Carn a Gheoidh

[rob munbett]

I had been up on the western Glenshee hills many years ago but had always been unlucky with the weather and had never had a view so on this day, on a drive home from a long weekend, the weather was so fine that I couldn't resist a short leg-stretcher over to Carn A Gheoidh. From the ski-centre car park I dashed up the horrible road in Butchart's Corrie to the col and simply followed the well-worn track over Carn nan Sac to the summit of the Munro. It was surprisingly quiet and peaceful and once away from all the ski paraphernalia, there was a sense of remoteness which seemed strange, given the proximity of the road, cafes and tows. The summit was a wonderful viewpoint on this day and I spent a while enjoying the surrounding hills.

The route of ascent over Carn nan Sac

The summit cairn

Glas Tulaichean from the summit

The return route looking over to The Cairnwell and Carn Aosda