Walk ad103 Carn Aosda, Carn a' Gheoidh and The Cairnwell from Glen Shee

The easiest three Munros to climb and bag


Route outline for walk ad103:

Glen Shee  -  Glenshee Ski Area  -  Carn Aosda  -  Loch Vrotachan  -  Creag a' Choire Dhirich  -  The Coolah  -  Carn a' Gheoidh  -  The Coolah  -  Carn Nan Sac  -  Creag a' Choire Dhirich  -  The Cairnwell  -  Glen Shee



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

In good weather Carn Aosda, Carn a' Gheoidh and The Cairnwell are the three easiest Scottish Munros to climb if tackled from Glen Shee. Sadly, this joy is short lived due to the ugly mess the Glenshee Ski development has made of the area. There are however fine views from the summits of all three.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

Munros
3
Munros
Corbetts
0
Corbetts
Grahams
0
Grahams
Murdos
3
Murdos
Donalds
0
Donalds
marilyn
1
Scottish
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Carn a' Gheoidh at 975m (3200ft). Carn a' Gheoidh is classified as a Munro (No. 180) and a Scottish Marilyn (137th highest in Scotland, 141st highest in the UK). Carn a' Gheoidh is also known as a Murdo (259th highest in Scotland).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of The Cairnwell at 933m (3062ft). The Cairnwell is classified as a Munro (No. 246) The Cairnwell is also known as a Murdo (375th highest in Scotland).

You will also reach the summit of Carn Aosda at 917m (3010ft). Carn Aosda is classified as a Munro (No. 278) Carn Aosda is also known as a Murdo (433rd highest in Scotland). The summit of Carn Aosda is marked by a small cairn.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL52 Glen Shee & Braemar


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

43 Braemar & Blair Atholl


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ad103 Carn Aosda, Carn a' Gheoidh and The Cairnwell from Glen Shee

In no particular order . . .

Walk ad103 Carn Aosda, Carn a' Gheoidh and The Cairnwell from Glen Shee - Me and my friend Claire on Carn a' Gheoidh

Me and my friend Claire on Carn a' Gheoidh

Photo: Lynne Harvey (1)

Walk ad103 Carn Aosda, Carn a' Gheoidh and The Cairnwell from Glen Shee - Me and a climbing friend on The Cairnwell

Me and a climbing friend on The Cairnwell

Photo: Douglas Loomes (1)


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