Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannock via Bachnagairn
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:39 pm
Another two Munro's for Zena - Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch! Last time I did a circuit with Moss from Glen Doll ascending via Fafernie and descending by Bachnagairn but today we just did a straight there and back via Bachnagairn, somewhere that always seems to be overlooked but is one of my favourite places in Angus. The car park at Glen Doll was busy but on our route we didn't see anyone until on the track around the Munros, everyone seemed to be going the other way up to Corrie Fee and Jock's Road so we had our route following the River South Esk all to ourselves. It's a simple route on good tracks all the way, following the river all the way to Bachnagairn with its forest and waterfalls tucked away at the head of the glen. The climb up and down from Bachnagairn is aided in places by steps and there are more steps on the way up towards Broad Cairn where there is a boulder field to navigate and somewhere among the boulders I lost my camera lens cap . From Broad Cairn to Cairn Bannoch only took around 35-40 minutes the ascent of Cairn Bannoch much easier, though standing at the summit was a bit more difficult so it was a quick photo and we dropped down out of the wind and rain. Pretty much as soon as we found somewhere for a break, the rain stopped and the sun came back out. There were great views across to Lochnagar - which is on the to-do list (I have done it before but not with Moss and Zena) and down to Loch Muick. It was a great walk in a mix of sunshine and showers. I took far too many photos, but not really got a lot to say about the route itself so I'll leave them to do the talking