts
		NH16257604	Distance	Altitude 276 m

1	Follow track SW to loch
		NH15697530	Distance 1.00 km	Altitude 256 m

2	Bear W on new path (right of way diversion)
		NH15587532	Distance 0.12 km	Altitude 257 m

3	Follow path SSW to the edge of the loch
		NH15537519	Distance 0.14 km	Altitude 251 m

4	Head W on path on N side of loch
		NH15107520	Distance 0.49 km	Altitude 252 m

5	Continue ESE along North shore of loch
		NH13667491	Distance 1.61 km	Altitude 249 m

6	Continue SE on path
		NH12377377	Distance 1.91 km	Altitude 256 m

7	Ascend NW to Meall Dubh
		NH10277473	Distance 2.52 km	Altitude 748 m

8	Descend NW to col and ascend to summit of Creag Rainich
		NH09647515	Distance 0.78 km	Altitude 807 m

9	Return SE to Meall Dubh
		NH10277473	Distance 0.78 km	Altitude 748 m

10	Bear NE along ridge to minor top
		NH12267579	Distance 2.81 km	Altitude 566 m

11	Continue NE along ridge
		NH13147627	Distance 1.29 km	Altitude 509 m

12	Bear ENE to the summit of Meall an t-Sithe
		NH14097648	Distance 1.00 km	Altitude 601 m

13	Bear SE and descend to path
		NH15107520	Distance 1.75 km	Altitude 252 m

14	Rejoin approach path and reverse route to return
		NH16257604	Distance 1.75 km	Altitude 276 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

North West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Liathach
by Metcheck

Images of Creag Rainich

Creag Rainich from the eastern slopes of Sgurr Ban; 29th June 2007.

Image by Roger Vander Steen

Creag Rainich from near the summit of the Graham Beinn Bheag to the south. An Teallach is on the left. August 2012.

Image by David McSporran

Looking over to the Fannaich Mountains with Sgurr Mor peeking up behind Sgurr nan Clach Geala. Taken from Summit of Creag Rainich. 10/05/2012

Image by Eileen Stark

Some of the Fisherfield Munros. Taken from the trig point on Greag Rainich. 10/05/2012

Image by Eileen Stark

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Chris Bowles on 12 Feb 2010:

This hill makes for a relatively easy day. You can walk / cycle on a decent land rover track alongside Loch a' Bhraoin and then take to the broad slopes of Creag Rainich when necessary. We ascended behind Lochivroan bothy up grassy slopes before reaching the snow. The ascent was not too strenuous and on a nice day the views must be first class. You could probably follow the broad ridge back to the start point but we dropped back down to the track due to poor weather. The route time given on MM seems accurate.

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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