Creag nan Gabhar

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Creag nan Gabhar has very steep slopes down to Glen Clunie in the west, but to the east slopes more gently towards Loch Callater. It provides an enjoyable hillwalk giving grand views into the higher mountains around.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 834 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Creag nan Gabhar circuit

Other routes and challenges

A much shorter but less satisfying option is to head straight up and down Creag nan Gabhar from Alltamhait on the A93 road to the southwest.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Creag nan Gabhar

There are 1777 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Creag nan Gabhar. They have contributed 40 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	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Day of disappearing men and unexpected cafe at Loch Callater	dogplodder	15/5/15	8	C1
Some hills near Braemar	rockhopper	27/9/14	6	C5F1
Creag nan Gabhar - On an extraordinary day	Haleman	24/1/21	4	C1
Six Windy Corbetts	weaselmaster	13/6/22	3	C6
The Braemar Busted Ribs Challenge	Jaxter	13/4/18	3	C4F1
Creag nan Gabhar on a perfect sunny day	RicKamila	3/5/12	3	C1
From ditch to cairn in Glen Clunie	joenorris	6/1/12	3	C1F1
Creag Nan Gabhar	fbennett	30/8/23	2	C1
A Pair of Corbetts Show Signs of Age: Morrone & Creag nan Ga	old danensian	31/5/23	2	C2
An easy Corbett near Braemar with Kids	WalkingWithKids	13/6/22	2	C1
Braemar quickies part 1: Creag nan Gabhar	BlackPanther	5/7/15	2	C1
Creag Nan Gabhar & Indian snow	Ian Bayne	21/2/15	2	C1
Creag nan Gabhar, Loch Callater and a sneaky Wee Wan	PeteR	9/11/14	2	C1F1
Rain dodgers on Creag nan Gabhar	railton22	6/7/14	2	C1
A Munro and a Corbett	martin.h	17/7/23	1	M1C1
The A93 revisited....again	iainR	19/8/20	1	C2
51 year old beaten up by 81 year old	litljortindan	11/2/19	1	C1
Frabjous day in Gleann Laoigh	weaselmaster	6/1/19	1	M1C5
Time to Callater day in the Cairngorms?	denfinella	1/11/15	1	C1
Culardoch at the second attempt	weaselmaster	1/3/15	1	C3
Well worth a cold car journey!	jenniferc6	2/2/13	1	C1S1
A Chain-ge is as good as a Rust: I'd Callater Fine Day Out.	GariochTom	31/3/12	1	M1C1
Camping it up on Creag nan Gabhar	Graeme D	24/5/10	1	C1
Creag nan Gabhar	jimur	17/12/20	0	C1
Third time lucky	ancormack	30/8/20	0	C1
Creag nan Gabhar	andrewgscott	15/12/19	0	C1
Up and down Creag nan Gabhar	KatTai	29/7/19	0	C1
Glen Clunie Ridges - with Corbetts	Alteknacker	15/4/18	0	C2
Bracing breeze battering Braemar	Fife Flyer	24/1/15	0	C2
Place Holder - Creag nan Gabhar	SiGerrard	10/11/14	0	C1
Creag nan Gabhar	Mike Reynolds	12/10/14	0	C1
Creag nan Gabhar from the A93 Newbiggin	scoob999	5/10/13	0	C1
Creag nan Gabhar & Morrone	Gordie12	27/8/13	0	C2
The Tolmount - and then some	Driftwood	12/6/13	0	M4C1
Creag-nan-Gabhar	roganjosh32	7/5/12	0	C1
Arctic Hares, Scary Grouse, Charred Heather and wet feet!	jakeyboy	25/3/12	0	C1
The Callater Haute Route	Astronick	26/2/11	0	M5C1
Braemar Corbett's	davetherave	12/12/10	0	C2
Creag nan Gabhar & Loch Callater	Alastair S	28/3/10	0	C1
Overnight in Glen Callater	malky_c	3/2/07	0	M2C1

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