This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
Total Ascent
2020 m
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.
Route Time
11.5 hrs
The horizontal distance of the route.
Route Distance
38.03 km
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Notes
A long route that tests endurance, although there are no difficult ascents. The walk can be shortened by cycling to Derry Lodge.
Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.
We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.
Travel Information
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. After a short distance enter the car park on your left.
Route Waypoint Map
The total ascent is 2,020 metres. Allow 11.5 hours to complete this 38.03 km route.
In winter months please check the local snow conditions at sais.gov.uk.
The hillphones service can inform you of stalking activities in the area.
Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.
The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.
Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.
Route Information
Waypoint Detail
Start from large Carpark at Linn of Dee
NO06368978
Distance
Altitude 380 m
1
Walk/cycle E to start of unsurfaced road
NO06808983
Distance 0.40 km
Altitude 366 m
2
Follow winding unsurfaced road NW to Derry Lodge
NO04059344
Distance 5.26 km
Altitude 425 m
3
Cross river and head W through Glen Luibeg
NO01339423
Distance 3.29 km
Altitude 500 m
4
Cross Luibeg Burn and continue W turning NNW into Glen Dee
NN98539557
Distance 4.36 km
Altitude 560 m
5
Cross River Dee, pass Corrour Bothy and ascend to head of Coire Odhar
NN96929556
Distance 1.87 km
Altitude 935 m
6
Ascend SE to summit of Devils Point
NN97619511
Distance 0.86 km
Altitude 1004 m
7
Return to the head of Coire Odhar
NN96929556
Distance 0.86 km
Altitude 935 m
8
Ascend NW around Corrie an t-Saighdeir
NN96109648
Distance 1.30 km
Altitude 1190 m
9
Continue NE to Cairn Toul
NN96349720
Distance 0.76 km
Altitude 1291 m
10
Bear W around corrie
NN95879722
Distance 0.47 km
Altitude 1147 m
11
Continue NW along cliff edge to Sgor an Lochaine Uaine summit
NN95449768
Distance 0.72 km
Altitude 1258 m
12
Return to Coire Odhar and reverse approach route to return
NO06368978
Distance 17.91 km
Altitude 380 m
A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.
The Devil's Point viewed from the summit of Ben Macdui. Coire Odhar is on the right showing the path between the Lairig Ghru and the Cairn Toul/Braeriach plateau.
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Rating & Reviews
Rating & Reviews
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Written by
Craig Dunderdale
on 21 Jul 2005:
I am reasonbly fit and this took me 8 hours going at a fairly fast pace and biking towards Luibeg Bridge. There is a reasonable path for cycling between derry lodge and Luibeg but it does have a steeper ascent than the road to derry lodge. Fantastic views and obvious paths all the way and if the bike chain hadn't broken!!! I would definately have done Braeriach as well to save a 10hr trek from the north another time, for what the map indicates is only a couple of hundred metres ascentl. As others have said miss Cairn Toul on the return journey.
Written by
Paul Acarnley
on 01 Oct 2004:
A long approach, but worth it for the stunning scenery above Corrour. Returning from Sgor an Lochain Uaine, it is not necessary to re-ascend Carn Toul: from the col at GR958973 there is an easy, almost level, traverse across the SW slopes of Carn Toul to the col at GR 962968, saving about 150m of ascent, which is crucial at this stage of the day!
Written by
William Wallace
on 01 Jul 2003:
Long grinding walk, but worth it!
Ensure adequate water supply from stream at Coire Odhar before tackling rocky summits.
Written by
Richard Paterson
on 26 Aug 2002:
A long and grinding hike out to the bothy, once there the climb is great fun. I camped over night at the bothy and returned the next day as the hike back can be a bit boring and drawn out. I still can't think of a better way to spend a day though, the scenery is amazing, as is the wildlife, herds of deer roaming all over the valley.
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