Beinn a' Chaorainn

One of two mountains (the other being Beinn Teallach) which rise to the north of the Laggan Dam on opposite sides of the glen of the Allt a' Chaorainn. Beinn a' Chaorainn is the finer of the two, rising above the forest on the north side of Loch Laggan reservoir It has three tops of almost equal height on its long north-south ridge, and the east face forms a line of rocky corries above the Allt na h-Uamha. Beinn Teallach is not nearly so distinctive, and although it has some crags on its east face, the other sides of the hill are featureless, and it looks quite uninteresting in views from Glen Spean.

Start from Roughburn beside the A86 in Glen Spean and follow the track north-west to a junction, then west for a further 200 metres to a firebreak. Go north along it onto the open hillside and climb north-east to the summit ridge of Beinn a' Chaorainn. Traverse the three tops and beyond the north one descend north-west to the col at the head of the Allt a' Chaorainn. From there climb south-west up a ridge to the flat summit of Beinn Teallach. Descend south down wide grassy slopes to reach a path on the west side of the Allt a' Chaorainn and cross this stream lower down to rejoin the track leading to Roughburn.

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