The Route . 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. Beyond the boulderfield and now on an obvious track, head down to a pony shed. Not too shabby! 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 ! It was pretty busy but we stopped on the beack for lunch and to throw some stones in to the water. 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. eventually it steepened again and we climbed on to the summit plateau…. Keep going! It is safe to say I chose an absolutely stunning munro to hike for my first one! Broad Cairn, our 5th and final Munro of the day. Munros: Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Carn a’Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Lochnagar. 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! Get to Ballater, which is on the A93, 60km west of Aberdeen and 75km north of Perth. We scrambled up this to the downwind side and some shelter from the wind. Overall, this was quite tough, given the extra rain that was not forecast. All around we could see the snow on all the mountains and it was absolutely stunning. 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. Two feet of soft snow all the way round above above 750 metres, rain for first two hours and slight snow then clag. Times. Its summit features a trig pillar and a large shelter. Things to remember: Change for the carpark at Glen Muick. We’ve met them a few times out and about on the hills there, a real friendly bunch of folk! We know our son hates big paths (it really bores him!) We took a very soggy summit selfie and headed down to retrieve our bags and head to where we planned to camp. The White Mounth Munros circuit. 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. Remember to pack a pen too so they can do the puzzles and some colouring in it. No sliding for… The first cairn near the top of the first munro is not the actual summit! The weather was forecast to be dry but it pays to always be prepared for anything on the mountains. 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. into the cloud as we thought we might. Leave Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach's summit aiming westwards. A quick ascent – I was very keen, who wouldn’t be on their first solo Munro. As I approached the rocky summit of Lochnagar, it was just a rain-lashed blur. Record your own itinerary from the Wikiloc app, upload the trail and share it with the community. Covering that distance in that amount of time meant that going by bike on the easier terrain was a really good option! I will have to admit that we… They were ok with us just letting them know so there was no need for us to do anything different. Corbetts: Conachcraig. 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. Walking for some of the way is on fine paths, but be prepared for rough terrain heading up Lochnagar and on Broad Cairn and … Summit of Lochnagar – Munro number 1 on this round, and number 95 on my bagging list! At the summit a toposcope shows direction lines to literally dozens of landmarks that are, or ought to be, visible from this summit. 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…. Meet up with the track again, cross a burn. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. The bealach between Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Cairn Bannoch is approached where terrain is more gentle and grass covered. This walk can take 9-11 hours depending on the … We were on it and it was slippy. We were all just a little bit soggy. 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. It's the highest of the six Munros that sit in this natural circuit, east of the Glenshee Ski Centre. We packed everything away soggy and got underway, glad for the shorter day today. We waterproofed up and set off briskly to Cac Carn Beag and the summit of Lochnagar. Weather. so this would have been unbearable for him and we probably would have had to nag him a bit. Lochnagar 5 Munros Hiking trail in Birkhall, Scotland (United Kingdom). 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