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Tawny grass rising to the rounded top of Càrn Dearg, dusted with snow.
Corrour and Loch Treig

Carn Dearg

A Munro of 941 metres, number 232 of the 282.

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The hill

Carn Dearg stands south-east of Loch Ossian on Corrour Estate, which counts it among its six Munros.

Other Munros share the name: this is the Corrour one.

In a passage on the lodge's garden, the estate's history book writes of the towering crests of Carn Dearg and its neighbours, with the fair expanse of Loch Ossian spread at their feet.

Starts from
Corrour station, the only public way in that the estate describes.
The ground
Corrour Estate counts Carn Dearg among its six Munros. To ask about deer stalking, ring the estate office before setting out: 01397 707 070.
Under snow
No avalanche forecast covers this hill, but snow brings the risk here all the same. The service's forecasts for its six areas begin on 17 December 2026.
Summit
Grid reference NN 417 661
No road, no car park
Corrour station has no road access and no parking, and the estate says the Station House beside it can be reached only by train or a twenty-mile walk. Do not count on a phone signal.
Trains
Check National Rail for the train on the day you go, and for the train back, before you set out.
Food and drink
The estate's Station House is usually open from the end of March to the end of October: Friday to Wednesday 8.30am to 9pm, and Thursday 6.30pm to 9pm only. Check before you count on it.
On the hill today
1° to 4°Drizzle on the summit, 941 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 12 mph, gusting 23
Rain, about 2 mm
Light from 7.52am to 6.15pm, ten hours

Sat 17Mostly clear−2° to 4° on top · 5 mph, gusts 13
Sun 18Clear−3° to 4° on top · 8 mph, gusts 14
Mon 19Cloudy−5° to 5° on top · 8 mph, gusts 16

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, Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath forecast, Southeastern Highlands forecast, Carn Dearg, North Grampian mountain forecast.

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.

The rounded top of Càrn Dearg under snow and a blue sky.

Photographs by John Irvine, via Google

vehicular access to Corrour Station is not permitted!Corrour Estate, which names the hill among its six Munros
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 417 661
  • 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.

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Next along: Sgor Gaibhre, Beinn na Lap, Beinn Eibhinn, Chno Dearg. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Corrour Estate's, National Rail's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's and the Met Office'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.