Ben Alder

Ben Alder is one of the remotest of the Munros. A spacious plateau surrounded by cliffs and steep slopes, this is a mountain of memorable character and an almost palpable personality. The approach is enlivened by the dramatic Leachas ridges which offer some scrambling.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 1148 metres

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Routes and maps

Ben Alder via the Long Leachas, with Beinn Bheòil

Other routes and challenges

The route above describes the ascent via the Long Leachas - the neighbouring Short Leachas gives more sustained scrambling. The other main approach to Ben Alder - though it lacks the drama of the Leachas ridges - is from the bothy at Benalder Cottage - itself reached by a long walk-in from Loch Rannoch.

The whole area is ideal for remote cross-country backpacking expeditions. One idea is to undertake a traverse from Corrour Station to Dalwhinnie Station - with plenty of options for Munros to include.

Open summit panorama
Ben Alder



Users' walk reports for Ben Alder

There are 5682 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Ben Alder. They have contributed 90 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
  10/5/19  37 M2
  30/7/25  31 M1
  29/3/13  31 M9
  9/8/17  28 M9
  14/5/25  24 M2
  13/9/14  22 M7
  22/3/22  21 M2
  16/5/19  21 M2
  14/5/19  19 M4
  14/7/12  18 M6
  5/11/11  18 M3
  7/6/25  15 M2
  7/8/11  15 M6
  17/2/23  14 M4
  5/11/11  14 M3
  11/5/25  13 M2
  12/4/23  12 M9
  6/8/20  12 M6
  5/8/12  12 M2
  2/5/18  11 M11
  31/8/11  10 M11C1
  23/5/26  9 M5
  21/6/24  9 M2
  6/5/17  9 M6
  20/3/24  8 M2
  20/6/22  8 M6
  10/8/21  8 M2
  15/8/17  8 M2
  12/7/13  8 M6
  2/6/21  7 M2
  30/5/21  7 M2
  6/7/20  6 M6
  11/5/16  6 M9
  4/6/14  6 M9
  29/5/14  6 M6
  19/7/13  6 M2
  23/6/24  5 M7
  7/9/15  5 M2
  27/6/15  5 M2
  6/8/13  5 M6
  10/10/16  4 M2
  17/10/15  4 M6
  22/7/10  4 M11C1
  11/9/23  3 M2
  27/8/22  3 M2
  2/10/19  3 M2
  4/8/18  3 M2
  13/5/18  3 M7
  26/5/17  3 M5
  14/7/15  3 M6
  15/3/15  3 M2
  1/6/14  3 M4
  10/9/13  3 M2
  25/8/11  3 M2
  24/7/25  2 M2
  13/9/24  2 M2
  30/7/22  2 M8C3F2
  21/7/21  2 M2
  5/8/20  2 M6
  27/9/15  2 M7
  27/5/15  2 M3
  8/5/15  2 M2
  10/9/14  2 M2
  25/5/13  2 M6
  21/3/13  2 M2
  4/3/12  2 M2
  10/7/94  2 M6
  15/6/26  1 M1
  10/8/20  1 M2
  14/9/13  1 M2
  19/8/13  1 M2
  26/5/13  1 M2
  25/5/13  1 M2
  9/2/13  1 M1
  18/8/12  1 M5
  14/4/12  1 M2C1
  11/4/12  1 M2
  9/3/12  1 M2C3F1
  25/7/11  1 M2
  20/7/11  1 M2
  11/8/09  1 M2
  20/7/20  0 M1
  10/6/18  0 M2
  9/8/12  0 M2
  23/3/12  0 M1
  25/2/11  0 M2
  28/6/09  0 M1
  15/6/03  0 M4
  3/8/01  0 M2
  10/6/01  0 M2

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