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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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Easy route on rather featureless high moorland plateau, which can lead to navigational problems in poor visibility. Little more than a long walk.
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Head to: Dalwhinnie
From Dalwhinnie (A889) travel S to A9 then 500m S to start of track.
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View of the summit cairn, Feb 2007.
The eastern Drumochter hills in winter are great country for XCskiing.
© David Harbottle
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Image by David Harbottle
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Carn na Caim from Meall Cuaich on 30th nov 2008
© Dougie Mccoll
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Image by Dougie Mccoll
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The slopes of A' Bhuidheanach Bheag from above Balsporran; March 1986.
© Roger Vander Steen
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Image by Roger Vander Steen
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A' Bhuidheanach Beag viewed from the upper slopes of Sgairneach Mhor to the south-west.
© Bill Wales
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Image by Bill Wales
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Written by
Andrew Blair
on 17 Aug 2009:
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A candidate for my least favourite day on the hills so far. If peat bog, km after km of featureless terrain & a bulldozed track (complete with bulldozer) is your thing, then you'll love this! In clear conditions there are a few redeeming features; nice view of the 'Drumochter 4' from Meall a'Chaorainn, the Ben Alder hills are visible from Carn na Caim - where also the best view of the day can be had from the edge of Coire Cam towards Loch Cuaich & Meall Chuaich. It's not enough though. I look forward to the rest of my life knowing I'll never have to set foot on these hills again.
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Written by
Graham Scott
on 12 Jul 2008:
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An enjoyable walk across a grassy plateau. Low cloud made this a navigation exercise - especially for A' Bhuidheanach Beag.
If going for Carn na Caim first I would perhaps suggest following the landrover track to the left just before the quarry. I went to the quarry and followed the fence but there were some very boggy areas initially. An error of judgement left me stuck in bog up to my knees. Not pleasant and a bit messy!
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Written by
Philip Whiteman
on 26 Mar 2008:
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Yes, these are easy to climb and I suspect that they are not the most thrilling summits in normal or poor conditions. Based upon the comments about these hills I decided to reserve them for fine wintery conditions. If you pick your day as I did, they make an excellent walk with stunning views.
The ascent via the quarry track is fairly easy. In the summer and autumn, if you 'go off piste', you may end up in the firing line of grouse shooting - there appear to be an awful lot grouse butts located around the sides of these peaks.
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Written by
Mike Watson
on 30 Jul 2006:
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Steep walk up the track and then guess the right bumps on the plateau.
Something to do when on the A9 and have time to kill.
Also we did the summits in the opposite order and then took a direct bearing from Carn na Caim back to the car thus saving doubling back on ourselves.
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Written by
George Musgrave
on 08 Jun 2005:
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Apart from bagging two munro's these hills were not very interesting, at least the weather was good .
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