A' Mharconaich

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A' Mharconaich is the most distinctive of the mountains above the Drumochter Pass, showing a steep nose to the northeast.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 975 metres

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Detailed route description and map

A'Mharconaich and Geal Chàrn from Drumochter

Other routes and challenges

The route above can be linked to the Beinn Udlamain and Sgàirneach Mhòr route for a round of all four Munros on the west side of Drumochter Pass. The cycle route over the pass can be used to link the start and end of the two routes.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for A' Mharconaich

There are 12523 Walkhighlanders who have climbed A' Mharconaich. They have contributed 137 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	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Snow White, Seven Dwarfs, 4 Munros & 1 Corbett!	dooterbang	10/12/11	27	M4C1
4 Hills, 3 P's, 2 T's and a skinned knee!!!!	Anne McNaughton	4/8/18	18	M4
"I've got a really good idea"...Drumochter massif	Jaxter	30/3/16	17	M6
Dazzling Winter Views on the West Drumochter 4	jupe1407	27/2/16	13	M4
4 Munros at Drumochter - video...snowy-windy december	Petr Dakota	13/12/14	11	M4
Gusty and hazy! Drumochter round: 7 Munros, 33 miles, 11 hrs	goingforawii	23/2/19	10	M7
Daunder around the Drumochter Western Four	jupe1407	23/11/14	10	M4
Drumochter 4	gman	7/2/13	10	M4
As good as it gets in Drumochter	foggieclimber	2/12/12	10	M2
The Drumochter Munros + some extra special wildlife	Anne C	8/4/22	9	M3
Monstrous Winds, Surreal MARHOF experience	weaselmaster	11/11/18	9	M7C1S2
Factor 40 and the Drumochter Four	iandg	11/6/15	9	M4
Drumochter 7 and The Sow of Atholl	rockhopper	28/5/11	9	M7C1
Thank you Miss Kiki	litljortindan	16/8/20	8	M2
On ma tod on Geal Charn and A'Mharconaich	Joey	9/10/16	8	M2
The BIG 3 tame the WEE 4, plus 1	The Rodmiester	27/9/12	8	M4C1
A Good Friday on the West Drumochter 4	StevieC	19/4/19	7	M4
The Round of Coire Dhomhain (Drumochter West)	Bonxie1	13/10/24	6	M3
Munros Two Hundred and Sixty One to Sixty Four	Chris Henshall	31/5/24	6	M4
The Drumochter round plus one	djarvie	23/10/23	6	M4C1
The Fast, The Slow and The Mountains - An unexpected hike!	Meiklie Mist	19/10/24	5	M2
Ridiculous week part 7	HalfManHalfTitanium	19/3/16	5	M2
Drumochter	weaselmaster	1/12/13	5	M5C1
5:00am - SERIOUSLY? Geal Charn & A'Mharconaich	jupe1407	2/12/12	5	M2
Drumochter No More (Almost)	Huck Finn	12/2/12	5	M3
June Sunshine on the Drumochter Four	kurtstat	1/6/24	4	M4
Drumochter 4 from Dalwhinnie	Amoveritas	26/7/23	4	M4
"Yeah, but they are boring Munro's"	matt_outandabout	24/4/23	4	M2
Drumochter winter(ish) traverse and a significant Marilyn	malky_c	2/12/18	4	M3S1
4 'bores' and a sow...	teaandpies	5/4/17	4	M4C1
A grand day out in Drumochter	Gavsco	15/6/14	4	M4
Halfway mark, Disneyland and cars up the Drumochter hills	Mountainlove	12/10/13	4	M4
Drumochter Pair in May	scribe64	2/5/23	3	M2
Cloud may shroud hills west of the A9 (of course)	JWCW2014	22/4/23	3	M4
B&B stay before tackling Geal-Charn & A'Mharconaich	lisabradley	5/2/23	3	M2
Finding our legs in pastures new!	johnscot55	16/7/19	3	M2
Mountains in challenging conditions: snow,ice,gale,whiteout	Petr Dakota	13/4/19	3	M12C1
Geal-Charn and A'Mharconaich from Blasporran	colinwatson	13/4/17	3	M2
Dumpling on Drumochter	mountain thyme	18/7/14	3	M4
Breezy thaw on Drumochter 4	Basemetal	26/4/13	3	M4
Drumochter 5 - 0 !!	weaselmaster	2/3/13	3	M5
Two Drumochter Munros with a stomach bug	BlackPanther	4/9/11	3	M2
Geal Charn and A'Mharconaich	J888ohn	15/7/11	3	M2
Pitlochry with The Beards: Day 2 - West of the A9	Jobbo	3/11/24	2	M2
Unfinished business in Drumochter	nigheandonn	23/6/24	2	M3
West Drumochter four	johnbythell	22/6/24	2	M4
The Drumochter 4	The_Greenman2000	6/5/24	2	M4
LESS BOG THIS TIME!	Greece2021	10/8/23	2	M2
On Top of Drumochter on a round of 4	Grisu	28/7/23	2	M4
Two Porcine Gatekeepers	aaquater	10/10/21	2	M4C1
Bhrotain 5, Leacach and Drumochter	weaselmaster	19/8/18	2	M10
I've been up to the mountain and it's just a big hill	thepigguy	12/7/18	2	M2
Drunk on blue skies and wispy clouds in Drumochter	tombombadilio	1/11/15	2	M4
Drumochter 4+1	Craiging619	25/9/15	2	M4C1
A last minute walk with some friendly visitors.	Bean	20/6/15	2	M2
A night on A’Mharconaich	AlexFrood	9/2/15	2	M1
Whiteout in Drumochter	tomyboy73	12/1/14	2	M2
4 At Drumochter	Backpacker	7/7/13	2	M4
A Drumochter High Camp	wilkiemurray	7/7/13	2	M2
A Drumochter Birthday Bag	old danensian	27/9/12	2	M4
The Pass of Drumochter - time to park up and explore!	Bod	8/1/12	2	M2
Drummochter Munros	chazzyboy19	14/9/23	1	M4
Mountains from Dalwhinnie, April 2023	Christopher Pulman	1/4/23	1	M8C2F1
Four from Balsporran	iainR	17/7/21	1	M4
Surprise stairway	bobbyjim	22/5/21	1	M2
West Drumochter 4	maxie23	25/7/19	1	M4
Across to the west side of the A9	KatTai	31/5/18	1	M2
Bob Beag & the Drum 4	Bmg99	21/4/18	1	M4
West Side Story.	mamoset	26/6/17	1	M4
Completing the Drumochter 6 - Tent, Compass and Whisky	andygunn23	15/6/17	1	M6
Drumochter 4 in the clag and snow	jamesb63	31/3/16	1	M4
Balsporran Circuit	Silverhill	10/6/14	1	M4
spindrift.....	wilkiemurray	26/3/14	1	M2
A week around Tilt and Drumochter	simon-b	23/3/14	1	M9
Passing the Pigs	Driftwood	6/6/13	1	M4C1
Laybys, Pigs and Peace in the Hills	GariochTom	5/6/13	1	M3
A Highland Fling	L-Hiking	19/5/13	1	M5C1
A Breezy Beardy Bimble.on 3 at Drumochter	nathan79	14/3/13	1	M3
1st & 2nd Munros	iaina	14/7/12	1	M2
A'Mharconaich and Geal Charn, Drumochter	railton22	13/7/12	1	M2
Mutt Munro Live at Drumochter	laconic surf	2/6/12	1	M2
Geal-charn & the Drumochter 4	clivew	21/4/12	1	M4
Geal Charn,A'Mharconaich,Beinn Udlamain,Sgairneach Mhor	quoman	20/11/11	1	M4
A view to a hill or two!	jonny616	19/11/11	1	M2
Sgnairneach Mhor, Beinn Udlamain, A'Mharconaich, Geal Charn	David Thomson	3/8/10	1	M4
drumochter 4 and the Sow of Atholl	davetherave	28/11/09	1	M4C1
Geal Charn, A'Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain, Sgairneach Mhor..	munrowalker	18/8/09	1	M4C1
Waking up above the clouds on the Drumochter Munros	Tuppers42	1/9/21	0	M4
West Drumochter 4,and relying on smartphones!	Stokesy75	30/8/20	0	M4C1
Geal-charn & A'Mharconnaich. JPM weekend	andrewgscott	14/7/19	0	M2
Peter and I pass the 100 munro milestone in Drumochter	jwramsay	10/10/18	0	M3
Great walk, shame I lost my camera half way	U059361	30/4/18	0	M2
Snowshoes get another outing....	wilkiemurray	15/3/18	0	M2
It's brightening up - no seriously it is.	Briqual	18/6/17	0	M2
Geal Charn and A' Mharconaich	seamus0	18/2/17	0	M2
Geal-Charn and A' Mharconaich	Coop	22/1/17	0	M2
Unexpected Restoration for the Soul in Drumochter	mrssanta	5/12/16	0	M4
Drumochter 4	Hbrannigan	7/7/16	0	M4
Drumochter Munros	nathan04	20/5/16	0	M4
Dreich Drumochter New Year	Jeremiah Johnson	2/1/16	0	M2
The Redeemer - Drumochter reminder that it's all worth while	garyoppolis	22/11/15	0	M4
Dalwhinnie to Blair	weedavie	15/10/15	0	M3
Dotterel search on Geal Charn	Mike Reynolds	14/7/15	0	M3
Druimuachdar 4	JimboJim	9/6/15	0	M4
48,49,50....	Pete and Esther	11/10/14	0	M3
A'Mharconaich and Geal Charn,a last minute thought	martin.h	26/7/14	0	M2
Geal-Charn (Drumochter) & A'Mharconaich	mountainboy12	9/11/13	0	M2
High round route on Drumochter pass Munros	trederdog 100	1/7/13	0	M3
A series of Firsts in the Western Cairngorms	Ibex	24/6/13	0	M4C1
The Drumochter 4	MunroMad	23/2/13	0	M4
fantastic 4 at drumochter	nzt2011	23/2/13	0	M4
Geal-Charn & A'Mharconaich	Louise993	27/12/12	0	M2
Drumochter Four	ajc75	11/11/12	0	M4
The West Drumochter Four in the rain ... but no bonus piggy!	bobble_hat_kenny	30/9/12	0	M4
7 Munroes and a pig	whiteburn	4/7/12	0	M7C1
Drumochter West - Catch up day	SiGerrard	7/6/12	0	M3
Geal-Charn & AMharconaich	glenryder37	29/3/12	0	M2
Dreichit in Drumochter (Part deux)	basscadet	3/3/12	0	M4
Druim Uachdair / Geal Charn is A Mharconaich	Collaciotach	7/1/12	0	M2
The Drumochter two!	PeteR	11/12/11	0	M2
Drumochter Pass 4 in a row	fipriestley	12/11/11	0	M4
Drumochter Munro's in the early winter sun	tinajack68	6/11/11	0	M3
Drumochter 4 makes 50....	JonetCol	22/8/11	0	M4
Sow & Boar Round of 4	prophetofdom	16/8/11	0	M4
Drumochter 4	csimbad	24/7/11	0	M4
Drumochter 3 instead of 2	Ray Mackay	6/6/11	0	M3
Three of the west Drumochter quartet on a landmark day	Graeme D	11/4/11	0	M3
drumochter 4	sjb101	19/3/11	0	M4
A'Mharconaich	hill-walker	14/3/11	0	M1
Drumochter Circuit from Balsporran	andrewdoggett	5/3/11	0	M4
Geal-charn, A' Mharconaich, Beinn Udlamain & Sgairneach Mhor	Derek T	22/5/10	0	M4
Geal-Charn and Mountain Cursing on A'Mharconaich	fingeez	10/4/10	0	M2
Geal Charn and A'Mharconaich	Driver84	10/4/10	0	M2
The Four Drumochter tops.	gaffr	23/3/10	0	M4
Drumochter 4 - A day of hotdogs and a surprise meeting	HighlandSC	23/3/10	0	M4
A9 Munros	bootsandpaddles	8/3/10	0	M4
Drummochter Hills	happyhiker	5/9/09	0	M4

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