Carn na Breabaig

About Carn na Breabaig

Tucked into the rugged terrain between the Fannichs and the Great Wilderness, this Graham offers a quiet alternative to its towering Munro neighbours. Usually approached from the A832 near Loch a’ Bhraoin, its broad summit provides a superb, clear perspective across to the jagged, multi-pinnacled ridge of An Teallach.

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• •The name translates from Gaelic as the 'Cairn of the Kicking,' a term likely referring to the Breabag—a sudden jolt or kick, which may describe the broken nature of the terrain or the behaviour of the burns on its southern slopes.
• •The hill is most often climbed via the well-maintained stalker’s path that heads south from the 'Destitution Road,' a route built as a relief project during the Highland Potato Famine in the mid-19th century.
• •From the summit, the view west is dominated by the Fisherfield Forest, offering an exceptionally clear look at the remote summits of Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and Beinn Tarsuinn.
• •Despite its modest height of 679 metres, its isolation as a Marilyn means there are no higher obstacles to the north, giving it a commanding view over the Dirrie More towards the peaks of Assynt.
• •It serves as an excellent 'introductory' hill for those wanting to sample the scale of Wester Ross without the commitment of a twelve-hour expedition into the deepest parts of the Letterewe Wilderness.