Tom a' Chòinich

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Tom a' Chòinich is an eastward extension of the Càrn Eige range, an 'e'-shaped junction of three ridges above Glen Affric. It is a far finer peak than its lumpy neighbour Toll Creagach.

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Region: Loch Ness

Altitude: 1112 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Toll Creagach and Tom a' Chòinich from Glen Affric

Other routes and challenges

An alternative to the route used in descent in the above route is to tackle the Creag na h-Inghinn ridge. The stalkers' paths on the northern side are of little use since their foot was flooded with Loch Mullardoch.

For the truly superfit, the massive challenge hereabouts is the complete Mullardoch round, following ridges that can take in up to 12 Munros, usually accomplished as a lightweight backpacking route.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Glen Affric Hotels

Glen Affric B&B

Glen Affric Cottages

Loch Ness Hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)


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Users' walk reports for Tom a' Choinich Beag

There are 4993 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Tom a' Chòinich. They have contributed 84 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
  26/5/12  77 M12
  24/7/20  46 M12
  7/11/11  29 M5
  7/6/13  27 M12
  17/8/15  26 M9
  27/5/16  24 M12
  25/6/21  21 M12
  6/4/23  19 M12
  12/5/17  18 M12
  24/7/17  15 M12
  31/3/19  14 M2
  17/8/15  14 M12
  14/8/23  13 M2
  2/5/14  13 M12
  10/7/22  11 M11
  30/6/18  11 M8
  15/10/18  10 M5C1
  13/7/16  10 M9
  22/9/12  10 M12
  1/7/11  10 M5
  20/5/14  9 M5
  1/5/11  9 M12
  10/7/22  7 M12
  17/7/20  7 M2
  11/7/20  7 M12
  14/5/16  7 M5
  1/7/14  7 M12
  3/8/22  6 M8
  26/5/18  6 M2
  13/8/23  5 M2
  10/7/21  5 M5
  6/7/19  5 M12
  21/11/16  5 M1
  30/11/19  4 M2
  7/5/18  4 M10
  17/10/15  4 M2
  10/10/15  4 M5
  26/5/12  4 M7
  16/6/23  3 M2
  10/9/22  3 M2
  19/6/21  3 M12
  11/7/20  3 M2
  14/10/19  3 M2
  14/9/18  3 M2
  7/6/16  3 M9
  29/3/16  3 M2
  14/3/15  3 M2
  15/11/14  3 M2
  1/7/14  3 M12
  6/3/14  3 M2
  7/9/13  3 M10
  6/5/23  2 M2
  13/9/21  2 M1
  15/6/19  2 M8
  19/8/17  2 M5
  14/6/17  2 M2
  12/7/22  1 M2
  30/7/20  1 M2
  26/7/20  1 M2
  11/8/16  1 M2
  12/7/16  1 M2
  19/9/15  1 M5
  5/7/14  1 M5
  25/7/13  1 M2
  7/8/12  1 M12
  9/8/11  1 M1
  22/4/11  1 M2
  8/4/11  1 M2
  19/6/10  1 M5
  14/9/09  1 M8
  20/8/08  1 M2
  18/8/82  1 M4
  6/6/21  0 M5
  23/7/17  0 M2
  26/6/16  0 M2
  27/9/15  0 M2
  15/10/14  0 M2
  8/6/13  0 M2
  23/7/11  0 M1
  29/5/11  0 M2
  16/10/10  0 M2
  23/5/10  0 M2
  20/9/09  0 M3
  23/8/08  0 M1

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