The Cairnwell

The Cairnwell is a prominent cone-shaped mountain when seen from the south on the drive up the Cairnwell Pass. It is a great viewpoint, but the summit has been ruined by the construction of communications masts whilst its slopes are scattered with ski-ing impedimentia.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 933 metres

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Routes and maps

The Cairnwell Munros from the pass

Other routes and challenges

The Cairnwell can also be tackled up the southern flank, striking up from the Old Military Road.

Open summit panorama
The Cairnwell



Users' walk reports for The Cairnwell

There are 21565 Walkhighlanders who have climbed The Cairnwell. They have contributed 184 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  25/8/18  38 M14
  8/9/12  29 M8
  20/9/13  24 M9
  9/4/17  23 M3
  28/1/12  11 M5
  27/7/14  10 M5
  2/6/13  10 M9
  9/9/23  9 M3
  5/6/21  9 M8
  6/1/19  8 M6
  20/6/15  8 M4
  10/12/11  8 M3
  29/4/11  8 M14
  18/9/22  7 M3
  8/1/15  7 M3
  20/6/26  6 M11
  31/5/23  6 M4
  22/11/22  6 M3
  18/9/22  6 M9C1
  8/8/21  6 M8
  15/4/17  6 M9
  3/12/16  6 M3
  29/8/13  6 M3
  24/6/26  5 M3
  9/1/22  5 M3
  23/9/21  5 M14
  26/10/20  5 M3
  5/7/20  5 M3
  15/1/12  5 M3
  17/12/11  5 M3
  23/4/26  4 M3
  7/5/25  4 M3
  27/7/24  4 M2
  17/10/23  4 M2
  12/9/22  4 M3
  17/6/21  4 M2
  12/6/21  4 M3
  29/5/21  4 M3
  9/9/11  4 M9
  2/8/26  3 M3
  15/2/25  3 M3
  10/11/24  3 M3
  23/9/24  3 M2
  5/7/24  3 M4
  16/8/21  3 M9
  31/7/21  3 M9
  10/2/19  3 M3
  2/1/19  3 M3
  27/5/17  3 M3
  11/1/14  3 M3C1
  2/10/11  3 M3
  23/5/26  2 M3
  6/7/25  2 M3
  30/10/24  2 M3
  18/9/24  2 M3
  23/7/23  2 M3
  14/10/21  2 M2
  3/2/18  2 M4
  14/8/16  2 M11
  30/8/15  2 M3
  15/11/14  2 M3
  12/10/13  2 M3
  30/6/13  2 M9
  16/5/13  2 M6
  30/12/12  2 M3
  16/9/12  2 M3
  16/6/12  2 M3
  12/2/12  2 M3
  28/7/09  2 M3
  8/10/26  1 M3
  24/7/26  1 M3
  23/7/26  1 M3
  2/10/24  1 M3
  20/9/24  1 M3
  20/4/24  1 M3
  30/3/22  1 M3
  13/2/22  1 M3
  2/4/21  1 M2
  29/9/20  1 M3
  13/7/20  1 M3
  13/7/19  1 M3
  6/7/19  1 M3
  12/8/18  1 M3
  15/9/17  1 M3
  12/8/17  1 M3
  27/6/17  1 M3
  21/1/17  1 M2
  28/7/16  1 M3
  25/6/16  1 M2
  30/4/16  1 M3
  24/9/15  1 M3
  2/8/15  1 M3
  1/7/15  1 M4
  26/7/14  1 M3
  31/5/14  1 M3
  3/8/13  1 M3
  18/5/13  1 M6
  4/9/12  1 M8
  22/7/12  1 M2
  3/7/12  1 M3
  7/4/12  1 M3
  1/4/12  1 M9
  5/1/12  1 M3
  29/12/11  1 M2
  25/11/11  1 M3
  25/1/11  1 M4
  12/9/09  1 M3
  16/4/22  0 M3
  6/9/21  0 M3
  22/8/21  0 M3
  9/7/21  0 M10
  22/7/20  0 M3
  29/5/19  0 M3
  15/5/19  0 M3
  5/8/17  0 M3
  15/6/17  0 M3
  26/5/17  0 M3
  19/12/16  0 M3
  31/7/16  0 M3
  16/7/16  0 M3
  21/4/16  0 M3
  23/10/15  0 M3
  19/10/15  0 M7
  15/10/15  0 M3
  3/10/15  0 M3
  8/7/15  0 M1
  2/4/15  0 M3
  5/7/14  0 M3
  27/6/14  0 M7
  18/8/13  0 M3
  18/7/13  0 M9
  6/7/13  0 M3
  11/6/13  0 M3
  21/5/13  0 M3
  27/4/13  0 M3
  18/2/13  0 M1
  1/11/12  0 M3
  24/10/12  0 M3
  20/10/12  0 M3
  30/9/12  0 M3
  8/9/12  0 M3
  1/9/12  0 M3
  15/8/12  0 M3
  28/7/12  0 M3
  17/7/12  0 M3
  3/6/12  0 M3
  23/5/12  0 M3
  14/4/12  0 M3
  21/3/12  0 M3
  19/2/12  0 M3
  28/1/12  0 M3
  16/1/12  0 M3
  17/12/11  0 M3
  22/11/11  0 M3
  20/10/11  0 M3
  14/8/11  0 M3
  2/8/11  0 M3
  1/7/11  0 M3
  21/5/11  0 M3
  19/5/11  0 M3
  17/5/11  0 M3
  14/5/11  0 M9
  8/5/11  0 M3
  24/4/11  0 M3
  3/4/11  0 M3
  21/11/10  0 M3
  21/11/10  0 M3
  8/11/10  0 M3
  5/11/10  0 M2
  16/10/10  0 M3
  9/10/10  0 M3
  9/10/10  0 M3
  18/9/10  0 M3
  17/9/10  0 M3
  22/7/10  0 M2
  5/7/10  0 M1
  27/6/10  0 M3
  20/6/10  0 M3
  19/6/10  0 M9
  11/4/10  0 M3
  2/4/10  0 M3
  11/7/09  0 M3
  30/7/08  0 M3
  30/7/08  0 M3

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