Beinn Bhan & Sgurr a'Chaorachain

Getting to the start near Kishorn

• On the A896, 9km west of Lochcarron, and just north of Kishorn, a narrow road heads up towards the famed Bealach na Ba. Care is needed on this road, it is narrow and twists and climbs up to over 600m !
• The route starts at the bridge over Russel Burn and ends at the viewpoint on the top of Bealach na Ba - 6km north-west of the start, therefore it is recommended leaving a bike or road-trainers at the route-end for the returning descent on road.

Beinn Bhan

• Start by the bridge over Russel Burn and head north on a rough track through grass.
• As the track begins to level out, leave it and turn north-east over wet grass to reach the base of Beinn Bhan's southern shoulder.
• Climb up heather clad slope onto the shoulder crest, where the terrain becomes easier grass with occasional rocks and boulders.
• On the crest a path gradually forms as height is gained. A minor top is reached and dramatic Coire na Feola and A'Chioch come into view. The drops into the coire are quite precipitous !
• Further on, Beinn Bhan's wide and flat summit plateau rests above east facing coires with dark lochans. On the summit a trig point is sheltered from westerly storms in its stone circle.

Sgurr a'Chaorachain

• Leave the summt and turn west and begin to descend on complex boulder strewn crests to Bealach nan Arr.
• Carn Dearg can be by-passed using a faint path contouring through heather to turn southwards and reach another col.
• Continuing on more boulder covered ground, the mast on Sgurr a'Chaorachain's northern summit is gained. The view to Skye's Cuillin is uninterupted and stunning.
• Follow a faint path through grass, above and around Coire a'Chaorachain to the hill's main summit. Fine views onto the Na Ciochan buttress with its angled sandstone terraces.
  
  

Return

• Return to the mast, then descend down an obvious track to the car-park at the viewpoint.

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