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Name: | Beinn Udlamain |
Hill number: | 383 |
Height: | 1010.2m / 3314ft |
RHB Section: | 05A: Loch Ericht to Glen Tromie and Glen Garry |
County/UA: | Highland, Perth and Kinross |
Catchment: | Tay |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y,P500) |
Grid ref: | NN 57947 73966 |
Summit feature: | ground on W edge of large windshelter |
Drop: | 555m |
Col: | 455m NN630759 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 42 (1:25k) OL50 393 |
Observations: | ground 130m N is 0.5m lower, boulder 5m SW is lower |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 832 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
A very windy hike today! | emily | 03/02/2024 |
Round of 4 Munros from Drumochter Pass. With Walkers, Gordon’s and Sparkes. | Denise | 03/10/2023 |
Parked at Balsporran Cottages. Circuit of Geal Charn, Bruach nan Lomairean, A'Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain, old Sgairneach Mhor, Sgairneach Mhor, Sgairneach Mhor E Top and the Sow of Atholl. Prepositioned second car at the road to take us back to Balsporran Cottages to save the 4km cycle path walk. Blustery but generally clear and an enjoyable walk. With Gillian, Denise, Tony and Zoe and meeting Bernard and Sarah on some of the tops. | richard69 | 03/10/2023 |
5 of 10: From Bruach nan Iomairean. With Sam and Tim. | ChrisR | 27/08/2023 |
Solo from Dalnaspidal Lodge. Sow of Atholl, down to the bealach then up an ATV track and joining the main track to Sgairneach Mhor. Continued on to Beinn Udlamain, then returned to car the same way, going over the top of Sgairneach Mhor again. Lovely, sunny day. Plenty of folk out. | DampandDusty | 13/05/2023 |
2nd Munro picked a spot to aim for coming across from first Munro and followed footpath all the way up. | colinfielding | 26/04/2023 |
Geal-charn (Drumochter), Bruach nan Iomairean, A' Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain, Sgairneach Mhor (Old), Sgairneach Mhor, Sgairneach Mhor East Top & The Sow of Atholl (Meall an Dobharchain) from parking at Balsporran Cottage | JasonStark | 01/04/2023 |
JEB, Bran, AW, CR, IR, GC, HC, CC, HSv, VS, KiB, KMB, PMI, Arc, IJC, AJ, DT - Andy & Cathys Last Munro | HFB | 08/10/2022 |
West Drumochter Munros plus Sow. Sunshine but one light-ish shower on Mharconaich. Left bike at Dalnaspidal. En route to Inverness. | Rounsfell | 05/08/2022 |
SHC walk from Layby 79. Sow of Atholl, Sgairneach Mhor and Beinn Udlamain. | TRG318 | 24/07/2022 |
With Jack 
Post PhD cycle touring trip | fellie | 21/05/2022 |
From layby 79 on the A9. Clockwise circuit of Sgairneach Mhor, Beinn Udlamain, A' Mharconaich & Geal-charn, then walk back down the cycle path parallel to the A9. | welshyboyo | 26/03/2022 |
With Rob from A 9 we started at 10.00 mist overvtops snow to 800 feet. Walked along trackundercrsilway to spur road across stream to ascend slopes to Sgairneach Mhor. Easy walk until last 300 m when snow became slab ice and crampons were needed. One each. Freezing on summit but great views. Descended gradualsnow slopes across to Beinn Uldhamain. Met walker in goggles. Ascended easy slopes to snowy summit great views. Descent from ridge a mixture of glissade and slide with ice axe braking. Long walk back along track. 10 miles 3300 feet of climb and ascent. | david.walker40 | 04/03/2022 |
Crusty snow above 900m, slushy below that and deep in gullies. | Cumbrianexile | 13/02/2022 |
Club weekend, climbed 2 today | JamesSDonald | 05/11/2021 |
With a group. From Balsporran cottages. Linear walk taking in the four Munros. | liljonb | 16/10/2021 |
Balsporran Cottages - Geal-charn - A’ Mharconaich - Bruach nan Iomairean - Beinn Udlamain - Sgairneach Mhor - The Sow of Atholl - footbridge at NN620750 - track and A9 cycle path back to Balsporran. | Mark Jackson | 25/08/2021 |
The Sow of Atholl, Sgairneach Mhor, Beinn Udlamain and A'Mharconaich from Layby 81. Recorded route and write-up at http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2021/06/four-tops-from-drumochter-pass.html | Gayle | 17/06/2021 |
Beinn Udlamain and Sgàirneach Mhòr from Drumochter Pass. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 13/06/2021 |
Round of Sgairneach Mhor, Beinn Udlamain and A' Mharconaich from A9 Layby 79. Excellent route. | TRG318 | 23/04/2021 |
All of the fence posts that once stuck out of the cairn have been stacked up at the side. | thekirkie pirate | 29/08/2020 |
Anticlockwise loop from layby 79 on a9 via B&B then up! All tops in this area except the boar. Couldn't face it after the steep ascent and descent from the sow. Just under 7hrs including walk in | Nicky C | 24/08/2020 |
Brilliant day out with Brian Smith (and Gus), excellent conditions and superb views. | Kevthecat | 23/07/2020 |
Did this along with A' Mharconaich, Geal-charn | supermario | 23/07/2020 |
Walk commenced from Balsporran Cottages ascending Beinn Udlamain first then A'Mharconaich. | knarf | 20/07/2020 |
MPS winter meet | haydnw | 06/03/2020 |
From Balsporran cottages, along tracks up ridge to Geal-charn, descending S then up surprisingly good path to the A' Mharconaich ridge and along to summit, returning SW to col with Beinn Udlamain, across summit descending S to Carn 'Ic Loumhaidh and up track to Sgairneach Mhor, descending along rim of Coire Creagach and NE to bridge across Allt Coire Dhomhain (NN61974 75049, marked on Harvey map), then along track to A9 (and cycled back to Balsporran). With JAS. | kdbennett | 13/10/2019 |
2nd ascent | dmckeith | 05/09/2019 |
With Karen and Buster...wet n windy | Highland Days | 19/06/2019 |
Ascent of Gael-charn from Balsporran Cottage via track to the south of Allt Beul an Sporain. On to A’Mharconaich. Along ridge, following fence line, to Beinn Udlamain. Descent to head waters of Allt Coire Dhomhain and ascent of Sgairneach Mhor. Descent via Coire Creagach and Dalnaspidal Forest to track in valley, and return to car along A9. | raymooremanx | 15/06/2019 |
Solo, cloud+ | Chris Blake | 01/06/2019 |
JW | HFB | 19/04/2019 |
61st Munro | lojzi860621 | 16/02/2019 |
Second Munro today after Sgairneach Mhor... in clagg the whole way. | mcbboyd | 06/01/2019 |
With Neilsons n deepa | nrowan | 01/01/2019 |
3 Munro circuit from lay-by 79 | Geoff Briggs | 21/12/2018 |
With Alex, light snow cover, sunny day. | gettingonabit | 28/10/2018 |
Drumochter 4 round | quadbarrel | 18/10/2018 |
B&A. With Sgairneach Mhor, A' Mharconaich, & Geal-charn. | Morning | 11/08/2018 |
On TGO Challenge | Colin Crawford | 16/05/2018 |
with Mark | grimjimm | 27/10/2017 |
I climbed four Munros on the west side of the Pass of Drumochter today; Gael-charn (917m)- A’Mharconaich (975m)- Beinn Udlamain (1011m) & Sgairneach Mhor (991m). Accessed from Balsporran B&B on the A9 and cycle back along the A9 from Dumochter Summit- 7hours 20 mins all told. | chillyman8 | 08/07/2017 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 05/08/2016 |
Solo fr P at NN630760, after Geal-charn & A' Mharconaich, mostly running, except where too steep/boggy/stony. Tops in mist & wind, but now dry, and just glimpses of clearance starting. On to next Munro... | NorfolkPT21 | 31/07/2016 |
With Ian and Harrison | mproudfoot | 03/07/2016 |
Sgairneach Mhor, Beinn Udlamain and A'Mharconaich from A9 layby | kdbennett | 28/06/2016 |
R Liz adventure on way down! | Richard Tait | 07/06/2016 |
From the col with Geal Charn ascended the snow to the misty summit. Dug snow out of the summit shelter to get out of the wind. | mindlessflogger | 31/03/2016 |
Start at Balsporran Cottages, Geal Charn, A' Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain & Sgairneach Mhor then back along A9 to Balsporran Cottages. With Huwel Jones | gandrew | 03/09/2015 |
with Guy | Huwel | 03/09/2015 |