Càrn an Tuirc

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Càrn an Tuirc is a stony dome, one of four Munros above the east side of the Cairnwell Pass. The summits in this region are arranged on a wide plateau making it possible to devise numerous expeditions taking in multiple peaks.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 1019 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.

Alternatively Cairn an Tuirc could be ascended via Loch Callater; again adding it to this round of Tolmount and Tom Buidhe involves only the slightest additional effort.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Càrn an Tuirc

There are 15119 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Càrn an Tuirc. They have contributed 172 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	35	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	24	M9
6 snowy Munros - Early Bird at Glenshee	Petr Dakota	25/3/15	23	M6
Jock's Road out of lockdown: Tolmount and pals	bobble_hat_kenny	4/7/20	21	M4
East Glenshee 4 in the sun	StevieC	3/5/17	17	M4
Carn an Tuirc ...... and then it all went a bit pear-shaped!	Graeme D	6/1/12	16	M1
6 Munros in a day. Glas Maol Circuit + 2	HighlandHikers	12/6/21	15	M6
I Used to Climb Mountains...	jester	14/9/18	14	M4
South Braemar - 60km walked, 10 munros, 1 perfect weekend	andygunn23	15/8/15	12	M10
Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	theduckoutofwater	23/5/15	10	M4
Glenshee 6 - plus a wee bit more!	JimboJim	13/8/15	9	M6
Glenshee 9	xpfloyd	2/6/13	9	M9
6 Glenshee Munros repeated in a short & foggy January day	Petr Dakota	6/1/19	8	M6
The Tops of Avon	weaselmaster	16/7/17	7	M5
“WEE GUY” ON FIRE - 30 KMS, 11 HRS, 6 MUNROS!	davedanson28	10/8/13	7	M6
Glenshee 6, Spider 100 !	spiderwebb	27/12/11	7	M6
My first wild camp with a wander round Glen Ey & Glenshee	rockhopper	29/4/11	7	M14
Carn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise	KatTai	18/6/17	6	M2
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
8 Munros from Glen Isla, will my feet ever forgive me?	mountaineagle	15/11/11	6	M8C1
Glenshee to Invercauld via Lochnagar (Ski Tour)	M_K_Hubbert	10/3/10	6	M4
Calm before the storm	johnbythell	19/10/24	5	M4
The Long Man of Lochnagar	weaselmaster	12/9/21	5	M11
Just shy of 83,but 4 from Glenshee	gammy leg walker	25/6/11	5	M4
Well Trodden Route With a Royal Twist	Gordie12	28/8/23	4	M7
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe via Càrn an Tuirc	Westie7	11/10/21	4	M4
Hitting My Target with the Glas Maol Circuit	Coutts94	26/11/20	4	M4
Wild camping on the hottest day of the year	wilkiemurray	29/6/18	4	M4
Fab day on Glas Maol circuit	desmondo1	28/5/18	4	M4
Meteors over Glenshee	fionamac8	5/8/13	4	M5
East Glenshee Six	weaselmaster	2/5/13	4	M6
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
Glenshee 9	snowdonia7	9/9/11	4	M9
Munros Two Hundred and Forty Two to Forty Seven	Chris Henshall	1/6/23	3	M6
A Perfect Day on East Glenshee	scribe64	20/4/22	3	M2
A Nine Munro Day	ScottyBoy76	16/8/21	3	M9
Just another Munro Monday...	jdloki	2/8/21	3	M4
Glenshee four in a row	andreww18	18/6/17	3	M4
The Cairnwell 3...	Alfachick	14/5/17	3	M3
Anniversary day walk.	teaandpies	29/8/15	3	M6
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
The Fast, The Slow & The Mountains: Shame about the weather!	Meiklie Mist	4/11/24	2	M4
Eastern Cairngorms - From Glenshee to Aviemore	fmyles	5/5/23	2	M12
Glas Maol's Family of 10	The English Alpinist	17/9/22	2	M6
A great wee walk	PaulAgnew	15/9/21	2	M4
The lost Swordsman of Tolmount	BlackPanther	14/8/21	2	M2
Glee at the ‘Shee: On Cloud 9!	Craig 7483	31/7/21	2	M9
Glas Maol Munros	SecondRow	16/6/21	2	M4
An icy end to lockdown; routes from Braemar in the snow	Christopher Pulman	1/5/21	2	M13
Five out of six	martin1909	6/9/20	2	M5
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
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
East Glenshee 6	Broggy1	24/7/15	2	M6
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
Cairnwell 3, Tolmount & Tom Buidhe	gman	16/5/13	2	M6
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
Tad windy on glas maol circuit	Coop	2/7/23	1	M4
Some More Old Pals	Gordie12	20/4/23	1	M7
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	Coop	8/10/17	1	M4
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
24	jac the lassie	19/6/15	1	M8
Glen Shee 6 (minus 1)	mamoset	4/6/15	1	M5
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
Cairn of Claise & Carn an Tuirc	pmallan1	8/2/13	1	M2
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 Chain-ge is as good as a Rust: I'd Callater Fine Day Out.	GariochTom	31/3/12	1	M1C1
A beautiful winters day...	njcuthbert	28/1/12	1	M4
Glas Maol with Snowshoes	weedavie	18/12/11	1	M3
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 5 - 1 car	JonetCol	17/5/11	1	M5
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
Càrn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise	jgregor	2/9/23	0	M2
Munros from Auchallater	chazzyboy19	22/8/23	0	M3
Munros #4-13: Two Trips, Six Walks, A BIG Gap	willyrawley	9/7/21	0	M10
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
Six Hungry Mounths to Feed	Craiging619	21/7/17	0	M6
Lost and never found again	zatapathique	23/5/17	0	M2
Glas maol circuit	Coop	5/10/16	0	M4
Carn AnTuirc, Cairn of Claise, and Glas Maol	Kbecks	3/10/16	0	M3
Clouded out on Tuirc	U059361	21/8/16	0	M1
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
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
Glenshee 6 , Cairn of Claise, Carn an Tuirc, Creag Leacach,	Kenny Monaghan	23/5/15	0	M6
Carn an Tuirc on a Windy Day	seamus0	7/3/15	0	M1
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
A lovely sunny sunday morning :)	CF Trust	21/7/13	0	M1
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
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
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 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 Windy Winter Wonderland at the Cairnwell Pass	fingeez	5/2/11	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
Carn an Tuirc: My First Munro (sort of)	Alastair S	8/2/09	0	M1
Overnight in Glen Callater	malky_c	3/2/07	0	M2C1
East of the Devil`s Elbow	Benaden887	19/9/92	0	M6

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