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Longest walk/hike

Longest walk/hike


Postby preid73 » Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:31 am

Route description: White Mounth Munros, Glen Muick

Munros included on this walk: Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Càrn a' Choire Bhòidheach, Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr, Lochnagar

Date walked: 11/07/2024

Time taken: 9 hours

Distance: 29 km

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Left At 4am to start just before 7am and work lochnagar going up 1st with ac river crossing with the recent rain 48hrs before wasn't easy to walk up dirt track,eventually got they're with the rain and gusting winds to begin was tough going up,short grassy routes onto the 2nd and 3rd then clouds lifted leaving us breathtaking view's all over looking down to louch muick with the mega long walk back around loch back to car park 9hrs 45mins later my knees were almost packed in,but great achievement doing it and was my longest ever walk I've done so was well impressed just over 20miles and 50,000 steps later 5 more bagged bringing total to 43👌great day.
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