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Beinn Heasgarnich & Creag Mhor [Glen Lochay]
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
1635 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
7 hrs
The horizontal distance of the route.
Route Distance
20.27 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
Easy walking on gentle slopes, but there is boggy ground to cross. Best when frozen or in dry weather.

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: Killin

From Killin (A827) travel WNW 11km on minor road through Glen Lochay and park near road junction by bridge just W of Kenknock Farm.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,635 metres. Allow 7 hours to complete this 20.27 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 at junction of track with road near Kenknock
  NN46633644 Distance
Altitude
220 m
1
Ascend NNW on track to beyond the crags of Creag nam Bodach
NN44843906 Distance
4.10 km
Altitude
500 m
2
Head W turning WSW to summit of Beinn Heasgarnich
NN41373833 Distance
3.73 km
Altitude
1078 m
3
Bear S on ridge, turning SSW to Stob an Fhir-Bhogha
NN41163724 Distance
1.17 km
Altitude
1020 m
4
Descend W turning SW to boggy bealach, ascend SW to summit of Creag Mhor
NN39123609 Distance
2.49 km
Altitude
1047 m
5
Bear SE on narrow ridge to Sron nan Eun
NN40423539 Distance
1.48 km
Altitude
837 m
6
Continue SW turning WSW to join track
NN41743510 Distance
1.42 km
Altitude
410 m
7
Continue WNW on track to join ascent route (6275m) OR descend SE to Batavaime
NN42153475 Distance
0.55 km
Altitude
260 m
8
Follow minor road WNW to Kenknock
  NN46633644 Distance
5.33 km
Altitude
220 m

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 Weather
West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)
West Highlands
by Met Office
Ben Oss
by Metcheck
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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Gordon Glennie on 18 Jul 2011:
A word of warning if attempting these two hills in a clockwise direction (i.e. Creag Mhor first). When descending E from Beinn Heasgarnich, don't make the same mistake I did and end up on the wrong (N) side of the burn at approx. NN437390. Even after a fairly dry week in July, this was deep and wide and fast-flowing. I can't imagine this being easy to cross here at any time of year. We had to backtrack some distance before we could cross. So, get onto the S of this burn as soon as possible!
 
Written by Sam Marshall on 20 May 2008:
Of the two tracks which run into Loch Lochay you are better off parking and then walking along the higher one. I climbed this route in reverse and had to ascend the road at Badenoch farm which wouldn't have been necessary had I parked the car at the top gate and walked along that track. Also, having came out at Creag nam Bodach, I then had to walk further down the road. This problem was exasperated by the fact that I had a dog and the road past the farm has 2 cattle grids which have no alternative ways of passing them.
 
Written by Graham Ellis on 23 Apr 2008:
To get up the crags at Sron nan Eun, there is no obvious "baggers" path to follow. On the way up I took a gentle climb to the west, then turned NNW at NN40723484, heading up a steep gully to NN40613515. At this point a path becomes obvious. On the way down I carried on SE to NN40823503, then turning NE to scramble down another gully to NN41023522.
 
Written by Philip Whiteman on 26 Mar 2008:
Ordinarily this should have been a straight forward walk. We attempted to access Creag Mhor by ascending via Sron nan Eun first after walking along the top level track Kenknock. Slushy snow conditions made the ascent damn near impossible. We gave up and strolled back to the car in despair. In no snow or good snow pack conditions, this route should not be a problem as there sufficient adhesion should allow you to clamber through the outcrops.
 
Written by Peter Lang on 08 May 2007:
Did in reverse - parked car at 350m above Kenknock - upper track contours along Glen Lochay - easily cyclable - quick steep grassy ascent Sron nan Eun where path appears to summit C. Mhor - descend 500m NW then 500m W down wide grassy ridge (avoid crags) then strike E to bealach and steep route up Sron Tairbh - decent path until S. Fhir Bhogha then keep left over undulations to flat summit and cairn of B.Heasgarnich - descend to lochan and use Allt Tarsuinn for route finding if weather poor - leave bike at pass between Glens Lyon/Lochay - took me 6.5hrs with 2 breaks of 20 mins included
 
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