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Drumochter Munros
Guided hillwalking days in the Central Highlands
We're in the Central Highlands heading up a variety of summits on either side of the Drumochter Pass, including mighty Beinn Udlamain and Carn na Caim.
It's winter, so hopefully there will be a snow covering - great for wildlife spotting and practicing winter skills !
At a glance
- A weekend of guided hiking up the high peaks on both sides of the A9 above Balsporran and the Drumochter Pass.
- Walk along wide mountain crests tracing faint paths and old fence-lines.
- Reach fine vantage points with views overlooking Loch Ericht to the Ben Alder group and beyond.
- Bag 6 Munros in the area including Beinn Udlamain, Sgairneach Mhor, A'Bhuidheanach Beag and Carn na Caim.
- Join a small group led by an experienced leader with a good knowledge of the wildlife, flora and geology.
Dates and booking
| Date | Cost | Availability |
|---|
| 16-17 Oct'21 | £129 | Places available | Book online » |
General info
Moderate hillwalking days.
This 2 day event is a guided hiking weekend to high summits in Drumochter in the Central Highlands with one of our experienced and qualified leaders.
Your guide will know the remote area well and be able to give you insight into the flora, fauna and geology.
Our maximum guide to client ratio on this event is 1:6.
Outline of event »
Day 1 : West of Drumochter
A hike on a circular route and high crests to bag 4 Munros west of Drumochter
The peaks to the west of Drumochter Pass have bags of character and afford good views over Loch Ericht to the Ben Alder group and beyond.
On our first day we'll start by Balsporran Cottages and initially follow a track westwards.
We'll leave this behind and strike uphill to reach some weird cairns that overlook the A9.
The summit of Geal charn is not much further from where some splendid views over Alder can be savoured.
There's usually wildlife to be seen here, mountain hares in particular often bound around.
A combination of faint paths and some lines of old iron fence posts will aid our navigation over A'Mharconaich and Beinn Udlamain.
Up to Sgairneach Mhor, we have the option of a slight detour (and bit of extra ascent) to head up The Sow of Atholl before returning to the roadside.
More information on this route is
here.
Map of intended route
Day 2 : East of Drumochter
We're hiking up gentle slopes leading to a remote and wild landscape
To the east of Drumochter, vast plains create a area of remote wilderness.
The grassy terrain underfoot is tame in summer, but in winter takes on a different character when it's perfect for long hiking days.
Sunday begins on a fine track heading gently uphill.
Up onto the crests, we'll head southward and bag A'Bhuidheanach Beag.
An about-turn, we'll trace a line of fence-posts to near Carn a'Caim's summit with its fine view northwards and to the Cairngorms.
Depending on group desire and weather, we can extend the day to include Meall Chuaich.
To do this we'd be well away from paths or track, so hopefully see even more in the way of wildlife !
More information on this route is
here.
Map of intended route
Experience & fitness needed »
Moderate hillwalking days.
To join this guided event, we ask that you :
- have a good level of fitness and stamina
- have done some hillwalking
- are comfortable hiking for 7 hours plus
- had exposure to British mountain weather or similar
The routes have good paths lower down with generally grassy slopes leading to varied terrain higher up.
Both days are classed as 'moderate'. With winter conditions we would class the Saturday as 'demanding'. If we extend Sunday to include Meall Chuaich, then this day would also be classed 'demanding'.
Have a look at
how we grade our events or
contact us for more information.
Booking onto part of event »
You are welcome to join us for just part of this event. If this is your preference, let us know in the section entitled "Any notes to add to your booking ?" on the booking form.
Please note that weather conditions may force us to change the order of days on this event, therefore if you are coming along with the aim of completing a particular route or bagging specific peaks, you need to have flexibility on days.
We don't offer a discount for booking onto part of a multi-day event.
Gear you'll need »
You'll need your general hiking and hill-walking gear appropriate to the conditions and time of year.
More information on this gear can be found on our
Mountain Gear page.
Your guide »
 | Johnny Walker
MLS and MLW qualified, John is passionate about the Scottish mountains, and enjoys taking people to new places and helping them to share the experiences that fire him.
Johnny is leading the event on Saturday 16-Sunday 17 October. |
More information on your guide can be found on our
About Us page.
Location & accommodation »
We begin from near Dalwhinnie which has excellent public transport links from Inverness and the Central Belt.
Nearby accommodation can be found on the
Visit Scotland website, in Dalwhinnie or nearby Newtonmore.
Around a month prior to an event taking place, we hope to set up a 'Whatsapp' chat group for the event. This will hopefully help participants find out where others are staying and organise car-share.
Please note that our expertise lies in offering you great guided days in Scotland's mountains and not providing transport or arranging your accommodation. Please see our
FAQs for more information.
Booking terms »
Our booking terms and conditions are set out
on this page.
These terms and conditions help us deliver great experiences, at the same time keeping costs down to give you value for money.
When booking onto this event or any other event, you will be asked to confirm that you have read and agree with the terms and conditions.
Some often asked questions are outlined and answered in our
FAQs.
