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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.
You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.
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Relatively long route, but once at altitude the going is easy on short grass.
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Head to: Aberfeldy
From Aberfeldy (B846) travel N 9km to Keltney Burn (NN778492). Turn W onto minor road and travel 5km past Fortingall to junction (NN733468).Turn NW and continue 8km to Inverar.
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Meall nan Aighean from the slopes of Carn Gorm 23/08/08
© Alistair Craig
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The lowest of the three tops of Meall Garbh seen from the approach up the Invervar Burn.
© Graham Young
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Image by Graham Young
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Meall Nan Aighean from east side of Carn Mairg
© Atlas Keir
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Carn Gorm from Invervar Burn.
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Written by
Craig Cameron
on 18 Jul 2009:
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Amazing weather, could see as far as Ben Nevis. Easy climbing on an excellent ridge.
One thing to watch if you are using the GPS downloads for navigation is when descending Meall nan Aighean towards the bearing for waypoint 9 you want to keep to the North (the right) if you want to pick up the path.
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Written by
Graham Ellis
on 19 Nov 2008:
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There is a more obvious path that has now formed up Carn Gorm, crossing the river at the bridge at NN65964948 and keeping close to the top of the bank at the fence next to the trees and following the ridge up from NN65444937. This avoids waypoint "LeavePath" which takes you up a steeper section to the top. I split these 4 into 2 outings, coming directly down from Meall Garbh to the Shielings.
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Written by
Martin Joyce
on 03 May 2008:
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A path has formed on the southern flank of Carn Mairg, deviating below the fence-posts along the crest of the ridge and heading for the rocky outcrop at the end. If you follow this you end up in a boulder field with a steep climb up onto the outcrop – where you will be dismayed to find a sad absence of cairn. This is because the summit is actually a few hundred metres behind you on the ridge! So if you choose to follow this path, best turn uphill when you meet the boulders, or stick with the fence posts.
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Written by
Martin Joyce
on 03 May 2008:
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The Carn Mairg hills seem currently to be under the management of something calling itself the Chesthill group(see www.chesthill.com). The leaflets provided in the box on the gate through the deer fence at Inverar suggest that walkers will be seriously unwelcome here between Sept and January when "stalking is the main activity".
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Written by
Nicola Kerbyson
on 12 Jul 2005:
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Start at the gate between Invervar lodge and the housing association houses, look in a box on the gate where someone has left helpful directions and a map! Beware bits of wire fencing scattered over these hills, very easy to trip up! Views fantastic, very enjoyable day, fairly easy to navigate due to obvious path on most of the route.
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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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and follow it to the summit
