White Mounth Munros advice needed

[pmallan1]

Hi,

I'm looking for some advice on how to do the White Mounth munros by the shortest route (without Lochnagar). 2 years ago I broke my talus (foot bone) and as a result don't have the same endurance as I used to, so 10 hour days aren't really possible unfortunately. It's frustrating but I try not to let it get in the way of things.

I climbed Lochnagar recently, from the Glen Muick car park so don't need to revisit it - although in hindsight I perhaps should have included Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach in that trip!

I'd happily do the remaining 4 over 2 trips so any experience anyone has would be appreciated

Thanks!

[whiteburn]

The remainder can either tackled a one trip from Glen Callater, cycle into the lodge.
OR break into 2 trips:
Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn from Glen Clova, you can bike the first bit.
Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach from Callater.

[Rudolph]

Is wild camping an option for you?

[jmarkb]

Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach can also be done as a pair from the Bridge of Dee: maybe a km or two shorter than the Callater approach, but there's not much in it in terms of effort. Both approaches have their own charms: Loch Callater on one hand and Ballochbuie woods and Garbh Allt falls on the other.

[basscadet]

Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach can also be done as a pair from the Bridge of Dee: maybe a km or two shorter than the Callater approach, but there's not much in it in terms of effort. Both approaches have their own charms: Loch Callater on one hand and Ballochbuie woods and Garbh Allt falls on the other.

I think you mean Invercauld Bridge? Bridge o dee would be an affy lang walk
Seriously though, Go up from Invercauld, You could bag all 4 and probably tolmount as well in 6 hours fae there

[pmallan1]

Thanks for all the suggestions folks, much appreciated - seems like it doesn't have to be a massively long day then!

Rudolph - Is wild camping an option for you?

- Yes I'm quite up for a wild camp - it had crossed my mind as an option.

basscadet - Seriously though, Go up from Invercauld, You could bag all 4 and probably tolmount as well in 6 hours fae there

- 6 hours sounds very doable so i'll probably look into that route!

cheers!

[whiteburn]

[quote="j...Seriously though, Go up from Invercauld, You could bag all 4 and probably tolmount as well in 6 hours fae there

The ascent of Lochnagar and Stuic from Invercauld Bridge is indeed a good day out .

BUT ticking 'all 4' from Invercauld is ~ 30km route with 1200m ascent, same as the 5 Munroe 'White Mounth" route.
Hardly a 6hr day out unless you're going to run it and you're not recovering from having a broken foot.

Did the round (for the umpteenth time) + Conacraig back in October and wild camped just west of Broad Cairn (took <7hrs to get to campsite), grass is a bit lumpy but OK, picked up water west of Cairn Bannoch.
Next day took a walk cross country to Shielin of Mark bothy and then back down to car park, a bit of a tougher day.

[jmarkb]

I think you mean Invercauld Bridge? Bridge o dee would be an affy lang walk

Ha! Yes, Invercauld Bridge, a.k.a. Bridge of Dee as well as the better known one a lot further downstream!
Oddly enough, the OS 1:50000 map calls the old bridge Invercauld Bridge and the new one that carries the road Bridge of Dee. On the 1:25000 maps it's the other way around!

[BlackPanther]

Hi, if I can be of any help, this is the way I did the four - also in two trips:

Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach and Carn an t-Sagairt Mor from Loch Callater - as someone mentioned above, the track up to the lodge can be cycled, it saves a bit of time. The ascent to the 1st Munro is on good stalkers path and no drastic steep sections anywhere
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19378

Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch from Loch Muick. This approach is a bit long-ish but it includes a visit to the magnificent cliffs of Creag an Dubh-Loch:
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19380
Whichever route you pick, enjoy you trip and have lots of fun

[Benjaminnevis]

From Glen Muick aye prefer broad cairn first by heading to the far end oh the loch missing out the zig zag landrover track and take the path up from there and you can branch off after carn a choire bhoindheach and head for the path down to Glas-allt Shiel house.

Still a long wander probably 7 to 8 hours.