Walk Information
Walk route: Spittal of Glenmuick - Allt-na-giubhsaich - col between Cuidhe Crom and Meikle Pap - Cac Carn Mor - Cac Carn Beag (Lochnagar's summit 1,155m / 3,789ft) - Cac Carn Mor - Glas Allt - Loch Muick - Spittal of Glenmuick
Distance: 12.50 miles
Ascent: 2,650ft
Time: 4 hours 50 minutes
With: on own
Conditions: A rain shower, some sleet and some snow but mostly dry with some sunshine. Very windy!
Comment: A short movie clip from Cac Carn Beag, Lochnagar's summit (3.5Mb)
Route Map
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Photos
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Balmoral Estate Visitor Centre, Spittal of Glenmuick
Lochnagar visible in the distance (left) from the bridge over the River Muick as I head towards Allt-na-giubhsaich
Looking back down the vehicle track
Cuidhe Crom and Meikle Pap
Little Pap and Cuidhe Crom from the vehicle track
Meikle Pap
Looking north into Glen Gelder
'The Ladder' leading up onto Cuidhe Crom
Meikle Pap
It was at about this point with the wind nearly blowing me off my feet that I was thinking about abandoning the walk!
The cliffs of Lochnagar (the mountain) seen above Lochnagar (the loch) from Cuidhe Crom
The way ahead
Looking across to Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach
Cac Carn Mor
Looking ahead to Cac Carn Beag, Lochnagar's summit
Looking out from the top of one of the gullies
Caisteal na Caillich from the top of the same gully
Meikle Pap from the top of another gully
The trig point on Cac Carn Beag, Lochnagar's summit
The view north east towards Ballater from Cac Carn Beag
North from Cac Carn Beag
Caisteal na Caillich, Conachcraig and Meikle Pap from Lochnagar's summit
The view north west from Lochnagar's summit
Looking back to Cac Carn Beag as I retrace my steps to Cac Carn Mor
Cuidhe Crom and my ascent route, at this point I turned off to the right to descend the Glas Allt route
My descent route
Looking back up from by Glas Allt
Looking back up having crossed Glas Allt by the footbridge (marked as a ford on my map)
Glas Allt
Looking down on Loch Muick from above the waterfalls
Falls of the Glasallt
A snow shower as I descend to Loch Muick
Loch Muick
The vehicle track along the north shore of Loch Muick
The footbridge across the River Muick as it flows out of Loch Muick
previous walk - Sat 23 Feb 2008 - Ballater Seven Bridges Walk
next walk - Wed 9 Apr 2008 - Whernside