Ben Rinnes

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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Routes and maps

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.

Open summit panorama
Ben Rinnes



Users' walk reports for Ben Rinnes

There are 4614 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Ben Rinnes. They have contributed 71 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
  9/12/24  11 C1
  4/2/22  11 C4F5
  2/11/20  8 C1
  29/7/13  8 C2
  1/1/24  6 C1
  5/2/23  6 C1
  6/4/12  6 C1
  18/7/23  5 C1
  20/9/15  5 C1
  20/7/14  5 C4
  20/12/25  4 C1
  17/2/24  4 C1
  1/1/24  4 C1
  11/8/19  4 C6
  15/4/18  4 C1
  11/3/18  4 C1
  14/9/11  4 C1
  16/12/25  3 C1
  14/12/24  3 C1S2
  17/11/23  3 C1
  10/7/22  3 C1
  13/11/16  3 C1S2
  17/7/16  3 C10
  12/7/25  2 C1
  24/8/24  2 C1
  8/6/22  2 C1
  6/4/16  2 C1
  4/10/13  2 C1
  9/3/26  1 C1
  11/11/24  1 C1
  13/7/22  1 C1
  6/10/21  1 C1S1
  23/7/18  1 C5
  18/7/18  1 C1
  26/8/17  1 C1
  17/10/15  1 C1
  30/5/15  1 C1
  31/5/14  1 C1
  30/8/13  1 C1S2
  12/10/10  1 C1
  21/8/10  1 C1
  2/8/10  1 C1
  4/7/10  1 C1
  24/4/10  1 C1
  11/9/22  0 C1
  23/7/21  0 C1
  24/6/20  0 C1
  26/12/19  0 C1
  25/12/19  0 C1
  27/10/19  0 C1
  9/9/18  0 C1
  17/10/15  0 C1
  16/10/15  0 C1
  21/7/15  0 C1
  9/4/15  0 C1
  24/10/14  0 C1
  8/6/14  0 C1
  5/1/14  0 C1
  6/11/13  0 C1
  15/10/13  0 C1
  27/7/13  0 C1
  10/6/12  0 C1
  25/11/11  0 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
  9/12/09  0 C1
  17/11/09  0 C1
  11/1/09  0 C1

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