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This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
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An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.
Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.
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The horizontal distance of the route.
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This moderate route to two of the central Cairngorms requires endurance. The Moine Bhealach can be heavy going in wet weather. N.B. The route time can be shortened by cycling to Derry Lodge.
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Head to: Braemar
From Braemar (A93) travel W on minor road sign-posted "Linn of Dee" continue on this road to the falls where the road crosses the river and turns east. After a short distance enter the car park on your left.
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Beinn a` Chaorainn and on the right Beinn a` Chaorainn Bheag viewed looking north across the Moine Bhealaidh from the west top of Beinn Bhreac.
© Graham Young
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Image by Graham Young
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Beinn Bhreac and the 927m top seen looking south across the Moine Bhealadh from the stoney top of Beinn Chaorainn.
© Graham Young
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Image by Graham Young
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Beinn Bhreac seen from the west 927m top.
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Image by Graham Young
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Beinn a' Chaorainn from Beinn Breac note the faint path across the Moine Bhealaidh. Beinn Mheadhoin with its granite torrs also visible on the left of the picture
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Image by Scott Strathdee
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Written by
Alan Wilson
on 10 Oct 2007:
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Take a bike and dump it in the trees at where the track crosses the burn coming down from Beinn Bhreac....toil up the thick heather, then better higher up where it gets rocky...more pleasant walking on the ridge/plateau leads to good view point...head north and toil once again across the endless bog and peat hags...best part of the day is going down in to Glen Derry...I spiced this up by carrying on to Beinn Mheadoin and Derry Cairngorm, but that is a longer outing..
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Written by
Peter Lang
on 31 Oct 2005:
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Left car 0835 - excellent cycle in to Derry Lodge and beyond to 500m contour (look for 2 trees very close together on LHS - one dead - 50m beyond on RHS is large boulder = start of small path through trees to col).
In cloud at 850m but found summit oOK(1050) then followed left edge escarpment to Craig Derry and headed N - following stream before heading onto S ridge to summit(1250).
Quick descent to Glen Derry and stroll through caledonian pine forest (will be even better when plantations mature) to bikes (1550)
excellent day battling mother nature - blue sky to finish
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Written by
Graham Ellis
on 09 Oct 2005:
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I completed this pair going anti-clockwise. There is a path (most of the time) to Beinn Bhreac through the heather leaving the main Glen Derry path at NO 04529522. The peat hags (which are not too bad as hags go) over Moine Bhealaidh can be largely missed if you can see where you are going. From Beinn Bhreac I went NW to a path at NO 05579732, then NO 05569898, NO 05339913, NJ 05310007, and NJ 05020071. Using a bike to part way up Glen Derry took me 7hrs with stops for the circuit.
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Written by
Kathleen Haddow
on 01 Aug 2004:
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Both these hills are fairly gentle on the legs with no major lung busting efforts required. The Moine Bealaidh was tougher though: it's a vast plateau and a rough traverse of peat hags and boggy holes. It took us an hour to cross in good weather and would pose a few navigation problems in the mist.
Overall a realy good walk but the legs were really suffering by the end of the day. My GPS recorded 31km and 907m ascent for the route, most of which was on good paths.
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John Youngs
on 13 Oct 2003:
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Endurance is certainly whats required here. My GPS logged the route at 30.5km!!! We walked the entire route but would advise the use of a bike to Derry Lodge or overnight camp. A real thigh burner, but the views of the range were fantastic.
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Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map,
a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.
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