Cac Carn Beag
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:18 pm
This is back dated a bit as we completed the walk on the 18th of October but what the hell.
On a bitterly cold Saturday morning we departed from the Glen Muick car park around 10am and headed off on our way along the land-rover path, past the estate lodges and through the woods before walking the bumpy footpath towards Meikle Pap. The pathway looked as though it had recently been upgraded but due to heavy rainfall parts were falling away and it was quite bumpy in places. This was my 3rd Munro in as many weeks and I found it much more challenging than the previous two(Dreish and Mayer). Upon reaching the foot of Meikle Pap we stopped for a break before climbing "the ladder", this was quite a struggle in places as the wind was inreasing in force and decreasing in temperature as we climbed.
Upon reaching the top of the ladder we walked along the edge of the corrie, along Cac Carn Mor (1150m) before reaching the summit, Cac Carn Beag (1155m). Sat at the trig point for lunch and photos (to be posted soon) it was not long before the hoards caught up and before we knew it there were a dozen foreign students (complete with jeans and trainers) swarming around.
We set off down towards Loch Muick, taking the donkey path east. This was a fairly easy path to walk, although rocky in places. We walked for around an hour and a half and stopped by the waterfall for pictures before setting off back down the path towards the loch. Upon joining with the path that surrounds the loch we were left with a long walk back to the car park which was a bit of a dampner after such a great day out.
Next time I do this I will be making plans for an alternative route back to the car park and away from the tourists.
On a bitterly cold Saturday morning we departed from the Glen Muick car park around 10am and headed off on our way along the land-rover path, past the estate lodges and through the woods before walking the bumpy footpath towards Meikle Pap. The pathway looked as though it had recently been upgraded but due to heavy rainfall parts were falling away and it was quite bumpy in places. This was my 3rd Munro in as many weeks and I found it much more challenging than the previous two(Dreish and Mayer). Upon reaching the foot of Meikle Pap we stopped for a break before climbing "the ladder", this was quite a struggle in places as the wind was inreasing in force and decreasing in temperature as we climbed.
Upon reaching the top of the ladder we walked along the edge of the corrie, along Cac Carn Mor (1150m) before reaching the summit, Cac Carn Beag (1155m). Sat at the trig point for lunch and photos (to be posted soon) it was not long before the hoards caught up and before we knew it there were a dozen foreign students (complete with jeans and trainers) swarming around.
We set off down towards Loch Muick, taking the donkey path east. This was a fairly easy path to walk, although rocky in places. We walked for around an hour and a half and stopped by the waterfall for pictures before setting off back down the path towards the loch. Upon joining with the path that surrounds the loch we were left with a long walk back to the car park which was a bit of a dampner after such a great day out.
Next time I do this I will be making plans for an alternative route back to the car park and away from the tourists.