Ben Vrackie

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Ben Vrackie is one of the best-known Corbetts, a familiar sight above the popular town of Pitlochry. There is a good path for the ascent, and excellent views from the summit.

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Region: Perthshire

Altitude: 841 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Ben Vrackie from Moulin

Other routes and challenges

The route above is used almost invariably - the text describes how it can be extended to a fuller day by combining with the Bealach Route path. Ascents from the Allt Girnaig or from the east lack the character (and the good path) of the usual route.

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Ben Vrackie



Users' walk reports for Ben Vrackie

There are 6200 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Ben Vrackie. They have contributed 94 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
  21/8/16  18 C1
  2/7/12  11 M7C4
  5/1/12  9 C1
  22/5/18  6 C1
  17/1/15  6 C1
  28/12/14  6 C1
  20/6/11  6 C1
  17/3/19  5 C1
  21/10/17  5 C1
  6/11/11  5 C1
  22/4/23  4 C1
  3/11/22  4 C1
  14/10/18  4 M1C1
  22/12/13  4 C1
  1/1/13  4 C1
  10/6/12  4 C1
  5/1/12  4 C1
  12/8/20  3 C1
  18/8/19  3 C1
  27/1/19  3 C1
  17/12/17  3 C1
  29/10/17  3 C1
  3/12/16  3 C1
  9/3/23  2 C1
  24/1/23  2 C1
  3/8/22  2 C1
  12/7/20  2 C1
  22/6/19  2 C1
  5/4/19  2 C1
  17/3/19  2 C1
  4/12/16  2 C1
  29/5/16  2 C1
  8/5/16  2 C2
  16/10/15  2 M3C2
  13/12/14  2 C1
  6/11/11  2 C1
  30/10/11  2 C1
  16/5/22  1 C1
  13/11/21  1 C1
  13/4/19  1 C1
  20/10/18  1 C1
  18/10/16  1 C1
  6/7/15  1 C1
  8/12/14  1 C1
  22/11/14  1 C1
  2/11/14  1 C4
  28/8/13  1 C1
  19/5/13  1 M5C1
  28/1/12  1 C1
  5/11/11  1 C1
  2/11/11  1 C1
  8/3/23  0 C1
  28/7/20  0 C1
  1/11/18  0 C1
  4/9/18  0 C1
  4/8/18  0 C1
  1/12/17  0 C1
  26/6/17  0 C1
  10/12/16  0 C1
  15/9/16  0 C1
  30/6/16  0 C1
  29/5/16  0 C1
  24/8/15  0 C1
  11/8/15  0 C1
  9/8/15  0 C1
  12/7/14  0 C1
  18/5/14  0 C1
  10/7/13  0 C1
  2/6/13  0 C1
  7/5/13  0 C1
  29/3/13  0 C1
  2/3/13  0 C1
  6/10/12  0 C1
  28/7/12  0 C1
  24/3/12  0 C1
  23/2/12  0 C1
  7/2/12  0 C1
  5/2/12  0 C1
  31/12/11  0 C1
  26/11/11  0 C1
  2/10/11  0 C1
  22/9/11  0 C1
  20/9/11  0 C1
  28/4/11  0 C1
  22/4/11  0 C1
  19/3/11  0 C1
  31/10/10  0 C1
  17/10/10  0 M1C1
  23/7/10  0 C1
  12/6/10  0 C1
  11/1/10  0 C1
  6/9/09  0 C1
  12/2/09  0 C1
  12/7/08  0 C1

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