📌 Braemore, Highland
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Beinn Enaiglair is a Corbett placed above the head of Loch Broom. It’s set slightly apart from the Beinn Dearg group of Munros but provides excellent views of them from its steep northern slopes, with the Fannichs, An Teallach and Ben More Coigach also part of the summit panorama. Stalkers’ paths form a ring around the base of the hill, allowing for surprisingly decent going for most of this circuit.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Ascent from the car park 
Track towards Home Loch 
Home Loch 
Allt a’ Chumhainn 
Strath More 
Traverse around the west side of Beinn Enaiglair 
Beinn Enaiglair above the Allt na h-Ighine 
Steep upper slopes, Loch Glascarnoch beyond 
Distant Loch Broom 
Beinn Dearg Munros 
Loch Glascarnoch from the summit approach 
Beinn Enaiglair summit, looking northwest 
Descent to the southeast, Fannichs beyond 
Loch Fèith nan Cleireach 
Waterfall on the Allt a’ Chumhainn
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at the A832 / A835 junction, Braemore
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NH 210777
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.752843,-5.010247
🚌 Infrequent bus stops at junction
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 16 km / 10 mi | ▲ 760 m | ⌛ 5-6 hr
Features: 💧 Home Loch; △ Beinn Enaiglair (890 m, Corbett)
⬤ Tough | Generally good stalkers’ paths for most of route, short track section. Some pathless parts higher up, including first mile of descent. A few boggy areas mostly lower down.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise lollipop circuit: start – path along east side of Home Loch – path around west then north side of Beinn Enaiglair to Allt Creag Bac na Faire – Beinn Enaiglair – descent SE ridge to meet path at 620m mark – Bealach nam Bùthan – path rejoins outward route north of Home Loch – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Fish, frogs, tadpoles, a lizard, yellow dragonflies, bees. Cuckoos heard.
Weather: Mostly sunny with cloud sheet to east dissipating. 10°C on summits, temperature in high teens at car park, a welcome gentle breeze.
May 2024
