Date walked: 25/04/2010. Great views all around of summits we have climbed together. Its summit features a trig pillar and a large shelter. It's the highest of the six Munros that sit in this natural circuit, east of the Glenshee Ski Centre. The little knobble – the top is a small peak of easily scrambable rocks. eventually it steepened again and we climbed on to the summit plateau…. The Route . 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. Download its GPS track and follow the route on a map. We were on it and it was slippy. Glas Maol is a 1,068m Munro mountain in the Scottish Highlands. 2. We set off on the ride, enjoying the speed and fast progress. Weather. Walking for some of the way is on fine paths, but be prepared for rough terrain heading up Lochnagar and on Broad Cairn and … All around we could see the snow on all the mountains and it was absolutely stunning. 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. 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. Fantastic!! This was a real effort of a walk, a very long day, and it also included another Munro, Carn a’ Choir Bhoidheach. 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. Having left Carn an t-Sagairt Mor's southern cairn and on a faint path, aim south-east downhill. ... Munching on that we heading round the circuit. Since then I have ascended Lochnagar on numerous occasions. Length 12.1 mi Elevation gain 3,435 ft Route type Loop Distance: 30 km. As I approached the rocky summit of Lochnagar, it was just a rain-lashed blur. by an outdoors family Keith made a few notes about the Lochnagar circuit, one of the biggest munro walks from the summer. Remember the usual gear for mountain walking (map, compass, waterproofs, food etc). 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. 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. 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 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. 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. In summer the car-parks can be full. We weren’t too sure about leaving our bikes locked up with a kids seat on the back. 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). Broad Cairn, our 5th and final Munro of the day. Category – Munro. so this would have been unbearable for him and we probably would have had to nag him a bit. We were on it and it was slippy. 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. 3. Lochnagar is by far the finest of the summits, but in good weather this is all a hugely … We know our son hates big paths (it really bores him!) Lochnagar 5 Munros Hiking trail in Birkhall, Scotland (United Kingdom). It works out at about 25 - 30km for the full circuit from Broad Cairn round to Lochnagar (starting and finishing at the car park). As we pulled up the last steep bit, it started raining hard in quite a strong wind. The walk up Glas Allt was steep but easy and we made quick progress to the top. 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. Broad Cairn – 998m. We scrambled up this to the downwind side and some shelter from the wind. The high Lochnagar ridge has superb views of the Cairngorms and the moorlands of the Balmoral estate. I completed the White Mounth Munros circuit in bust boots, started from Ballater and walked 8 miles out to Glen Muick. Lochnagar (Cac Carn Beag) - 1155m. Queen Victoria climbed this mountain on 22 September, 1849, on horseback. 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. 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 Munros surrounding Loch Muick make for a fabulous circular day's hike. We were all just a little bit soggy. Hiking Nature trips Views Wildflowers. Summit of Lochnagar – Munro number 1 on this round, and number 95 on my bagging list! The Munro, Lochnagar from Invercauld Bridge, was today’s walk conducted in glorious blue sky conditions. 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. 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. 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. It was a game getting both bikes on the van, but we found a way that didn’t block the lights in the end. Time taken = 7 hours 57 mins. Very glad we did it though and I think the combination of bike and hike made this possible for us over the two days. We waterproofed up and set off briskly to Cac Carn Beag and the summit of Lochnagar. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "mounth" Flickr tag. I did not have crampons for the ice but I had my ice grips. The other summits are less characterful, but many discoveries are made when roaming over them, including wildlife, waterfalls and plane-wreckage. The rain didn’t stop all night and was still raining in the morning. Once on Lochnagar's crest, the bouldery ground briefly fades into grassy terrain and the route ahead on the path is obvious. Introduction. Covering that distance in that amount of time meant that going by bike on the easier terrain was a really good option! There are very few munros in view from here left for us to do. 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. 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. Not too shabby! Carn an t-Sagairt Mor – 1047m. From there, follow the road down Glen Muick for 13km to it's end, where there are a couple of large car-parks. 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! The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. 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…. It has an elevation of 1,155 metres and the overall hike has a distance of 19km. A couple months ago (at the start of September) I bagged my first munro! 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. Some 35 years on I would be ascending Lochnagar for the eleventh time. We packed everything away soggy and got underway, glad for the shorter day today. 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