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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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A short easy route on heather, grass and moss. No height is given for the west top on the OS map, but the SMC publications give the height as 944m.
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Head to: Braemar
From Braemar (A93) travel S 9km to start of track at bridge over Baddoch Burn.
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View north east from Glas Tulaichean over Loch nan Eun to An Socach with Beinn Lutharn Bheag on the north side of the loch.
© Ian Swann
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Image by Ian Swann
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Summit of An Socach looking towards Glen Ey.
© Kevin Naylor
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Image by Kevin Naylor
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An Socach from the top of Beinn lutharn Mhor.
© Graham Young
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Image by Graham Young
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2 walkers heading for An Socach.
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Written by
Scott Strathdee
on 10 Jun 2007:
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Not too hard going, good beginners walk - views great
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Written by
Duncan Macleod
on 12 Aug 2005:
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Approached from Carn a'Gheoidh, crossed Baddoch Burn and returned to Glenshee Ski Centre via Loch Vrotachan. Good views from ridge, and only shared the walk with hares, ptarmigan, frogs, grouse and some red deer. No humans after leaving The Cairnwell. There's a wooden bridge across the Baddoch near the connection with Allt Loch Vrotachan, not shown on my Harvey's map.
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Written by
Craig Dunderdale
on 10 Jul 2005:
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I did this along with the other 4 in a round from Inverey WITH A BIKE (I would pity anyone without one here!). It was 11hrs, 29 miles and 2950m of ascent! Altanour Lodge really is a ruin. Make sue you climb An Socach and not Carn Cruinn. Glas Tulaichean seems to take an age to get to but the rest is on the way home. Make sure you cross on the bealachs to save on ascent. Sadly a very wet cloudy day no views.
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Written by
Stephen Graham
on 27 Jun 2005:
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The walk in beside the Baddoch burn is quite pleasant and could be biked if you can get past the high gate at the roadside. We climbed to the south summit using paths which were sometimes clear and sometimes faint and boggy in places. The ridge from the south summit to the munro itself is a pleasant stroll and the views into Glen Ey very fine.
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Written by
Paul Acarnley
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I did this route only in descent, but the summit ridge of An Socach is easy going with great views of the surrounding hills. A few cairns at the start of the descent from the E top would help with picking up what eventually becomes a well-defined path.
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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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