Ben Vuirich
Beinn Vuirich is a fairly remote and lonely Corbett hill, its rolling heather-clad slopes situated above the remote glens north of Pitlochry.
Ben Vuirich
| Height | 903m |
| Prominence | 345m |
| Meaning | hill of roaring |
| Lists | Corbetts, 18 |
| Location | Glen Tilt to Glen Brerachan, Gaick and Atholl |
| Grid Ref | NN997700 |
| Lat/Lon | 56.81073, -3.644 |
The nearest road to Ben Vuirich is the A924 running through Glen Brerachan, from where a track aims northwards towards the hill. Access from Blair Atholl is further, but on better tracks that reach closer to the slopes of the hill.
Starting from above Blair Atholl, fine estate tracks and recently upgraded paths make for easy access to the base of Ben Vuirich - and a bike can be used for around 8km on the journey in. On the hill itself there are some ATV tracks that can be found, paths are otherwise few and very faint.
Routes up Ben Vuirich
Ben Vuirich from Atholl | |
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Hillwalking oute up Ben Vuirich from Loch Moraig near Blair Atholl. Estate tracks rise to grass and heather slopes leading to a lonely trig-point summit. Peaks : 1 Corbett
Ascent : 860m (2820ft) Distance : 20km (12m) Time : 6:30hr |
Ben Vuirich from Tarvie | |
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Route up Ben Vuirich from Tarvie in Glen Brerachan. An estate track eases the first half, before pathless grassy slopes rise to the summit trig point. Peaks : 1 Corbett
Ascent : 630m (2070ft) Distance : 15km (9m) Time : 5hr |
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