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Route 1 (1/11/03):
The main disadvantage of this circular route
is that you traverse the whole ridge once in each direction.
Route 2 below is a single traverse, with different end points.
It is very hard work crossing the bogland between A'Bhuidheanach Bheag & Glas Mheall Mor.
There is a ridge track (not on the map) from beyond Carn na Caim to A'Bhuidheanach Bheag
but it does not follow where one necessarily wishes to go.
Fence posts follow the boundary marked on the map, and are very helpful for navigation.
Note that Carn na Caim now has a (new) Munro top at NN664806, measured as 914.6m in July, 2015.
Access: Park on A9 about ½ mile S of Dalwhinnie at the quarry road on the southbound
carriageway (NN640822) or in layby 87 on the northbound carriageway.
0720 | A9 at quarry road | 395 | 0 | 0.0 miles | NN63968214 |
0820 -0830 |
Ascend track SE to quarry at ridge | 895 | 505 | 2.2 miles | NN65978024 |
0910 | Ridge track NE to T Carn na Caim S Top | 915 | 525 | 2.6 miles | NN66408067 |
0910 | Ridge track/path NE to M Carn na Caim | 941 | 585 | 3.9 miles | NN67698213 |
0945 -0950 |
Ridge track SW back to quarry | 902 | 5.5 miles | NN66088014 | |
1005 | SSW to track corner by pt 879 (Worth diverting off track to top) |
879 | 6.05 miles | NN65837928 | |
1035 | (Possible slight detour to SE to A'Bhuidheanach Mhor) |
935 | 760 | 7.0 miles | NN66457819 |
1050 | SW/S to M A'Bhuidheanach Bheag trig pt | 936 | 770 | 7.2 miles | NN66087759 |
1120 | SE/E over bump to bealach | 860 | 785 | 8.4 miles | NN67817721 |
1130 -1135 |
SE to T Glas Mheall Mor | 928 | 855 | 8.6 miles | NN68067696 |
1145 | NW back to bealach | 860 | 8.85 miles | NN67817721 | |
— | W/NW back to M A'Bhuidheanach Bheag | 936 | 770 | 10.0 miles | NN66087759 |
1225 | Optional detour W to A'Bhuidheanach Bheag, W top |
936 | 935 | 10.4 miles | NN65497747 |
1240 | Optional detour W to Meall a'Chaorainn (not a Munro – insufficient dip) |
916 | 945 | 10.95 miles | NN64627769 |
1310 | N to col | 825 | 10.85 miles | NN65867887 | |
1330 | N to track on ridge at quarry | 895 | 1020 | 11.75 miles | NN65978024 |
1405 | Descend track NW to A9 | 395 | 14.0 miles | NN63968214 |
Route 2 (21/7/08): This route has different start and finish points, both on the A9, but is a little shorter with marginally less ascent than the circular route described above in Route 1. The difference is less than expected, and probably outweighs the inconvenience of having different end points.
1055 | Park on A9 at Dalnaspidal Lodge (end of L.Garry) 12.6 miles from Bruar jn at end of dual carriageway |
430 | 0 | 0.0 miles | NN64567333 |
1125 | Take track under A9 to E side, cross to S bank of Allt Coire Mhic-sith & ascend slopes ENE to ridge |
700 | 270 | 0.6 miles | NN65487363 |
1140 | Ridge NE to cairn Druim Coire Mhic-sith | 800 | 370 | 1.35 miles | NN66277454 |
1205 | NE to Glas Mheall Beag | 881 | 465 | 2.35 miles | NN67347572 |
N to col | 790 | 2.8 miles | NN67537638 | ||
1235 | NE to T Glas Mheall Mor | 928 | 605 | 3.3 miles | NN68067696 |
NW to bealach | 855 | 3.5 miles | NN67817721 | ||
1310 | W/NW to M A'Bhuidheanach Bheag, trig pt | 936 | 700 | 4.7 miles | NN66087759 |
1320 | Follow fence posts on boundary N/NE to A'Bhuidheanach Mhor (This can sensibly be omitted) |
935 | 700 | 5.2 miles | NN66477820 |
NW on boundary to col | 825 | 5.8 miles | NN65867887 | ||
1345 | N to track corner at pt 879 | 879 | 760 | 6.15 miles | NN65837928 |
1400 | Track N to pt 902 above quarry | 902 | 815 | 6.7 miles | NN66088014 |
1405 | Track NNE to T Carn na Caim S Top | 915 | 840 | 7.1 miles | NN66408067 |
Track NE to col | 885 | 7.6 miles | NN66878134 | ||
1420 | N to boundary corner | 910 | 865 | 7.8 miles | NN66928160 |
1430 -1435 |
Path NE to M Carn na Caim | 941 | 900 | 8.35 miles | NN67698213 |
Return SW to col | 885 | 9.05 miles | NN66878134 | ||
1500 | Track SSW to T Carn na Caim S Top | 915 | 935 | 9.6 miles | NN66408067 |
1510 | Track SW back to quarry | 895 | 10.0 miles | NN65978024 | |
1545 | Descend track NW to A9 at quarry road just S of Dalwhinnie |
395 | 935 | 12.2 miles | NN63968214 |
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