Beinn Chabhair

trek said:

Hi, thinking of going here on Sunday, has anyone been here recently,
what are the ground conditions like? Heard it can be very boggy, and
how difficult is route finding on it? thanks.

The "baggers route" is pretty boggy. No real route finding problems from
what I recall. What should be in your favour though is that the cold
weather should have iced up all the bogs.

The 2nd time I went up it we did it from An Casteal which is a hell of
a lot more interesting and far less boggy with some good scrambling
options if desired.. Slight issue of amount of altitude dropped and
regained though.

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Mike
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trek wrote:

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The 2nd time I went up it we did it from An Casteal which is a hell of a
lot more interesting and far less boggy with some good scrambling options
if desired.. Slight issue of amount of altitude dropped and regained
though.

Quite a big belach between these two, are you getting confused with the
questionable reascents of the neighbouring hills of Cruach Ardrain / Beinn
Tulaichean. or An Caisteal / Beinn a Chroin. both a bit dodgy!

I did this group by parking at the top of Glen Falloch, cycling down to
Inverarnan hotel at the northern end of Loch Lomand, Then ascending Beinn
Chabhair,then over onto An Caisteal & Beinn a Chroin then the big descent
reascent onto Beinn Tulaichean, Cruach Ardrain and then back out over the
Grey Hieghts, Big day out with something like 7000' ascent

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Stuart said:

Quite a big belach between these two, are you getting confused with the
questionable reascents of the neighbouring hills of Cruach Ardrain / Beinn
Tulaichean. or An Caisteal / Beinn a Chroin. both a bit dodgy!

I think I meant the amount dropped and regained to Beinn Chabhair from
An Caisteal followed by dropping back down and then up to Beinn a Chroin.

My legs reminded me for aweek afterwards about this!

Quoted message said:

I did this group by parking at the top of Glen Falloch, cycling down to
Inverarnan hotel at the northern end of Loch Lomand, Then ascending Beinn
Chabhair,then over onto An Caisteal & Beinn a Chroin then the big descent
reascent onto Beinn Tulaichean, Cruach Ardrain and then back out over the
Grey Hieghts, Big day out with something like 7000' ascent

quick plug of my interactive munro map
http://www.stuartstuart.fsnet.co.uk/munros/

And very good it is too!

--
Mike
Some pictures of the Scottish highlands here http://www.prog99.com