Mount Battock Route Information

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Mount Battock

Quick Facts

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

697 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

4.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

14.08 km

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A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

Notes

A moderate length of route, mostly on hill tracks

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: Edzell

From Edzell travel N on B966, then take the minor road N turning NW into Glen Esk and continue to Millden Lodge

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 697 metres. Allow 4.5 hours to complete this 14.08 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 Millden Lodge in Glen Esk
		NO54107893	Distance	Altitude 160 m

1	Follow path on E bank of stream N
		NO54117984	Distance 0.95 km	Altitude 185 m

2	Head uphill on track to branch
		NO54428047	Distance 0.79 km	Altitude 220 m

3	Take Left branch and ascend NNW
		NO53978118	Distance 0.86 km	Altitude 273 m

4	Continue ascent NNE on track to pass around Allrey
		NO54668203	Distance 1.11 km	Altitude 344 m

5	Continue NNW on winding track to end of track on Wester Cairn
		NO54068356	Distance 1.64 km	Altitude 600 m

6	From Track end ascend N onto Wester Cairn
		NO54128420	Distance 0.64 km	Altitude 717 m

7	Head ENE to summit of Mount Battock
		NO54968445	Distance 0.92 km	Altitude 778 m

8	Reverse route to return OR head SSE over Hill of Saughs to join alternative track
		NO54107893	Distance 7.17 km	Altitude 160 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

Cairngorms * Monadhliath
by MWIS (PDF format)

East Highlands
by Met Office

Lochnagar
by Metcheck

Images of Mount Battock

This was my day on the so called easy corbetts ;-) It was hard work in the new snow but still a great memory just the same. 5th Dec 2012

Image by Colin Fridge

Summit of Mount Battock 25th March 2008

Image by Eddie Robb

Mount Battock in the far distance taken from our descent route over Hill of Saughs. We ascended via the path that flanks Allrey - you can just see it cutting across the hill in the middle distance.

Image by Graham & Joanne Bullen

Looking over Glen Esk to Mount Battock (the most easterly Corbett) from Hill of Wirren (the most easterly Graham). The circular route can be seen, starting and finishing at Millden ( right edge of picture mid way up. GR 541790).

Image by John MacBean

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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Graham Scott on 10 Feb 2008:

A grand walk on a nice day. Our alternative ascent took us up through Blackcraigs and onto Mount Een. We then followed the track round to Wester Cairn where we ascended to the cairn and the across the saddle to Mount Battock. Our descent was the ascent route as described in the route information. This horseshoe gave us a good circular route of 16km. And, at the time of writing, the electric fence isn't electrified!

Written by Brenda Dunnett on 12 Aug 2007:

The tracks are currently being rebuilt and extended. However, the landowner has installed an electrified fence to replace the one shown on the OS maps, and this makes access to the cairn and trig point rather awkward!

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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