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Broad Cairn Title Image
Meaning Broad cairn like hill
Altitude 998 metres     (Munro)
Grid Ref. NO24058156
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Broad Cairn
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Looking towards Broad Cairn over a frozen Loch Muick on a crisp Febuary day in 2006

© Colin Barclay

Image by Colin Barclay
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Mountain Description
The summit of Broad Cairn is a cone elongated E to W. To the W a broad col connects to Cairn Bannoch via Cairn of Gowal (983m) and also bears NW to Creag an Dubh-loch. There is a short broad S ridge and longer E ridge with a vehicle track leading towards the summit (this is the normal ascent route). The track becomes a path which follows the contours to the S of the summit. Broad Cairn has a steep and craggy N face but all other slopes have moderate to gentle inclines.
Available Routes
  Ascent Distance Time Including... Description Rating
1 1060 m 24.36 km 7 hrs Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn  Easy route on paths and high moorland plateau. 3 / 5
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The last summit of the day ,me on Broad Cairn ,with Loch Muick in the background.26.05.05

© David Singleton

Image by David Singleton

Me on the summit on a lovely day in late May 2007. After 5 munro's it looked (and was) a long way back to the car at the end of Loch Muick (visible)

© David Harbottle

Image by David Harbottle

Sue on the Broad Cairn summit - May 2007.

© David Harbottle

Image by David Harbottle

Gordon Cochrane and Peter Dyson on summit. 03/11/2005, 1332.

© Peter Dyson

Image by Peter Dyson
Weather & Maps, etc ...
Links to the nearest available forecast to Broad Cairn.
Lochnagar
by Accuweather
Scotland Forecasts
by MWIS (PDF format)
East Highlands
by Met Office
Broad Cairn
by Metcheck
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Comments Submit A Comment (M)
Kevin Palmer
wrote on August 19, 2003:
I walked the circuit of Loch Muick in July 2003. I strongly recommend doing the circuit clockwise to make the last Munro Cac Carn Beag. Having walked this route anti-clockwise I found the descent from Broad Cairn a pain. The path up to Cac Carn Beag in contrast was excellent so would be better for walking down. There were hundreds of people on Cac Carn Beag but only 1 person the rest of the day.
Local Accommodation Options
Showing the nearest 10 of 17 within 100Km of the summit of Broad Cairn. Would you like to view all 17?
13.4 km Dalmore House - Fife Brae, Braemar, AB35 5NS   Tel: 013397 41225
46.8 km Ravenscraig Guest House - Grampian Road, Aviemore, PH22 1RP   Tel: 01479 810278
54.9 km Croft Holidays - Croft Dhu, Newtonmore, PH20 1BA   Tel: 01540 673504
55.1 km Creag Meagaidh - Creag Meagaidh, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1DP   Tel: 01540 673798
79.7 km Killin Highland Lodges - Aberfeldy Road, Killin , Perthshire , FK21 8TX   Tel: 08 456 444 830
82.3 km Killin Hotel - Main Street, Killin, Perthshire, FK21 8TP   Tel: 01567 820296
86.5 km Clachan Cottage Hotel - Lochside, Lochearnhead, FK19 8PU   Tel: 01567 830247
88.5 km Rushyglen Cottages - Tulloch, Glen Spean, PH31 4AR   Tel: 0131 225 4235
92.4 km Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT   Tel: 01567 820417
93.6 km Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA   Tel: 01877 384208
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