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A dark lochan in the corrie of Beinn a' Chreachain, under a wall of crag, with a wide moor and far hills beyond.
Bridge of Orchy

Beinn a' Chreachain

A Munro of 1,081 metres, number 61 of the 282.

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The hill

Beinn a' Chreachain is the highest of the five Munros in the hills above Bridge of Orchy and Loch Tulla.

It stands on the western edge of Perth and Kinross, next to Rannoch Moor, with Beinn Achaladair about three kilometres to the west and Beinn Mhanach about the same distance to the south.

An old drove road to Rannoch comes this way too. ScotWays, the rights of way charity, records it leaving the north-east corner of Loch Tulla for Achallader farm, then following the Water of Tulla to Gorton bothy.

Starts from
Achallader farm, off the A82 by Loch Tulla, where ScotWays, the rights of way charity, says there is parking at the end of a farm road.
Summit
Grid reference NN 373 440
Parking
At Achallader farm, reached by the farm road that leaves the A82 at its sign, grid reference NN 311 436.
Train and bus
Trains and buses between Glasgow and Fort William stop at Bridge of Orchy. The farm road is 4km north of the village along the A82.
Toilets and food
Forestry and Land Scotland gives Tyndrum as the nearest public toilets to Bridge of Orchy, where the hotel serves food and drink.
On the hill today

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: West Highlands forecast, Southeastern Highlands forecast, Beinn a' Chreachain, Perth and Kinross, Southwest Highlands mountain forecast, Scottish Avalanche Information Service.

October2026

MTWTFSS

Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

A tall cairn of flat stones on a stony top in thick mist.

Photographs by Robbie Graham and Łukasz “BAG THIS WAY” Borkowski, via Google

Starting from the A82, 4km north of Bridge of Orchy at the northeast corner of Loch Tulla, a ScotWays sign indicates this old route to Rannoch initially follows the farm road northeast to Achallader farm where there is parking.ScotWays, the rights of way charity, on the old drove road to Rannoch
Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NN 373 440
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

Sleep and eat at its foot

Next along: Beinn Mhanach, Beinn Achaladair, Beinn an Dothaidh, Beinn Sheasgarnaich. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are ScotWays' and Forestry and Land Scotland's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's, the Met Office's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.