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Meaning |
Cairn like peak of the large rounded hill |
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Altitude
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1037 metres
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Grid Ref.
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Carn a' Mhaim
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Looking back to the summit from the lower slopes of Ben Macdui
© Stephen Cormie
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Image by Stephen Cormie
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Mountain Description
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Carn a' Mhaim, overlooking Glen Dee has a long ridge descending N to a beallach at 800m, lying S of the summit of Ben MacDui. The W slopes of this ridge are craggy and steep and best avoiced, whereas the E slopes are of a more moderate incline. From the summit a short broad ridge to the SE terminates in the crags of Coire na Poite. Carn a' Mhaim is normally ascended via its S slopes from the path leading from Glen Luibeg to the Lairig Ghru.
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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Distance
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Time
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Rating
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1
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1745 m
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33.49 km
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10 hrs
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Ben MacDui, Derry Cairngorm and Carn a' Mhaim
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A long rewarding day which took 11.5 hrs to complete.
Care is required when crossing the bouldery summits of Ben MacDui & Derry Cairngorm. A fine ridge walk from Carn a'Mhaim & Ben MacDui. A moderate although long route for the reasonably fit.
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4 / 5
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1030 m
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23.42 km
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6.5 hrs
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Carn a' Mhaim
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A relatively long route with an ascent on steep grass slopes. The route duration can be reduced by cycling to Derry Lodge.
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Me at the summit of Cairn a' Mhaim on the 03/05/2008. I look totally knackered because we headed on the footpath to Ben Macdui by accident and we had to ascend the very steep west slope before proceeeding onto Macdui and Derry Cairngorm.
© Martin Forbes
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Image by Martin Forbes
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Sandy Ferguson and me on the summit of Carn a'Mhaim. 11th September 2005.
© Graeme Swankie
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Image by Graeme Swankie
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Carn a' Mhaim. |
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View Location
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Martin Forbes
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Me and my friend Sizer scaled this munro along with Ben Macdui and Derry Cairngorm and it was hard! We left at 10am from Linn o Dee and spent the first couple of hours taking it easy passing Derry Lodge and following the path to Cairn a Mhaim. However after following the path for a while we were informed that this path only takes us to Ben Macdui, so we proceeded to scale the steep slopes of Cairn a Mhaim without a path. It was backbreaking, but after a couple of breaks we made it! The view was brilliant and we stopped to speak to a couple of nice fellow climbers, before proceeding to Macdui.
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Roger Vander Steen
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If approaching from Derry Lodge there is a worn path all the way to the top but the start is indistinct. After crossing the Luibeg Burn, pass through a gate in a deer fence. The path to the Lairig Ghru climbs steadily and the junction is just before the top of this slope, about 350 metres beyond the gate.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 29 within 100Km of the summit of Carn a' Mhaim. Would you like to view all 29? |
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| 16.1 km |
Dalmore House - Fife Brae, Braemar, AB35 5NS Tel: 013397 41225
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Creag Meagaidh - Creag Meagaidh, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1DP Tel: 01540 673798
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Invergarry Lodge - Mandally Road, Invergarry, PH35 4HP Tel: 01809 501 412
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Ardgarry Farm - Faichem, Invergarry, Inverness-shire, PH35 4HG Tel: 01809 501226
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