Presiding over the Lairig an Laoigh pass, Beinn a’ Chaorainn is a Munro reaching 3,553 feet (1,083 m) in Scotland’s wild Cairngorms National Park. Commonly climbed in conjunction with Beinn …

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Location: Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Adventurer Nic

April 6, 2020

Hiking

Beinn a' Chaorainn is a 1,082m Munro mountain in the Scottish Highlands - more specifically the Cairngorms National Park. We approached this mountain top in the late afternoon on our third day of sleeping wild on a peak bagging expedition for 14 Munro mountains.

Andrew

February 18, 2023

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A good path past Derry Lodge and up Glen Derry, however depending on the approach this Munro can seem a long way. A faint path leads directly up from the Glen, however to also bag Beinn Bhreac there is no path only peat bog in between them

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Elevation 1,040 m

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Location: Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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