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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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The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.
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This is a long route requiring endurance, but the ascent is not technically difficult. The summit is a rocky "torr" but this is not difficult to climb. The route time can be shortened by cycling into Glen Derry.
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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 Dee and turns E. After a short distance enter the car park on your left.
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Beinn Mheadhoin seen from the summit of Carn a' Mhaim, late September 08.
© Lewis Campbell
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Image by Lewis Campbell
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Beinn Mheadhoin from Derry Cairngorm on 14/8/10.
© Mike Reynolds
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Image by Mike Reynolds
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Hutchison hut Coire Etchachan
© Stephen Cormie
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The Barns of Mheadhoin viewed as you approach from the South, taken on a fine June day 2008
© Colin Barclay
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Image by Colin Barclay
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Written by
Scott Strathdee
on 23 Jun 2007:
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Took me eight hours on foot at a good steady pace. Save for a good day, as the views are great and the climb up to the summit is not to bad .
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Written by
Graham Mclaren
on 29 May 2004:
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It is easy to cycle as far as Derry Lodge, then cross the bridge and head north up Glen Derry (the right of way road was being bulldozed out when I was there in May 2004), the path at first is rough over the tree roots but once over the bridge it improves. It branches north west into Coire Etchachan, past the shelter and at the loch outlet strike a line north east up the grass and feint path to the first of the tors. The largest of which is not too difficult to climb.
I found this route better, although longer it saved that climb back up the Cairn Gorm plateau on the way back.
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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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