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Tom a' Choinich Beag routes: 3 ways to the top
Standard Route via Glen AffricHiking · 12km · 900 m ascent · ~3h 55m · from Glen Affric Car ParkModerate
The route starts from Glen Affric Car Park, follows a well-defined path through the glen, and ascends the ridge to the summit of Tom a Choinich Beag.
Ridge Traverse from Tom a' ChoinichScrambling · 10km · 850 m ascent · ~3h 25m · from Tom a' Choinich SummitModerate
This route involves a traverse from the summit of Tom a' Choinich, following the ridge line to Tom a Choinich Beag, offering some scrambling sections.
Approach via Gleann nam FiadhHiking · 14km · 950 m ascent · ~4h 25m · from Chisholm BridgeDifficult
The route begins at Chisholm Bridge, follows the path through Gleann nam Fiadh, and ascends steeply to the summit, offering a challenging hike.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Tom a' Choinich Beag each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 1032m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Tom a' Choinich Beag each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snow is forecast at the summit on 3 of the next 7 days, about 17.3 cm in all, most on Sunday (14.3 cm). Lying snow up to 10 cm deep.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:22, sunset 16:45
9h 22m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:21 and starts 15:46. From the summit you see the sun 07:15 to 16:52.
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About Tom a' Choinich Beag
Tom a' Choinich Beag is 1,032 m (3,386 ft) high with 13 m of prominence. It is in Highland, Scotland. It is the 99th highest of the 1,458 summits Peakify lists in Highland. The nearest summits are An Leth-chreag (0.5 km), Tom a' Choinnich (0.6 km) and Sron Garbh (1.6 km).
How high is Tom a' Choinich Beag?
Tom a' Choinich Beag is 1,032 metres high with 13 metres of prominence.
Where is Tom a' Choinich Beag?
Tom a' Choinich Beag is listed in Highland, Scotland.
Are there routes for Tom a' Choinich Beag?
Peakify lists 3 routes for Tom a' Choinich Beag, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Standard Route via Glen Affric (12km, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Tom a' Choinich Beag today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Tom a' Choinich Beag?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
