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Name:Beinn a' Chaorainn South Top
Hill number:665
Height:1048.5m / 3440ft
Parent (Ma):663  Beinn a' Chaorainn
Parent (SMC):663  Beinn a' Chaorainn
RHB Section:09C: Loch Lochy to Loch Laggan
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Lochy
Class:Munro Top, High Hills of Britain, Subsimm
(MT,HHB,sSim)
Grid ref:NN 38642 84506
Summit feature:large cairn
Drop:25.7m
Col:1022.7m  NN 3853 8475  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 34 41
(1:25k) OL55 400 401
Survey:Leica RX1250
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From Roughburn with Mark E on Bassetlaw Hill & Mountain Club winter week. Snow on ground, poor visibility in low cloud. Heading to main top.alwaysinshorts12/03/2024
Beinn a' Chaorainn South Top, Beinn a' Chaorainn, Beinn a' Chaorainn North Top and Beinn Teallach from Roughburn.JasonStark25/11/2023
En route to MunroDenise 11/10/2023
Parked by forest gate at Roughburn. Beinn a'Chaorainn S Top, Beinn a'Chaorainn, Beinn a'Chaorainn N Top, Beinn Teallach. On descent crossed the river in the braided section as per WH. Blustery but improving visibility during the day. Much chillier than of late. Dusting of snow on Creag Meagaidh and Carn Liath to the east. With Gillian, Denise and initially Jonathan.richard6911/10/2023
Beinn a' Chaorainn & Beinn Teallach from Glen Spean. Walkhighlands route but clockwise to make sure river wasn't in spate (it was fine).hummusg19/10/2022
Solo.Jonathan Willingham20/09/2022
From Roughburn up the SW ridge, playing hide-and-seek with the path most of the way, and over the three summits of Beinn a'Chaorainn. All three are magnificently situated, but the North Top feels most remote and lies on an elegant ridgeline.Nick Down131/08/2022
Beinn Teallach and Beinn a' Chaorainn from Roughburn. Walked up soggy valley to Teallach first as it was clear on the summit at the start but it clouded in before I got there and went very low for the rest of the walk. Strong winds and later rain made it a rather tedious walk by enlarge. Solo.meltdiceburg07/08/2022
Early start from Laggan dam after a night in the car. Climbed Beinn a Chaorainn first. It was mostly dry with a few spots of rain but the clouds were above the tops. I climbed the South top then headed over the middle and north tops. Walking was great there was a snow patch close to the south top. As I descended to the bealach I saw a Ptarmigan and Golden Plover. Luckily with all the dry weather it wasn’t to boggy at the bealach with Beinn Teallach. The latter was a bit rockier and there was a bit of a path. I visited both cairns and headed down easy grassy slopes back to the Allt a Chaorainn and the outward route. Did also see Ring Ouzel and Ravens. No other walkers seen. Time taken 4 hours 50 minutes for 11.25 miles.isabelle08/06/2022
Up from the A road in the wind, major thaw going on and not great conditions.atreides788710/03/2022
AC team outing in great snowHardenC27/02/2022
Beinn a'Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach from Roughburn. With Sue, Jack & Ellie - post GMC trip.Geoff Briggs10/11/2021
Loop of Beinn a'Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach (anticlockwise) from parking where a86 crosses rough burn. Great walk with stunning views in excellent conditoins. massive potential to be very boggy on lower slopes on return and between the munros, but excellent today. 17km, 5.5 hrsNicky C05/06/2021
Clare & Skye - lovely day on the hills. 2 Munros - 2 Tops - 2 Faffs. Leisurely walk up - beautiful day - and a bit of faffing on the way down seemed to break the day.Scmccabe 20/09/2020
I spent the night sleeping in the car at the Creag Meagaidh car park. Starting at 7am, I climbed Beinn Teallach first, dropping down to the bog between the two Munros, then up to the northern Top followed by the summit of Beinn a' Chaorainn and over the southern Top. Very thick mist on Beinn a' Chaorainn, from which I descended due south, before realising I was headed into Coire Clachaig, so I contoured around to the SW ridge and continued down to to the forest then car, 07:10hrs all in.chillyman816/09/2020
Roughburn - Meall Clachaig - Beinn a’ Chaorainn South Top - Beinn a’ Chaorainn - Beinn a’ Chaorainn North Top - Beinn Teallach - Roughburn.Mark Jackson27/08/2020
With M. Best day of week.douglas_easton24/07/2020
SoloTopsaswell17/07/2020
Solo round of Beinn a' Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach - absolute bogfest!mproudfoot12/10/2019
From splendid camping pitch on Tom Mor col; TGOC 19Colin Crawford16/05/2019
On TGOC 2019. A fantastic long high level walk from Tulloch via Beinn a' Chaorainn, Craig Meagaidh, Stob Poite Coire Ardair and Carn Liath to a high camp approx. 1km to the NE of A' Bhuidheanach. Sunny and extremely warm!alistairpooler14/05/2019
On skis. Solo. On way to Beinn a' Chaprainn summit. Newtonmore meet. neil hutton12/03/2018
WML assessment courseThis Dog06/02/2018
Debs and TallieMountain Goat25/09/2017
With ChristineKeith9906/08/2017
From Roughburn parking, anticlockwise circuit of Beinn a'Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach with boggy initial ascent, descending to Tom Mor and when tying to regain the forest path.welshyboyo30/07/2017
From Roughburn, along ridge of Beinn a'Chaorainn, continued N, dropped n and NW to bealach with Beinn Teallach, S over the summit, return to Roughburnkdbennett01/07/2017
started at Roughburn187lenny04/06/2017
R Richard Tait18/05/2017
great winters daycjo13/02/2017
park roughburn C/w round of meall bhaideanach, beinn a chaorainn far south top, beinn a chaorainn south top, beinn a chaorainn, beinn a chaorainn north top, creag meagaidh, creag meagaidh east top, an cearcallach, meall coire choille rais, puist coire ardair, creag mhor, sron a choire, down to aberarder cycled back to car at roughburn.robertphillips15/08/2016
Weather fair.MountainMac08/05/2016
NUFWAS Easter at Glen Spean hostel. Large group & broken arm.Grinner28/03/2016
Climbed with Sergey at DMC meet to Roybridge. Total whiteout conditions. Was aiming for Beinn a'Chaorainn, but visability was less than 5 metres. Tried navigating by compass bearing, but gave up after ~100 yards and decide to turn back and live another day.electricfox21/02/2016
CUHWC Roy Bridge trip.AGWilliamson20/09/2015
From Roughburn. On own.MorecambeMonkey25/06/2015
JimT24/01/2015
Blisco29/12/2014
Sunny/overcast, clear, calm, dry day with Robert Wight and Ron Dorn. Great views. Usual route from Roughburn parking spot.6 hours.alexmaclennan24/08/2014
KeithByTheC09/08/2014
From Roughburn, Beinn a'Chaorainn plus tops and Beinn Teallach.rhalstead17/06/2014
Did with Julie and Dave Sudellcustard9915/03/2014
On arrival it was in thick cloud so it took a couple of compass checks to ensure the exact position re. crags and other tops.Roblex31/07/2013
A nice gradual climb to this summit ridge. Took the short cut thru the woods marked by the small cairn at the side of the track.LizzieG03/07/2013
Up from Roughburn on A86, Beinn A'Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach.tsharp11/06/2013
With Haydn, Ben and John (MPS)rambler_gary02/01/2013
Almost a race to this first top with GHC. A bit foggy.Play2End12/08/2012
Estimated date - done soloAimless Rambler10/05/2012
Roy & ScoobyJimA03/03/2012
Our descent route from Beinn a'Chaorainn took us via the South summit.simoburn14/02/2012