Creag Dhubh (Newtonmore)

Creag Dhubh is a fine hill near Newtonmore, with beautifully wooded lower slopes . It is famed amongst rock-climbers for the steep crags on its southern flanks. The ascent is rugged from any direction and can be made as described from Lochain Ulvie with a choice of routes, or via the northeast ridge accessed from near Biallaid.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 756 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Creag Dubh from Lochain Uvie

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Kingussie / Newtonmore Hotels

Kingussie / Newtonmore B&B

Kingussie / Newtonmore cottages

Cairngorms hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Creag Dhubh (Newtonmore)



Users' walk reports for Creag Dhubh (Newtonmore)

There are 526 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Creag Dhubh (Newtonmore). They have contributed 26 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular 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
  31/7/23  10 F6
  25/9/14  6 F1
  26/7/21  4 F7
  24/2/19  4 F1
  18/2/24  3 F1
  5/11/23  3 F1
  31/10/23  3 F1
  28/10/20  3 F1
  20/4/16  3 F1
  6/10/13  3 F1
  15/3/21  2 F1
  22/12/20  2 F1
  12/6/16  2 F4
  24/9/11  2 F1
  6/7/23  1 F1
  23/3/22  1 F1
  22/3/14  1 F1
  8/3/12  1 F1
  23/1/22  0 F5
  10/2/17  0 F1
  8/8/12  0 F1
  22/4/12  0 F1
  27/3/11  0 F2
  14/1/11  0 F1
  6/11/10  0 M2C1F2
  27/5/09  0 F1

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