Beinn Bhrotain and Monadh Mor Route Information

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Beinn Bhrotain & Monadh Mor

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

1290 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.

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Route Time

9.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

35.47 km

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A brief summary of this route.

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Notes

Long route on mixed terrain in the Cairngorms. Easy going on tops, but partly over featureless high moorland, so navigation will be difficult in low visibility. Cycling on the initial approach will reduce the time required for this walk.

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. There is a large car park, a few hundred meters E.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,290 metres. Allow 9.5 hours to complete this 35.47 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 the Linn of Dee. There is roadside parking and a large carpark.
		NO06118972	Distance	Altitude 380 m

1	Cycle or walk W on track to White Bridge
		NO01878849	Distance 5.38 km	Altitude 405 m

2	Follow the track on the west bank of the River Dee NW towards Carn Fialach Beag
		NN99688974	Distance 2.76 km	Altitude 460 m

3	Leave track and ascend WNW over Carn Fiaclach to Carn Cloich-mhuilinn
		NN96869069	Distance 3.12 km	Altitude 942 m

4	Bear NW to summit of Beinn Bhrotain
		NN95419229	Distance 2.21 km	Altitude 1157 m

5	Descend NW to Bealach (975m) at head of Coire Cath nam Fionn
		NN94729272	Distance 0.84 km	Altitude 975 m

6	Ascend NW to south top (1110m) of Monadh Mor
		NN93879349	Distance 1.18 km	Altitude 1110 m

7	Head N to summit of Monadh Mor
		NN93869421	Distance 0.74 km	Altitude 1113 m

8	Descend N turning NE towards the south shore of Loch nan Stuirteag
		NN94329545	Distance 1.43 km	Altitude 875 m

9	Descend E then follow stream S into Glen Geusachan
		NN95219394	Distance 1.86 km	Altitude 610 m

10	Head E to Glen Dee
		NN97639392	Distance 2.50 km	Altitude 525 m

11	Bear SSE to join track
		NN98629208	Distance 2.31 km	Altitude 485 m

12	Head SSE to rejoin approach route and return
		NO06118972	Distance 11.14 km	Altitude 380 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

Cairngorms * Monadhliath
by MWIS (PDF format)

East Highlands
by Met Office

Ben Macdui
by Metcheck

Images of Beinn Bhrotain & Monadh Mor

The north west face of Beinn Bhrotain from Monadh Mor.

Image by Ian Swann

Monadh Mor and Loch nan Stuirteag viewed from halfway up the south ridge of Sgor an Lochain Uaine.

Image by Graham Young

A distant Monadh Mor seen from Allt Sgairnich 11/10/08

Image by Alistair Craig

Monadh Mor covered in pristine fresh powder

Image by Elliott Harbottle

Route Area Map

Legend

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Rating & Reviews

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Written by Chris Bowles on 01 Jul 2007:

These are two big hills that offer fine views of the surrounding Cairngorms. Another approach which I took to these hills is via Glen Feshie in the west. A track leads up to the Moine Mhor from Auchlean in Glen Feshie, whereby one can cross the vast plateau passing Loch nan Cnapan and continue over the Allt Luineag to the foot of Monadh Mhor. From there it is an easy ascent to the top, and then only a short continuation to Beinn Bhrotain. Unfortunately to return you have to almost make an exact reverse of the inward route. It took roughly 10 hours to complete.

Written by Ben Dolphin on 18 Apr 2006:

I did this in reverse, doing Monadh Mor first. It's a very long walk in from Linn of Dee and it was just over 4 hours before I reached the summit. The path up Glen Geusachan was easy to follow in the upper reaches so long as you stuck to the immediate left of the burn, although deep spring snow obscured it higher up. White-out conditions/large cornices on the col between Beinn Bhrotain's two summits made navigation tricky & a bit hazardous. All in all a decent day out but don't tackle it if you don't enjoy remoteness, as you're a long way from help once you enter Glen Geusachan.

Written by Craig Dunderdale on 10 Jul 2005:

I biked up the west side of the Dee and found the water gullys on the new path a pain in the arse! (the vehicle track no longer exists). It takes a while to get in front of the Devils Point but a bike definately helps as far as the wood. There is a path all the way up Geusachan but you need to look closely. The beallach between the munroes is easier than it looks and the walk back to the wood is easy descent on grass. 7hrs

Written by Paul Acarnley on 24 Jul 2004:

The track up Glen Dee on the West side has had a lot of work done on it recently (2004), so that what was a good landrover track is now very difficult to cycle. It's probably just as easy to leave bikes at White Bridge. The tracks in Glen Glensachan are difficult to find in the upper reaches (if they exist at all?).

Written by Jim Westwood on 07 Jul 2003:

First 100 meters of Allt Garbh track is difficult to locate when starting out. Where the burn divides into a 'V' - climb up the centre portion. Don't descend via Glen Geusachan from Loch Stuirteag unless you have to - there are no descernible paths out.

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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