The bealach between Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Cairn Bannoch is approached where terrain is more gentle and grass covered. Carn a’ Choire Bhoidheach – 1110m. Fortunately it was much quicker taking them off and setting them up whilst Stacey helped our son get ready. It has an elevation of 1,155 metres and the overall hike has a distance of 19km. Suddenly the great cliffs of Lochnagar reveal themselves. Lochnagar (/ˌlɒxnəˈɡɑːr/ (listen)) or Beinn Chìochan (pronounced [peɲˈçiəxən]) is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. Leave Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach's summit aiming westwards. The high Lochnagar ridge has superb views of the Cairngorms and the moorlands of the Balmoral estate. From there, follow the road down Glen Muick for 13km to it's end, where there are a couple of large car-parks. What our 5yo really thinks of our family adventures, "Children still need a childhood with dirt, mud, p, Family I am therefore writing up a report of the most commonly walked circuit involving Lochnagar. After dropping down grassy slopes with occasional boulders, the gradient begins to ease and a path following a burn heading south-west is met. Very glad we did it though and I think the combination of bike and hike made this possible for us over the two days. A quick ascent – I was very keen, who wouldn’t be on their first solo Munro. Lochnagar is by far the finest of the summits, but in good weather this is all a hugely … Further on, the path veers off left - for views I'd recommend sticking to a fainter path on the edge of the coire - it heads up more directly and looks into the coire below. Up some steep bouldery ground for a bit, then continue over fairly flat ground to the large cairn on Cac Carn Mor, Around 1km further on, you'll come to a junction, Above the waterfalls, simply follow the path as it gently climbs up to the large cairn on Cac Carn Mor, From Lochnagar's summit, return towards the large cairn on Cac Carn Mor, Keeping to the path heading south-west, descend to a wide, grass-covered (and sometimes wet) bealach. Remember to pack a pen too so they can do the puzzles and some colouring in it. It was a game getting both bikes on the van, but we found a way that didn’t block the lights in the end. The 5th munro, Broad Cairn followed pretty quickly too but we actually got views from here as it had stopped raining and the cloud lifted. Our son re-named this walk Frognagar because of all the frogs we saw, one jumping really close to his face as he was taking a closer look, startling him and making him fall over in giggles! We took two days to do it, so why not grab yourself a cuppa, probably a biscuit or two, (it’s quite a long read) get comfy and give it a read…. The trail is primarily used for walking, trail running, and nature trips. Summit of Lochnagar – Munro number 1 on this round, and number 95 on my bagging list! Remember the usual gear for mountain walking (map, compass, waterproofs, food etc). Meet at the Spittal of Glen Muick visitor car park, 9am. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "mounth" Flickr tag. We weren’t too sure about leaving our bikes locked up with a kids seat on the back. My first ascent of Lochnagar was back in 1982 with my school hillwalking Club. The Munro, Lochnagar from Invercauld Bridge, was today’s walk conducted in glorious blue sky conditions. If the weather is fine, I'd recommend keeping on the high track above Loch Muick for 3km and take in the views for longer. Keep going! The weather was forecast to be dry but it pays to always be prepared for anything on the mountains. Heading up lochnagar the snow was at reach. We were on it and it was slippy. Our son didn’t want to go tot sleep that night either, but eventually did so, snuggling in to me and falling asleep pretty much touching nose to nose. Beyond the boulderfield and now on an obvious track, head down to a pony shed. My dad's having radiotherapy to trea, I can't tell you how much I needed this yesterday, Happiness is.... finding a muddy swamp on a rainy, A throwback to what feels a lifetime ago on our la, Loved the autumn colours on a walk at Killiecranki, Mountain views, distant storms and autumn colours, Stretching our legs on a walk straight from the ca, The Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail, Feshiebridge, Trespass: Review of the seawater lightweight jacket, The Outdoors Fix – a chat about our family adventures, Why we chose to spend our shared parental leave in New Zealand. An alternative would be to retrace steps west from Broad Cairn's summit and look left for faint path heading south - this then turns eastwards and by-passes most of the boulderfield and joins up with the path coming through it. ... Five munro’s and a corbett in one day is a big milestone for me. We didn’t linger as the shelter was great for midges! There is also a number of fabulous walks in the Loch Muick area, including a circuit of the lake and trails up onto the high plateaux around it. We waterproofed up and set off briskly to Cac Carn Beag and the summit of Lochnagar. into the cloud as we thought we might. Carn an t-Sagairt Mor's summit has two cairns (the southern one indicates the highest point) from where excellent views are to be had on clear days. We set off on the ride, enjoying the speed and fast progress. A tip of ours for wildcamping is to pack a kids magazine to keep little ones busy while you’re having to do the inevitable stuff around camp, like cook dinner, fetch water etc. Glas Maol is a 1,068m Munro mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Ascent: 1350m. A long hillwalk taking in the five Munros on the extensive White Mounth plateau. Firm and tight on the ice I was gripped. Other routes and challenges. ... Munching on that we heading round the circuit. Corbetts: Conachcraig. Great views all around of summits we have climbed together. Length 12.1 mi Elevation gain 3,435 ft Route type Loop Things to remember: Change for the carpark at Glen Muick. Headed up to Glen Muick on Sunday with Simon Jenkins and decided to run a circuit of all the munros in the area. We scrambled up this to the downwind side and some shelter from the wind. Terrain: Mixed terrain ranging from excellent paths to extremely boggy between munros 2 and 3 on the circuit. Download its GPS track and follow the route on a map. We descended over the tiresome boulders and made our way down, spurred on by the sight of an orange digger! The 4th munro top didn’t take too long to reach with again a rocky summit at Cairn Bannoch. In mist, these posts can be used as a guide to get up Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, but otherwise just head directly uphill over wet and heathery ground towards Carn an t-Sagairt Mor's summit, On the way, you might encounter some scattered plane wreckage, including a large section of wing. The highest peak in this circuit of five Munros is Cac Carn Beag on Lochnagar, which looks down over massive cliffs into dark coires below. Truly breathtaking. With the walking being predominantly on grassy terrain and little re-ascent between the summits, this route also makes for a fine introduction to multi-Munro bagging. We had originally planned this to be the extent of our day, bailing out down by the Dubh Loch or by a return round by Lochnagar and the Glas Allt path down by the waterfalls to Loch Muick. The walk back to the bikes was midge hell and we were glad to see the bikes come in to sight and we were able to whizz away from the beasties. The little knobble – the top is a small peak of easily scrambable rocks. The first cairn near the top of the first munro is not the actual summit! I was not particularly keen to write-up another report for Lochnagar but on checking previous reports they all involve taking in Munro Tops or also other Munros. The other summits are less characterful, but many discoveries are made when roaming over them, including wildlife, waterfalls and plane-wreckage. I completed the White Mounth Munros circuit in bust boots, started from Ballater and walked 8 miles out to Glen Muick. The walk up Glas Allt was steep but easy and we made quick progress to the top. Both of these options meet around half way along Loch Muick's southern shore. Covering that distance in that amount of time meant that going by bike on the easier terrain was a really good option! On our way to the third summit of the day, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, we dumped our bags when we realised we would have to back-track the same route. From the car-park, head over the bridge, past the ranger's hut to a junction in the tracks, Leave the track, then on a marked path, head around the houses and into some woodland. The Munros surrounding Loch Muick make for a fabulous circular day's hike. Cac Carn Beag the highest summit lies to the NW, Cuidhe Crom (1083m) to the SE and Meikle Pap (980m) to the NE (giving the classic view of the cliffs). The White Mounth Munros circuit. The constructed path continues from the bealach uphill onto Lochnagar's eastern crest above corries. Enjoying outdoors family life, one adventure at a time, Enter your email address to follow the blog and receive new post notifications of helpful tips, route info and family adventure. Distance: 30 km. It turns out Stacey’s e-bike is a lower current driver than mine so the hills were harder work for her. Hiking Nature trips Views Wildflowers. In July 2006, I decided to walk the classic Lochnagar horseshoe – a circuit of five Munros including Lochnagar, Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn. Lochnagar and neighbours. so this would have been unbearable for him and we probably would have had to nag him a bit. They were ok with us just letting them know so there was no need for us to do anything different. It works out at about 25 - 30km for the full circuit from Broad Cairn round to Lochnagar (starting and finishing at the car park). Length 10.6 miElevation gain 2112 ftRoute type Loop. I was soaked through, but happy to get to the first Munro summit of the day. The path starts to climb uphill and heads towards steep ground dropping off to the right (north), A very faint path forms and can be traced to aim directly to the small cairn on Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach. Since then I have ascended Lochnagar on numerous occasions. Introduction. Lochnagar, or Beinn Chìochan, is in the Cairgorms National Park. Weather. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. Overall, this was quite tough, given the extra rain that was not forecast. The Loch Muick Circuit As a little girl I can always remember my dad packing his kit and donning his walking boots for a weekend away climbing the Munros of Scotland. Its summit features a trig pillar and a large shelter. We packed everything away soggy and got underway, glad for the shorter day today. As I approached the rocky summit of Lochnagar, it was just a rain-lashed blur. Two feet of soft snow all the way round above above 750 metres, rain for first two hours and slight snow then clag. Lochnagar 5 Munros Hiking trail in Birkhall, Scotland (United Kingdom). Mondurran Circuit is a 10.6 mile loop trail located near Brechin, Angus, Scotland that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. Category – Munro. From Glen Muick I wandered 2 miles along Loch Muick to a bothy where I had lunch before starting the big ascent by the waterfall to bag Lochnagar, Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn. 3. Cairn Bannoch – 1012m. Broad Cairn, our 5th and final Munro of the day. We love to add a wildcamp with our family munrobagging trips, as for us this means we can cover longer distances on a single trip to the mountains. We took two days to do it, so why not grab yourself a cuppa, probably a biscuit or two, (it’s quite a long read) get comfy and give it a read…. 2. Times. No sliding for… Not too shabby! Lochnagar (Cac Carn Beag) - 1155m. Broad Cairn – 998m. The OS maps don't hint at the boulderfield east of Broad Cairn's summit - the direct route is down this with a path appearing and disappearing - this could be tricky for tired legs ! The mountain Lochnagar with its three peaks curves around a massive corrie with impressive cliffs enclosing the loch of the same name, Lochnagar. Meet up with the track again, cross a burn. by an outdoors family Keith made a few notes about the Lochnagar circuit, one of the biggest munro walks from the summer. It can get very busy there too. At the summit a toposcope shows direction lines to literally dozens of landmarks that are, or ought to be, visible from this summit. We were all just a little bit soggy. There are very few munros in view from here left for us to do. We set off at a leisurely pace towards the second summit, Carn a’Choire Bhoidheach but it felt like a long way in the rain. This walk can take 9-11 hours depending on the … The Lochnagar area offers many opportunities for hill walking and climbing, including the classic munro circuit of Cac Carn Beag, Carn a’ Choire Boidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Cairn Bannoch & Broad Carin, the Corbett Conachcraig or the classic climb, Eagle Ridge (250m, Severe). We’ve done it plenty of times on day walks but didn’t want to worry anyone on an overnighter, so we emailed the Braemar Mountain Rescue Team just to see what they’d suggest. Elevation - 3'789ft Location - Glen Muick Category - Munro Continuation of Conachcraig Heading up lochnagar the snow was at reach. Royal ascent of Lochnagar. After a little break at the digger, we carried on, descending the contour path down to Loch Muick. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Home » Mountain routes » Eastern Highlands » Lochnagar and Loch Muick circuit, Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag on Mountain Forecast, Scottish Avalance Information Service - Southern Cairngorms, Braemar bike-n-hike - Ben Avon and Beinn a Chaorainn, Privacy policy, disclaimer and terms of use. We were on it and it was slippy. Date walked: 25/04/2010. So the plan was to shorten the route by cycling in to the Glas Allt bothy and walking up past the waterfall behind. We quickly put the tent up and got in out of the rain, changed out of our wet clothes in to our dry clothes before eventually cooking out of the tent door. From the col we climbed steeply up to reach the east end of the Lochnagar range where we followed the escarpment line of the cliffs to firstly reach Cac Cairn Mor (1150m) and then shortly after Cac Cairn Beag, the Munro summit at 1155m or 3,789ft. The Route . eventually it steepened again and we climbed on to the summit plateau…. A couple months ago (at the start of September) I bagged my first munro! A steep track drops, beside beautiful waterfalls, back down to the shore of Lock Muick. The conical summit of Lochnagar, Cac Carn Beag, can be seen in the distance. By getting on the bikes, it split it up in to easier chunks for him and meant he could rest his feet on that 10km! We took a very soggy summit selfie and headed down to retrieve our bags and head to where we planned to camp. In summer the car-parks can be full. I will have to admit that we… We chugged in to the woodland after about 20 minutes and locked the bikes up. I internally named it the little knobble. Some 35 years on I would be ascending Lochnagar for the eleventh time. I did not have crampons for the ice but I had my ice grips. Rating: 2.5/5 (86 votes cast) Detailed route description and map. We were very relieved to see the saddle we’d eyed on the map as suitable for camping and let our son pick the spot to put the tent. We then entered a long flat valley which seemed to go on forever…. Beyond Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, there's very little ascent left ! Time taken = 7 hours 57 mins. The path becomes more obvious as it loses height. It's the highest of the six Munros that sit in this natural circuit, east of the Glenshee Ski Centre. Laura and Steph – aka the Adventure Quines – atop Cairn Bannoch, Munro number 4 of 5 on the day. As we pulled up the last steep bit, it started raining hard in quite a strong wind. Munros: Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Carn a’Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Lochnagar. This was a real effort of a walk, a very long day, and it also included another Munro, Carn a’ Choir Bhoidheach. All around we could see the snow on all the mountains and it was absolutely stunning. 1st day: Route info: The Lochnagar Circuit. The next two Munro summits - Carn a’ Choire Bhoidheach and Carn an t-Saigart Mor - are easily won in decent visibility, nothing more than a stroll with gentle rises to rounded tops. The rain didn’t stop all night and was still raining in the morning. After a very quick lunch and a summit man leg pose picture we set off again, chatting to two women on their way to the summit. The summit cone of the day’s first Munro, Lochnagar (Cac Carn Beag), can be seen in the distance. Record your own itinerary from the Wikiloc app, upload the trail and share it with the community. Glen Doll and Lochnagar is a 28.6 mile loop trail located near Folda, Angus, Scotland that features a lake and is rated as difficult. Once on Lochnagar's crest, the bouldery ground briefly fades into grassy terrain and the route ahead on the path is obvious. You'll need to pay (£3 at time of last visit) - the money collected goes towards pathwork via the Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust. We know our son hates big paths (it really bores him!) Carn an t-Sagairt Mor – 1047m. We had originally planned this to be the extent of our day, bailing out down by the Dubh Loch or by a return round by Lochnagar and the Glas Allt path down by the waterfalls to Loch Muick. Keith made a few notes about the Lochnagar circuit, one of the biggest munro walks from the summer. So its halfway in Munro numbers, at 28km its halway in distance but the important point is I have ascended 3000 vertical meters and there is only 1800 or so meters to ascend. Cross the wide bealach, you may well meet up with folk coming in on the paths from Auchallater and Fafernie, Cairn Bannoch comes into view and the last few metres of climb up to Cairn Bannoch's summit, From Cairn Bannoch, head south-east and up the bump marked 991m, A quick walk over more flat grass covered ground and one last clamber up bouldery ground gain's Broad Cairn's summit. Walking for some of the way is on fine paths, but be prepared for rough terrain heading up Lochnagar and on Broad Cairn and … It is safe to say I chose an absolutely stunning munro to hike for my first one! Get to Ballater, which is on the A93, 60km west of Aberdeen and 75km north of Perth. Queen Victoria climbed this mountain on 22 September, 1849, on horseback. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. Keith made a few notes about the Lochnagar circuit, one of the biggest munro walks from the summer. Having left Carn an t-Sagairt Mor's southern cairn and on a faint path, aim south-east downhill. Or the whole family joining him for the annual Burns Supper with The Cairngorm Club. The mountain gives its name to Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland. Glas Maol Munros Circuit is a 12.1 mile loop trail located near Spittal of Glenshee, Perth and Kinross, Scotland that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. 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