Glen Shee (east)

Glenshee (east side) Munros

Date: 8/6/97

Tops and Munros

Companions: Anne

Meall Odhar (T) 922m
Glas Maol (M) 1068m

Distance: 5km

Climbing: 400m

Time: 3 hours

Weather: a wild wind, with cloud at 800m

Munro Tally: M74, T123-124

This has to be one of the easiest Munros! Starting from the car park at the top of the Devil's Elbow at 665m, a landrover track leads up the side of the ski tow to Meall Odhar, a Munro top. Then a brief dip, and a short steep pull up on to the flat wide top of Glas Maol. The only difficulty was standing upright in the fierce wind!

Date: 6/5/2001

Tops and Munros

Companions: Anne

Carn an Tuirc (M) 1019m
Cairn of Claise (M) 1064m
Druim Mor (T) 961m

Distance: 14km

Climbing: 700m

Time: 6 hours

Weather: beautiful blue sky day

Munro Tally: M112-113, T191-193

After a long day on Beinn a' Bhuird, we were looking for a more relaxing walk from our base by the riverside just out of Braemar. This was a very enjoyable walk. It was a bit boggy walking up from the road towards Carn an Tuirc, but once on the steeper slopes, we enjoyed alternate rocky sections and crisp snow slopes. The views in all directions were crystal clear, with all the mountains standing out sharply with snow patches against a blue sky. From Carn an Tuirc, the going was easy, along the summit plateau, down into a small dip, then a long graula plod up a snow slope to the top of Cairn of Claise. Anne rested while I trekked out to Druim Mor, a top with fine views down the valley to the SE, and across a deep corrie to the smowy dome of Glas Maol. Continued down a broad grassy ridge to return to the car.

Date: 7/5/2001

Tops and Munros

Companions: Anne

Meall Odhar (T) 922m
Creag Leacach (M) 987m
Creag Leacach SW top (T) 943m
Little Glas Maol (T) 973m
Glas Maol (M) 1068m

Distance: 14km

Climbing: 520m

Time: 5 hours

Weather: another fine sunny day

Munro Tally: M114, T194-196

Following on from yesterrday's walk (see above), this was another fairly easy but hugely enjoyable day in the hills.

From the Glenshee car park, we headed up over Meall Odhar, then struck across the face of Glas Maol to gain the ridge to Creag Leacach. This meant an entertaining traverse of a steep snow slope, following a well worn path n the snow. The walk along the almost level ridge to Creag Leacach was beautiful, with views to hills far to the south. I continued to the outlying SW top, then rejoined Anne on the summit (busy with folk sunbathing against the dry-stane dyke!). We retuned along the ridge. Anne headed straight up to Glas Maol, while I detoured across to Little Gals Maol, a rounded swelling on Glas Maol's east side. I returned to Glas maol, weary after trudging across wide snow fields (although probably preferable to the peat bogs which probably lie underneath!).

Returned to the car down the steep snow slopes of Glas maol (somewhat inelegantly!), and back to Edinburgh to pick up the girls.

White Mounth

The snowy White Mounth seen across the summit snow field of Cairn of Claise

Carn an Tuirc

View north from Cairn of Claise across Carn an Tuirc to the Cairngroms in the distance.

Glas Maol

Traversing the steep snow slopes of Glas Maol en route for Creag Leacach

Creag Leacach

Glas Maol (left) and Creag Leachach (right) from the SW top of Creag Leacach.

Glas Maol cornice

<< Glas Maol

A superb curving cornice on the north side of Glas Maol

To see an OS 1:50000 map centred on Glas Maol, click here

To see an OS 1:50000 map centred on Cairn of Claise, click here

To see a road map of the area around these mountains, click here

Route map for Carn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise (6/5/01)

Route map for Glas Maol and Creag Leacach (7/5/01)

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Date: 8/6/97	Tops and Munros
Companions: Anne	Meall Odhar (T) 922m Glas Maol (M) 1068m
Distance: 5km
Climbing: 400m
Time: 3 hours
Weather: a wild wind, with cloud at 800m
Munro Tally: M74, T123-124
This has to be one of the easiest Munros! Starting from the car park at the top of the Devil's Elbow at 665m, a landrover track leads up the side of the ski tow to Meall Odhar, a Munro top. Then a brief dip, and a short steep pull up on to the flat wide top of Glas Maol. The only difficulty was standing upright in the fierce wind!

Date: 6/5/2001	Tops and Munros
Companions: Anne	Carn an Tuirc (M) 1019m Cairn of Claise (M) 1064m Druim Mor (T) 961m
Distance: 14km
Climbing: 700m
Time: 6 hours
Weather: beautiful blue sky day
Munro Tally: M112-113, T191-193
After a long day on Beinn a' Bhuird, we were looking for a more relaxing walk from our base by the riverside just out of Braemar. This was a very enjoyable walk. It was a bit boggy walking up from the road towards Carn an Tuirc, but once on the steeper slopes, we enjoyed alternate rocky sections and crisp snow slopes. The views in all directions were crystal clear, with all the mountains standing out sharply with snow patches against a blue sky. From Carn an Tuirc, the going was easy, along the summit plateau, down into a small dip, then a long graula plod up a snow slope to the top of Cairn of Claise. Anne rested while I trekked out to Druim Mor, a top with fine views down the valley to the SE, and across a deep corrie to the smowy dome of Glas Maol. Continued down a broad grassy ridge to return to the car.

Date: 7/5/2001	Tops and Munros
Companions: Anne	Meall Odhar (T) 922m Creag Leacach (M) 987m Creag Leacach SW top (T) 943m Little Glas Maol (T) 973m Glas Maol (M) 1068m
Distance: 14km
Climbing: 520m
Time: 5 hours
Weather: another fine sunny day
Munro Tally: M114, T194-196
Following on from yesterrday's walk (see above), this was another fairly easy but hugely enjoyable day in the hills. From the Glenshee car park, we headed up over Meall Odhar, then struck across the face of Glas Maol to gain the ridge to Creag Leacach. This meant an entertaining traverse of a steep snow slope, following a well worn path n the snow. The walk along the almost level ridge to Creag Leacach was beautiful, with views to hills far to the south. I continued to the outlying SW top, then rejoined Anne on the summit (busy with folk sunbathing against the dry-stane dyke!). We retuned along the ridge. Anne headed straight up to Glas Maol, while I detoured across to Little Gals Maol, a rounded swelling on Glas Maol's east side. I returned to Glas maol, weary after trudging across wide snow fields (although probably preferable to the peat bogs which probably lie underneath!). Returned to the car down the steep snow slopes of Glas maol (somewhat inelegantly!), and back to Edinburgh to pick up the girls.