Ben Rinnes

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Ben Rinnes is a very familiar sight to residents of Moray and Aberdeenshire, a real local landmark. This shapely hill rises far above its neighbours and is a popular objective for locals and visitors alike.

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Region: Moray

Altitude: 840 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Ben Rinnes via the east ridge

The Tors of Ben Rinnes from the Benrinnes Distillery

Other routes and challenges

The route given above via the east ridge is by far the most popular. The longer approach is from Benrinnes Distillery to the north; this is rougher going as well as longer but visits several tors along the way.

Another track leads up to the plateau from the south side, climbing up by forestry plantations from a start higher up Glen Rinnes.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Ben Rinnes



Users' walk reports for Ben Rinnes

There are 3571 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Ben Rinnes. They have contributed 62 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most recent ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  17/2/24  4 C1
  1/1/24  5 C1
  1/1/24  4 C1
  17/11/23  3 C1
  18/7/23  5 C1
  5/2/23  6 C1
  11/9/22  0 C1
  13/7/22  1 C1
  10/7/22  3 C1
  4/2/22  9 C4F5
  6/10/21  1 C1S1
  23/7/21  0 C1
  2/11/20  7 C1
  24/6/20  0 C1
  26/12/19  0 C1
  25/12/19  0 C1
  27/10/19  0 C1
  11/8/19  4 C6
  9/9/18  0 C1
  23/7/18  0 C5
  18/7/18  1 C1
  15/4/18  4 C1
  11/3/18  4 C1
  26/8/17  1 C1
  13/11/16  3 C1S2
  17/7/16  3 C10
  6/4/16  2 C1
  17/10/15  1 C1
  17/10/15  0 C1
  16/10/15  0 C1
  20/9/15  5 C1
  21/7/15  0 C1
  30/5/15  1 C1
  9/4/15  0 C1
  24/10/14  0 C1
  20/7/14  5 C4
  8/6/14  0 C1
  31/5/14  1 C1
  5/1/14  0 C1
  6/11/13  0 C1
  15/10/13  0 C1
  4/10/13  2 C1
  30/8/13  1 C1S2
  29/7/13  7 C2
  27/7/13  0 C1
  10/6/12  0 C1
  6/4/12  5 C1
  25/11/11  0 C1
  14/9/11  4 C1
  10/9/11  0 C1
  11/6/11  0 C1
  10/4/11  0 C1
  13/12/10  0 C1
  19/11/10  0 C1
  12/10/10  1 C1
  21/8/10  1 C1
  2/8/10  0 C1
  4/7/10  1 C1
  24/4/10  1 C1
  9/12/09  0 C1
  17/11/09  0 C1
  11/1/09  0 C1

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