Mount Keen

Height	939m
Prominence	314m
Meaning	gentle mountain
Lists	Munro, 236
Location	Glen Callater to Glenmuick, Glenshee to Cairn o'Mount
Grid Ref	NO409869
Lat/Lon	56.96961, -2.97311

With gentle slopes, good access on fine estate tracks and well defined paths, navigation up Mount Keen is straightforward and therefore this mountain is one of the easiest Munros to bag !.

There are two main approaches up Mount Keen - from Glen Mark to the south and Glen Tanar to the north - your choice will most likely be based on where you are located. Both approaches have fine estate tracks to reach the foot of Mount Keen, from where well-maintained paths are followed to the summit.

The approach through Glen Tanar is more picturesque but longer than the approach through Glen Mark. If heading in from Glen Mark to the south, there are a couple of burns to ford and these could potentially be troublesome if in spate.

Routes up Mount Keen

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Mount Keen from Glen Mark
	This is the most popular route up Mount Keen and begins along estate tracks through Glen Mark on which the use of a bike is recommended. Higher up well maintained paths make for a straightforward route to Mount Keen's summit. Peaks : 1 Munro Ascent : 700m (2300ft) Distance : 16km (10m) Time : 2:30hr

Mount Keen from Glen Tanar
	Fine tracks following the old drove road through forests of Scots Pine lead to the "Mounth Road" and to Mount Keen's summit. The use of a bike for the 13km plus cycle to the foot of Mount Keen is recommended ! Peaks : 1 Munro Ascent : 810m (2660ft) Distance : 31km (19m) Time : 3:30hr

Nearby hills and mountains

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