Cairn of Claise

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Cairn of Claise is a fairly insignificant rise on the wide plateau on the east side of the Cairnwell Pass. A large stone wall crosses close by the summit marking the old county boundary.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 1064 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Glas Maol Munros from the Cairnwell Pass

Other routes and challenges

The route above could be lengthened to take in Tolmount and Tom Buidhe across the plateau.

An alternative, more dramatic approach to Cairn of Claise would be to ascend from Glen Isla, perhaps along the Monega Hill ridge of Glas Maol, or via Caenlochan Glen and Caderg.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Braemar Hotels

Braemar B&B

Braemar cottages

Cairngorms hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Cairn of Claise

There are 9214 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Cairn of Claise. They have contributed 147 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
Long circular from Cairnwell: 14 Munros, 39 miles, 12 hours	goingforawii	25/8/18	32	M14
East Glenshee Six - My first Report!	Happy Snapper	29/7/14	26	M6
9 in Glenshee and a meet with the King to Be	scottishkennyg	20/9/13	23	M9
6 snowy Munros - Early Bird at Glenshee	Petr Dakota	25/3/15	19	M6
Jock's Road out of lockdown: Tolmount and pals	bobble_hat_kenny	4/7/20	17	M4
South Braemar - 60km walked, 10 munros, 1 perfect weekend	andygunn23	15/8/15	12	M10
East Glenshee 4 in the sun	StevieC	3/5/17	11	M4
A meander in the Cairngorms	Alteknacker	7/8/18	9	M7
Glenshee 6 - plus a wee bit more!	JimboJim	13/8/15	8	M6
Glenshee 9	xpfloyd	2/6/13	8	M9
6 Glenshee Munros repeated in a short & foggy January day	Petr Dakota	6/1/19	7	M6
Glenshee 6, Spider 100 !	spiderwebb	27/12/11	7	M6
The Tops of Avon	weaselmaster	16/7/17	6	M5
The Glenshee Massif - A weekend of 2 halves	Jaxter	15/4/17	6	M9
Falling in Love, East of Glenshee	roscoT	5/12/16	6	M4
“WEE GUY” ON FIRE - 30 KMS, 11 HRS, 6 MUNROS!	davedanson28	10/8/13	6	M6
My first wild camp with a wander round Glen Ey & Glenshee	rockhopper	29/4/11	6	M14
Jocks Road- Tomount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	jester	24/3/11	6	M3
Carn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise	KatTai	18/6/17	5	M2
Glas Maol and Cairn of Claise (from Glen Isla)	foggieclimber	6/7/13	5	M2
8 Munros from Glen Isla, will my feet ever forgive me?	mountaineagle	15/11/11	5	M8C1
Just shy of 83,but 4 from Glenshee	gammy leg walker	25/6/11	5	M4
Fab day on Glas Maol circuit	desmondo1	28/5/18	4	M4
My first solo walk and three more in the bag	rachelbairdhall	12/9/14	4	M3
Meteors over Glenshee	fionamac8	5/8/13	4	M5
Final trip of 2012: Glas half full	laconic surf	29/12/12	4	M2
Four @ Glenshee on a hot day in May!	mc_lark	26/5/12	4	M4
Wild camping on the hottest day of the year	wilkiemurray	29/6/18	3	M4
The Cairnwell 3...	Alfachick	14/5/17	3	M3
Anniversary day walk.	teaandpies	29/8/15	3	M6
Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	theduckoutofwater	23/5/15	3	M4
6 Summits in Glenshee bagpiped!	munrobagpiper	16/7/14	3	M6
The Glas Maol 4 - Sunshine and lots of the white stuff	GillC	23/11/13	3	M4
East Glenshee Six	weaselmaster	2/5/13	3	M6
Tying up some loose ends - Cairn of Claise & Tom Buidhe	Graeme D	10/8/12	3	M2
Hitting My Target with the Glas Maol Circuit	Coutts94	26/11/20	2	M4
A round of 4 in Glenshee	KatTai	31/7/20	2	M4
Return of winter wonderland in the east	malky_c	28/12/17	2	M2
Glenshee four in a row	andreww18	18/6/17	2	M4
Mountain Madness - 11 Munros Over 36 Hours	Renegade Scot	14/8/16	2	M11
A Christmas jaunt	NeepNeep	25/12/15	2	M4
Glas Maol Circut + 2 and Little Glas Maol	jamesb63	4/10/15	2	M6
Three reports for St Andrew's Day! No1 An A93 circuit	HalfManHalfTitanium	18/9/15	2	M2
Bare foot hiking & slippery nipples in the south Cairmgorms	Mountainlove	6/7/13	2	M6
Glenshee 9, Kendal Mint Cake & Feet In Tatters	Backpacker	30/6/13	2	M9
No S-Maol Undertaking! Hill Four-apy at Glen Shee	ScottishLeaf	28/4/13	2	M4
Lochnagar 2012	JonAksel	14/7/12	2	M9
A White Introduction to Bagging + a couple of mishaps!	AndyGerrard	19/5/12	2	M4
Glas Maol Munros with Tolmount & Tom Buidhe	SMRussell	24/8/11	2	M6
Glenshee 4 - My annual target achieved in August!	BlackPanther	20/8/11	2	M4
Glas Maol Circuit plus two!	jonny616	20/8/11	2	M6
Midwinter Wander Daylight Challenge	Lipeshends	30/12/00	2	M4
Five out of six	martin1909	6/9/20	1	M5
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe, got 'em at last.	martin.h	18/9/16	1	M4
Glenshee Four: plenty of mud, and 50 done	OpenC	30/8/15	1	M4
East Glenshee 6	Broggy1	24/7/15	1	M6
24	jac the lassie	19/6/15	1	M8
Walking on Sunshine	tomyboy73	25/7/14	1	M4
Tol Tom and Cairn x2	dektasker	8/9/13	1	M4
Four Munros ..........and a spiffing idea	railton22	6/8/13	1	M4
6 summits from the devil's elbow	paddy_da_mighty_atom	16/12/12	1	M6
Both sides of the road of Glenshee 3rd time lucky	madrock289	4/9/12	1	M8
East of Glen Shee	Frigate	26/8/12	1	M4
Glenshee in the fog!	Keithyboy	3/7/12	1	M6
A warm welcome on the Mounth	old danensian	20/5/12	1	M6
Lochnagar 5 + Glas Maol 4 + 2 in a day	Dommie	6/5/12	1	M11
Glenshee 9 in a row	bthom8465	1/4/12	1	M9
A beautiful winters day...	njcuthbert	28/1/12	1	M4
Glas Maol with Snowshoes	weedavie	18/12/11	1	M3
Glenshee 9	snowdonia7	9/9/11	1	M9
4 at Glenshee - NOT Glas Maol Circuit (didn't link to that)	StoneWaves	17/8/11	1	M4
The Glas Moel 6 (or was it 8)	clivew	6/8/11	1	M6
Glas Maol Circuit	matt8428	30/7/11	1	M4
Glas Maol Munros circuit	tomcar	30/7/11	1	M4
Glenshee 6.	Bluelungbutter	25/7/10	1	M6
Carn an Tuirc, Cairn of Claise, Glas Maol, Creag Leacach	zug33	19/6/10	1	M4
The Glenshee Four	CurlyWurly	7/11/09	1	M4
Carn an Tuirc, Cairn of Claise, Tolmount via Glen Callater.	hills	25/9/09	1	M3
Glas Maol Circuit plus 2 and another plus 2	Bonusred	15/8/20	0	M8
Glas Maol 4 + 2. Well.... attempted.	Murf02	28/7/20	0	M4
walk along Learmour Craig	litljortindan	24/7/20	0	M2
Recovery Plan 1,2,3 done. Skip 4. On to 5.	johnscot55	24/7/20	0	M4
Visiting Old Friends: The Glas Maol Munros	abclare	17/7/20	0	M4
Glas Maol circuit on a sunny but windy post lockdown day!	woodpigeonblue	12/7/20	0	M4
East Cairnwell Munro's	matt_outandabout	19/4/19	0	M4
Glas Maol & Creag Leacach - No snow!	jwramsay	24/2/19	0	M4
One miserable day near Glenshee.	Cameronm	6/1/19	0	M7
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	Coop	8/10/17	0	M4
Five Munros, countless animals, and one unexpected find	zatapathique	24/5/17	0	M5
Glas maol circuit	Coop	5/10/16	0	M4
Carn AnTuirc, Cairn of Claise, and Glas Maol	Kbecks	3/10/16	0	M3
Cairn of Claise Tom Buidhe plateau explored	U059361	24/8/16	0	M3
Glen Shee East Munros	Jokester	14/8/16	0	M6
The Cairnwell Pass, Glas Maol Munros Circuit (inc video)	Guswelsh	9/8/16	0	M4
Glenshee 6	nathan04	19/9/15	0	M6
Douglas R's Compleation	Alcorf	29/8/15	0	M2
The Glas Maol 4-in-a-day plus ricketty bike ride	Majorbunting	4/8/15	0	M4
4 from the Cairnwell and a wildcamp with the Scarp 2	scoob999	2/8/15	0	M4
Glen Shee 6 (minus 1)	mamoset	4/6/15	0	M5
Glenshee 6 , Cairn of Claise, Carn an Tuirc, Creag Leacach,	Kenny Monaghan	23/5/15	0	M6
Glas Maol circuit	David Lyall	29/7/14	0	M4
Glenshee six	Silverhill	28/7/14	0	M6
Glen Callater Munros	jonathan - norfolk	10/7/14	0	M4
There's good and bad in everything, The Glen Shee 7.	martin.h	27/6/14	0	M7
White Mounth to Glas Maol	Physicistinboots	26/6/14	0	M11
Glenshee 6	scotdavid63	18/8/13	0	M6
Glenshee 9	bar72	18/7/13	0	M9
4 in Glenshee	MarilynMunro	19/6/13	0	M4
The Tolmount - and then some	Driftwood	12/6/13	0	M4C1
Three Munros in Glen Shee, with a drivers licence..	trederdog 100	11/6/13	0	M3
Sole-Destrying Stroll in Glen Shee	jupe1407	2/6/13	0	M2
Tracking a Black Panther, giving up, doing something else	Frogwell	7/5/13	0	M4
Cairn of Claise & Carn an Tuirc	pmallan1	8/2/13	0	M2
Glas Maol Munros circuit	gman	15/11/12	0	M4
Glenshee Dander	crisaitken	11/9/12	0	M4
Glas Maol Munros circuit...	Saltire2011	31/7/12	0	M4
Tommy Gun on Glas Maol & Creag Leacach	BoyVertiginous	27/5/12	0	M4
Glenshee 6	dougcurtis	30/3/12	0	M6
Glenshee 6	thand	10/3/12	0	M6
The Good ,The Bad and the Glas Maol Five	Collaciotach	26/2/12	0	M4
The Cairnwell 4	Stug	26/2/12	0	M4
Glenshee, lots of snow but no skis!?!	mband	5/2/12	0	M3
glenshee four went for 6 nae chance	quoman	12/1/12	0	M4
Glas Maol	gary	27/11/11	0	M4
Glen Shee - 6 lost Munros	Yipyipcoyote	14/11/11	0	M6
A cold summers day in November	Tomsie	6/11/11	0	M6
Glenshee 6	howzat	25/7/11	0	M6
Tom Buidhe, Tolmount and Cairn of Claise	csimbad	17/7/11	0	M3
Cairnwell Pass to Lochnagar	mrssanta	3/7/11	0	M11
Carn an Tuirc, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	neilfowlie	5/6/11	0	M3
4 at Glenshee	ChrisW	31/5/11	0	M4
Glenshee 5 - 1 car	JonetCol	17/5/11	0	M5
Glenshee Nine	Scotshiker	14/5/11	0	M9
4 at Glenshee	CGreen	16/4/11	0	M4
A Glenshee Four	Driver84	10/4/11	0	M4
The Glenshee Six	andrewdoggett	19/3/11	0	M6
A leg burner at the Glenshee 6	iainwatson	5/3/11	0	M6
The Callater Haute Route	Astronick	26/2/11	0	M5C1
A sunny winters day on the hills	Johnny Corbett	10/2/11	0	M3
Cairnwell Pass	rogers	17/10/10	0	M3
Glenshee: Carn an Tuirc, Cairn of Cliase and Glas Maol	nathan79	4/10/10	0	M3
Glas Maol Circuit on a Mountain Bike?	DJG78	23/7/10	0	M4
glenshee 9	danrun	19/6/10	0	M9
Up a gear in Glenshee	fingeez	10/4/10	0	M4
Glas Maol Circuit vs. The Wind	Stretch	29/8/09	0	M4
Glenshee 6 in a day!	munrowalker	14/6/09	0	M6
East of the Devil`s Elbow	Benaden887	19/9/92	0	M6

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