Braeriach

The third highest mountain in Britain, Braeriach is perhaps the finest of the Cairngorms. Reaching its vast summit plateau requires a long approach walk - this remains a truly wild place - whilst all around the plateau are a vast range of dramatic and beautiful corries.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 1296 metres

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Routes and maps

Braeriach circuit from Whitewell

Cairn Toul and Braeriach traverse

Other routes and challenges

In addition to the approaches above via the Sron na Lairige (from Whitewell or the Chalamain Gap) and the descent route via Glen Einich described in the shorter circuit, another path from higher up Glen Einich ascends via Coire Dhondail.

The epic challenge hereabouts is the ascent of the Cairngorm 4000ers, best accomplished from Speyside. Ascend Braeriach via the Chlamain Gap from the Sugar Bowl car park, head round to Cairn Toul and then Corrour Bothy. Use the Allt Clach nan Taillear route onto Ben Macdui, then continue to Cairngorm and back down to the ski centre.

Open summit panorama

Users' walk reports for Braeriach

There are 11087 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Braeriach. They have contributed 191 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
Nine days, Nine 4000'ers, Eh eight guys, a ton of porridge.	Euan McIntosh	9/6/15	47	M10C1
Braeriach - Cairn Toul traverse: I hate young people	Christopher Pulman	2/8/21	44	M4
36 hours & 2 broken bones on Cairn Toul - Braeriach Traverse	AlexFrood	26/2/15	36	M4
Paid the Devil & his 3 neighbours a visit, from Linn of D	Fife Flyer	15/6/15	32	M4
The misty mountains- summit camp up Braeriach (with photos)	Mountainlove	27/8/16	27	M5
A Cairngorm blast.	2manyYorkies	15/7/21	26	M6
Braeriach Bagged	Alastair S	4/9/11	24	M1
Braeriach in Winter	The_Mountain_Goat	26/1/12	23	M1
A special overnighter in the Cairngorms	benbrown_94	28/8/21	21	M4
Enter the Cairngorms - Jaxter Style	Jaxter	2/4/17	21	M8C1
Braeriach Base Camp calling	jwramsay	13/7/13	20	M4
"Sorry we missed the quiz, but Geez a Braeriach" - 14/04/18	M4RTIN	14/4/18	19	M4
Top Ten Charity Challenge - 10 Highest Munros in a Weekend	jupe1407	13/6/14	19	M11
Braeriach, first Munro and how i got the 'Bug'	Ray Mackay	9/8/09	19	M1
Braeriach Traverse - lessons learned!	LeftTurn	13/7/26	17	M4
The Cairngorms, the Universe and Anxiety.	DavidShepherd	12/8/22	17	M4
The Cairngorm 4000ers on a hot August holiday weekend.	jimbell21	24/8/19	16	M6
Cairngorm's Big 5: Ben Macdui to Braeriach via Devil's Point	Petr Dakota	2/10/14	15	M5
Brilliant day on Braeriach via Gleann Eanaich bike/hike	Kenny_G	14/3/25	14	M1
Braeriach etc ticked, but a Devil of a job on Carn a' Mhaim!	bobble_hat_kenny	10/7/22	14	M5
Cairngorms: 4 days, 3 bothies, 6 Munros.	rorymch	28/3/17	14	M6
Munros Two Hundred and Sixty Eight to Seventy Two	Chris Henshall	25/5/26	13	M6
At last, the Braeriach Traverse	GillC	21/7/16	13	M4
Hidden corries and a scramble in the heart of the Cairngorms	malky_c	24/8/14	13	M2
Rockhopping in the Cairngorms - A Sunshine Epic!!	dooterbang	20/7/13	13	M8
Braeriach via the Angel's Ridge: sun, snow and silence	alexdw	16/7/21	12	M2
Braeriach 2012	JonAksel	2/12/12	12	M1
13 days in Cairngorms	killy9999	2/7/12	12	M7C4
Braeriach in Winter Birthday Wrapping	iain_mac	8/3/23	11	M1
Angels Ridge - a trip to the heart of the Cairngorms	wilkiemurray	20/7/17	11	M4
Amongst the Monadh Ruaidh	weaselmaster	1/9/13	11	M13
Braeriach traverse.	MarkeyD	9/6/23	10	M4
Angel's and Devils - 2 days in the Cairngorms	thorburn7	21/9/18	10	M4
Five days, eleven Munros - a lovely time in the Cairngorms.	Old Bill	19/8/16	10	M11
Indian summer on Braeriach	malky_c	12/10/25	9	M1
Braeriach by train (with a camp at Loch Eanaich)	smalltounboy	11/10/25	9	M1
The Lairig Ghru demystified / Blown away in grandeur	zatapathique	2/6/25	9	M4
A decathlon tent vs. the third highest peak in Britain	WildWalkerJed	12/8/24	9	M1
Exploring the Braeriach plateau	SummitStupid	21/7/21	9	M1
A Mammoth Three Day Cairngorm Adventure - Andrew Cubed	andygunn23	17/8/18	9	M7
A meander in the Cairngorms	Alteknacker	7/8/18	9	M7
In the Cairngorms at last: a round of 6 with 4 biggies	Alteknacker	7/9/16	9	M6
Braeraich 6 from Whitewell with Winter reindeer and a Fall	scottishkennyg	11/9/15	9	M6
Braeriach ... been there and done it at last!	gizmogirl	26/7/14	9	M1
Broke rules and broke ranks on Braeriach	dogplodder	26/9/09	9	M1
Braeriach, Wells of Dee and Einich Cairn	rockhopper	2/8/25	8	M1
Braeriach - I've been waiting for you	EmmaKTunskeen	9/6/23	8	M1
Braeriach Traverse - a greatest hits compilation	JWCW2014	13/8/22	8	M4
Lessons on autumn hillwallking	ActiveLouise	30/10/21	8	M1
Glorious sunrise on Braeriach	malky_c	31/3/19	8	M1
Sgor an Lochain Uaine from Glen Feshie	steverabone	11/9/18	8	M4
Braeriach & Cairn Toul Traverse and A Series of Mishaps	Del246	18/6/13	8	M4
An excellent 2 days in the Cairngorms	csimbad	29/7/11	8	M7
Braeriach traverse in a day trip	Jobbo	23/8/25	7	M4
Braeriach traverse with added 'party fun' (from April)	johnbythell	23/4/25	7	M3
7 Munros and 1 Graham	Gareth M	11/8/22	7	M7
Patience rewarded on the Brindled Upland	Huff_n_Puff	10/9/16	7	M1
Battling angels and devils to reach the source of the Dee	foggieclimber	7/6/13	7	M4
Lessons from a wild camping trip	Physicistinboots	8/9/12	7	M3
Braeriach, Angel's, Cairn Toul and Devil's from Linn of Dee	njcuthbert	25/3/12	7	M4
Munros Fourteen to Seventeen	Chris Henshall	17/7/76	7	M4
The Top Ten in 24 hours (nearly!)	skullhead	13/8/23	6	M10
The Wild Lassies - BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW	thewildlassielife	24/8/19	6	M4
Cairn Toul - Braeriach Traverse..... plus!	JimboJim	5/7/18	6	M4
6 Highest UK Peaks In 24 Hours	ittakesguts	30/7/16	6	M6
Braeriach and its friends by bike to Loch Einich	Delice	30/6/15	6	M3
Mind the (Chalamain) Gap	londonwalker	18/8/12	6	M4
Cairngorm Wanderings	Clach Liath	2/6/12	6	M5
Cairn Toul Horseshoe in a day	tomshem93	14/7/26	5	M4
An Garbh Choire Circuit	KampffAlasdair	6/9/25	5	M2
The Lynx Lady of Cairn Toul	Mart987	13/5/25	5	M4
Doing the 4000s!	Chester Dave	29/4/25	5	M3
Devil's Point to Braeriach, from Linn of Dee (Bike and Hike)	Jokester	22/6/24	5	M4
A Cairngorm Epic	roscoT	1/6/23	5	M4
A long overdue Cairngorm backpack	Stevekerr188	23/9/21	5	M14
Return to the Cairngorms	weaselmaster	28/6/21	5	M9
Glasgow - Cairn Toul - Braeriach traverse	skullhead	21/9/20	5	M4
Lairig Ghru Munros Two-Dayer, 7 Summits	Gstonebanks	15/7/18	5	M7
Sguilard, Ulaidh and Braeriach	weaselmaster	24/6/18	5	M6
Loch Einich to Glenmore, A Cairngorms hike (2-3/3)	kaketoe	30/8/17	5	M1
An Awesome Cairngorm Day Out	achillespilot	15/7/15	5	M4
Tale Of A First Munro	scottnairn	25/8/14	5	M1
Sunny couple of days from the Devils Point to Braeriach	Frogwell	8/6/11	5	M4
Braeriach from Linn of Dee	GariochTom	4/6/11	5	M1
An epic Cairngorm crossing	KeithS	15/5/96	5	M4
Heart of Cairngorms Traverses 2/2: Braeriach	k traverses	22/6/26	4	M4
Tom Dubh, the Problem Child	go spazieren	17/7/25	4	M2
Emergency Mackrel & A Dog Tent	Tattiescone	21/5/25	4	M4
Perfect 10 on Braeraich	GrahamC72	13/5/25	4	M1
Devil's Point to Braeriach via Chalamain Pass & Lairig Ghru	katefirth54	29/4/25	4	M4
Sunny CCB expedition 2024	SunnyAdventure	16/8/24	4	M9C1
Back to Braeriach after many years	djarvie	28/7/24	4	M4
Braeriach and the Wells of Dee from Sugarbowl	shanksi	3/6/23	4	M1
To The Devil's Point With Me (via Braeriach etc)	The English Alpinist	13/11/22	4	M4
4 days and 8 Munros in the Cairngorms by public transit	FearCearc	6/2/22	4	M8
First Time Exploring the Cairngorms - 4000s (plus 2)	The Rec	6/9/20	4	M7
Cairngorm 4000s and others over 2 days	lachlantm	24/8/19	4	M8
Western 'Gorms: Eight and Ten from Glen Feshie	Driftwood	19/6/17	4	M8
Evil wind does NOT stop play on Braeriach	railton22	21/8/15	4	M1
Baking on Braeriach!!	edinburgh36	18/4/15	4	M1
Winter's clinging on - Braeriach/Cairn Toul Traverse	gibhardrock	14/4/14	4	M4
Braeriach etc from Linn of Dee	gman	23/9/13	4	M5
A Colourful Cairngorms Traverse	gordon l	6/7/13	4	M4
3 days 6 hills in the eastern Cairngorms with rudolph & cw&h	mrssanta	4/6/12	4	M6
Braeriach Circuit. Why do in 2 days when you can take 3.	SecondRow	8/7/26	3	M4
Glen Einich Adventures	KampffAlasdair	23/9/25	3	M2
Braeriach Traverse - A Mistake	06WCrawford	28/8/24	3	M3
Cairngorm 4000s Plus a Little Extra...	03oroc	17/8/22	3	M7
Unexpected sunburn on Macdui-Braeriach horseshoe	uk-scrambler	22/8/21	3	M6
Braeriach from Whitewell and Loch Einich - Bike n hike	Sspaterson	6/6/21	3	M1
Braeriach traverse	thand	28/5/21	3	M4
Lin of Dee to Braeriach (rtn) - 13 hours, 6 Munros	tombombadilio	22/8/15	3	M6
The unfit, unprepared tacling the 10 Highest Munros in 5 day	Beam	21/6/15	3	M11
Braigh Riabhach and the first snows of winter	PeteR	12/10/13	3	M1
Finally Popping my Monadh Ruadh Cherry - Braigh Riabhach	Sabbathstevie	28/9/13	3	M1
Bhrotain to Braeriach and back	basscadet	10/8/13	3	M6
Braeriach Traverse	Tomsie	27/5/12	3	M4
Man versus Midge	pigeon	12/8/11	3	M5
Not Quite Braeriach	Alastair S	19/3/11	3	M1
3 from linn of dee	grannyjeansknees	16/8/26	2	M4
2026SunnyCCB26	SunnyAdventure	14/8/26	2	M12C1
Pink poodle and a summit	Templeofthedog	21/8/25	2	M1
The devil, the angel and the boulderfields	Grisu	7/7/24	2	M4
5 Munros from the Lairig Ghru	Haydn1996	25/7/23	2	M5
A damn fine day in the Cairngorms	allyanddave	25/8/22	2	M4
At last, Sgor an Lochain Uaine & Cairn Toul + great camp	Harveyj	26/6/18	2	M3
Lairig Ghru Take Two - Braeriach 3/4 traverse	Pointless Parasite	27/4/18	2	M3
Cairngorm Gold & the mysterious disappearance of 4 young men	Graeme D	19/6/16	2	M5
Braeriach via its northern corries.	gaffr	19/8/13	2	M1
Anyway the wind blows, it doesn't really matter!	jonny616	17/8/13	2	M4
One night in the Monadh Ruaidh	Collaciotach	7/6/13	2	M7
Points, Peaks, Plateaus and Pain	mountainboy12	1/6/13	2	M4
Cairngorms 8 tops ski tour in 24 hours	Roger Wild	31/3/13	2	M8
Wild Camping on Braeriach	Fcfraser	18/8/12	2	M3
weekend in cairngorms	RUGBYPLAYER	24/6/11	2	M8
Braeriach via the Chalamain Gap	Johnny Corbett	1/6/11	2	M1
Braeriach camp, the next 3(for short!) and Lairig Ghru out.	weemistermac	28/6/10	2	M4
Braeriach from Whitewell	LeithySuburbs	30/6/09	2	M1
Braeriach, Angels Peak and Cairn Toul from Glen Feshie	Border Reiver	16/7/00	2	M3
Devil's point to Braeriach traverse in one day	cianapleyn	5/10/22	1	M4
Braeriach and the Hidden Waters Trilogy	Foxytoon	30/6/22	1	M1
Cairngorms adventure	badders2	29/6/21	1	M9
West of the Lairig Ghru	jigglybones	21/8/19	1	M8
Last of the 4000ers	Coop	21/6/19	1	M2
Cairngorm Circuit - 25 hours, 6 munros.	CalHen	4/8/18	1	M6
2nd and 3rd highest - Ben Macdui & Braeriach	Karen1989	10/8/17	1	M2
Braeriach circuit from Whitewell	tarajaffrey	15/8/16	1	M1
Braeriach: enjoy or endure?	old danensian	18/9/15	1	M1
Not my life as a dog or was it not?	litljortindan	29/6/15	1	M1
Braeriach 4 + 3, + 10 kg firewood, Corrour overnighter	Dommie	30/11/14	1	M7
High camp in the Cairngorms; Day 2	mamoset	31/5/14	1	M3
Braeriach	L-Hiking	18/7/13	1	M1
High Level Bivvy: Sgor Gaoith and Braeriach	GariochTom	10/6/12	1	M2
Braeriach- Cairn Toul traverse - FAIL	Driver84	29/9/11	1	M1
Braeriach Traverse	jenniferc6	24/6/11	1	M4
My last Cairngorms Munro - Braeraich	tmobyrne	18/12/09	1	M1
Braeriach, Sgor an Lochain Uaine & Cairn Toul via Whitewell	bio-man	6/10/08	1	M3
Braeriach in low viz from Sugar Bowl carpark	Lipeshends	16/10/00	1	M1
Cairn Toul, Sgor an Lochain Uaine & Braeriach	robhutchinson	15/7/99	1	M3
Aviemore to Blair Athol 8 Munros	past my sell by date	8/8/96	1	M8
Braeriach, circuit from Loch An Eilean	liamtolan	16/8/20	0	M1
Braeriach from Glen Einich	Team Richardson	10/6/18	0	M1
Braeriach Mind the Gap	Coop	6/10/17	0	M1
Between The Peaks on The Breariach Traverse	Joehill	23/9/17	0	M4
Braeriach traverse	Broggy1	28/7/17	0	M4
Sore after six ! Part 2	scotdavid63	5/7/17	0	M4
A Memorable First trip to the Cairngorms	jimmyboy98	22/8/16	0	M4
A walk in the Cairngorms	Guswelsh	7/8/15	0	M7
Misty Mountain Top - Braeriach	beech	27/7/15	0	M3
Braeriach - Macdui - Cairngorm - Bynack More Circuit	dannyblue	1/5/14	0	M8
First flecks of winter on Braeriach	snojomo	31/8/13	0	M1
Braeriach via Glen Einich	jmarkb	26/8/13	0	M1
Braeriach, will there be a view or not at the summit?	The Rodmiester	24/8/13	0	M1
Braeriach	Rogie293	14/8/13	0	M1
A Cairngorm epic - day 3, The Braeriach traverse	Flo-go	17/7/13	0	M4
Cairn Toul and Braeriach Traverse	mr_ash_37	8/7/13	0	M4
Magnificent 6 cairn gorms from Whitewell including Braeraich	scottishkennyg	8/6/13	0	M6
A Day in the Fog	gadamson	2/7/12	0	M3
A slightly windy Braeriach	chopper1982	24/2/12	0	M1
devils point	paul2610	28/9/11	0	M4
Braeriach	rosalie&matt	29/4/11	0	M1
3 days in the heart of the Cairngorms	solarflare	22/4/11	0	M7
Glen Feshie munros	filox	16/10/10	0	M6
2 Hikes, 1 Ride, 9 Peaks, (21-9), 17th to 21st September	Mark Berry	21/9/10	0	M9
Misty Mountains	robertwraith	6/9/10	0	M4
Video/Photo montage of Awesome 4 Day Cairngorm Hike	Michael Cook	18/8/10	0	M8
The Devil’s Point, Cairn Toul, Sgor an Lochain, Braeriach	David Lyall	8/8/10	0	M4
Braeriach, circuit from Whitewell	bigbertie	14/9/08	0	M1
Braeriach, circuit from Whitewell	bio-man	14/9/08	0	M1
Cairngorm climbing	Benaden887	31/5/97	0	M1
Both sides of the Lairig Ghru	Benaden887	12/6/93	0	M7

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