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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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Long route on mixed terrain over 5 Munros in the Cairngorms. Cycling on the initial approach will reduce the time required for this walk. Care required for navigation and proximity to corrie rim in poor visibility.
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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. There is a large car park, a few hundred meters E.
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Sgor an Lochain Uaine viewed from the top of Cairntoul with the Falls of Dee seen to the right dropping into the An Garbh Choire.
© Graham Young
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Image by Graham Young
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The Devils Point from the Lairig Ghru
© Atlas Keir
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Image by Atlas Keir
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Monadh Mor summit may 1992
© david kennedy
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Cairn Toul towering over the Corrour Bothy in the Lairig Ghru.
© Bill Wales
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Image by Bill Wales
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Written by
Gregor Helm
on 02 Jan 2010:
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Climbed these 5 mid july 09,left linn of dee with bikes fri nite and left bikes about 2km past white bridge up glen dee,reached corrour about 2 1/2 hrs after leaving the car(rough walking as we stayed on the west side of the dee,too difficult to ford!)overnight at corrour which we (2) had to ourselves,(unheard of in summer!) Straight forward walk up to the devils pt over toul,lochain uaine,mor and bhrotain and back to bikes.weather was blue skies and sun so no navigational problems! About 8 1/2hrs ish all round
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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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