
Lochnagar & Callater Munros
Routes on the Munros above Loch Muick
A group of five Munros forming a high-level circuit around Loch Muick. The highest peak is Cac Carn Beag, which looks down into the dark coire of Lochnagar below, which is a favourite winter climbing area. The other summits are less characterful, but many discoveries are made when roaming over them, including wildlife, waterfalls and plane-wreckage.Main route summary
Avoid doing this route in an anti-clockwise direction when a strong north-easterly is blowing as fighting against the wind funnelling up from Loch Muick can be soul-destroying !
Munros |
Lochnagar (Cac Carn Beag) (1155m, Munro 20) Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach (1110m, Munro 42) Carn an t-Sagairt Mor (1047m, Munro 84) Cairn Bannoch (1012m, Munro 117) Broad Cairn (998m, Munro 142) |
Corbetts |
Conachcraig* (865m, Corbett) * see alternative routes below |
Ascent | 1280m (4,200ft) |
Distance | 26km (16m) |
Time |
walk : 8:30hr* run : 3hr *Naismith's rule : 4km/h distance + 600m/h ascent |
Start/finish |
Spittal of Glenmuick
(grid ref : N0310852) |
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Meanings | Lochnagar : 'little hill of laughter or noise' Cac Carn Beag : 'pass of the small cairn' Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach : 'hill of the beautiful corrie' Carn an t-Sagairt Mor : 'big hill of the priest' Cairn Bannoch : 'peaked hill' Broad Cairn : 'broad cairn' Conachcraig : 'combination of rocks' |
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