Bennachie (Oxen Craig)

Oxen Craig is the highest, true summit of Bennachie and is a very popular excursion. The summit suffers, however, in comparison to its lower neighbour, the Mither Tap.

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Region: Aberdeenshire

Altitude: 529 metres

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Bennachie: Oxen Craig ascent

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Bennachie (Oxen Craig)



Users' walk reports for Bennachie (Oxen Craig)

There are 2969 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Bennachie (Oxen Craig). They have contributed 40 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
  19/11/17  7 S9
  18/10/20  5 S1
  6/10/13  5 S2
  17/7/18  4 S1
  1/5/12  4 S1
  30/3/24  3 S1
  3/2/24  3 S2
  30/9/17  3 S2
  1/11/14  3 S2
  23/1/22  2 S1
  2/6/18  2 S1
  27/12/15  2 S1
  7/12/13  2 S2
  28/5/16  1 S1
  28/12/14  1 S1
  25/2/14  1 S1
  13/4/13  1 S1
  24/9/11  1 S1
  14/1/11  1 S1
  12/12/09  1 S1
  18/1/19  0 S1
  1/8/18  0 S2
  7/1/18  0 S1
  3/9/15  0 S1
  9/8/15  0 S1
  26/12/13  0 S1
  20/9/13  0 S1
  4/8/13  0 S1
  7/1/13  0 S1
  10/9/12  0 S1
  23/8/12  0 S1
  27/6/12  0 S1
  17/12/11  0 S1
  17/9/11  0 S1
  2/6/11  0 S1
  15/4/11  0 S1
  29/1/11  0 S1
  5/6/10  0 S1
  25/4/10  0 S1
  28/6/09  0 S1

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