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Philip Cheshire
wrote on November 12, 2012:
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Crossing the Markie Burn where the Piper Burn joins is possible but potentially challenging even when water levels are modest. Another option is footbridge 450 metres upstream. (November 2012)
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Richard Goodman
wrote on May 2, 2011:
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It's possible to cycle up Glen Markie as far as the Pipers Burn if doing this mountain from the Glen Markie side. If the Markie is in spate there is a bridge at NN588983 crossing it, but otherwise it is easy to cross just above the mouth of the Pipers Burn as the routes suggest - at about NN585976 - head up the hill to a gate at NN581981 and follow a well-worn path through the heather and up into the corrie and onto the ridge.
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Colin Fridge
wrote on April 6, 2009:
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If you can cross the Markie Burn with relative ease at the end of the landrover track then maybe after you summit, you descend via Beinn Sgiath going almost directly south from the summit cairn till you meet the east end of a small rivine (An Dirc Mhor)on the 25000/1 maps. Then go south east to the firebreak in the forest, continue past the small hut till you meet the burn again then follow downstream to the Girder Dam at the loch and cross with care ! back to the starting path ? This should save a good couple of hours on the book routes via Garva Bridge.
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Rob Graham
wrote on January 3, 2008:
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One thing that seems to be missing from all the reviews and reports on this hill is that the Markie Burn is anything but a burn and does present quite a barrier from the Land Rover track in Glen Markie. However we discovered on the 02/01/08 that there is a good foot bridge about 400 or 500m up from where the Piper's Burn comes in.
A poor day weatherwise for the 17k/820m round trip (we did find stepping stones on the way back), but a good day for refreshing our compass skills (party of 4 - 2 compasses failed, a fall broke one and a large bubble in another), and tolerance to 40 mph winds.
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David Nichols
wrote on October 29, 2007:
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Climbed this hill on 27th October in poor and windy weather from Garva Bridge, lost path on lower slopes after crossing a small burn. No problem finding path further up leading to the cairn. Decended north then east into Glen Markie and back to the dam and our lift. There is little or no path from approx. 800m to 400m of decent and the ground is very rough. Time taken 4 hours.
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Ian Mather
wrote on April 6, 2007:
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Climbed on 5/4/07 from the Spey Dam.Underfoot conditions were surprisingly good.Given the comments from other walkers me and my buddy Eddie were a little apprehensive.Pipers Burn was no problem and only in patches was it a little soggy underfoot going uphill.Having said that it has been great weather all week,this was the 5th Munro we have done in 3 days.
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Alex Bryce
wrote on April 14, 2006:
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IMPORTANT: If ascending via Glen Markie and the river is high or difficult to cross, continue 1km north from the point where the Pipers Burn joins the river and cross at a Steel bridge. This bridge is not on (some) maps.
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David Harbottle
wrote on March 3, 2006:
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Climbed on 23rd Feb 2006 via Glen Markie and the gully above Lochan a'Choire. The plod up to the loch is interminable, though I had deep soft snow to contend with. Above the loch the gully was neve and very straightforward/easy angled (solo, used ice axe, no crampons). Had a white out while traversing the tops, but easy enough navigation using GPS - descent straightforward despite deep snow.
Didn't have a problem with any bogs due to the semi frozen conditions. Using an MTB to get up the Glen makes this a relatively easy outing (5hrs).
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Ben Dolphin
wrote on March 2, 2006:
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Having seen other people commenting on how boggy this one is, I saved it for a period of cold weather so that the ground would be frozen. Also opted for the Glen Markie route, heading up to Lochan a'Choire and up the step gully between Geal Charn & Beinn Sgiath. The bowl at the top of that gully was unexpected, and quite gruelling as it had filled with snow. Bloody cold too, but made a nice quick winter round in less than perfect conditions.
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Neil Macleod
wrote on July 29, 2005:
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Climbed 29th July 05 from Garva Bridge. Lost path on lower slopes of Coire nan Dearcag; ground was pretty rough. Otherwise a straightforward ascent. Would opt for Glen Markie approach on any return visit, likely to be more interesting.
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Rob Jeffries
wrote on March 14, 2002:
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Climbed in late October - a fearful bog -
bring waders!
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