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 15647 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Càrn an Tuirc. They have contributed 173 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most recent 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
More wanderings above the Glenshee ski centre.	martin.h	18/3/25	1	M2
The Fast, The Slow & The Mountains: Shame about the weather!	Meiklie Mist	4/11/24	2	M4
Calm before the storm	johnbythell	19/10/24	5	M4
Glas Maol plus Tom Buidhe and Tolmount	Jobbo	31/8/24	2	M6
Càrn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise	jgregor	2/9/23	0	M2
Well Trodden Route With a Royal Twist	Gordie12	28/8/23	4	M7
Munros from Auchallater	chazzyboy19	22/8/23	0	M3
Tad windy on glas maol circuit	Coop	2/7/23	1	M4
Munros Two Hundred and Forty Six to Fifty One	Chris Henshall	1/6/23	3	M6
Eastern Cairngorms - From Glenshee to Aviemore	fmyles	5/5/23	2	M12
Some More Old Pals	Gordie12	20/4/23	1	M7
Glas Maol's Family of 10	The English Alpinist	17/9/22	2	M6
A Perfect Day on East Glenshee	scribe64	20/4/22	3	M2
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe via Càrn an Tuirc	Westie7	11/10/21	5	M4
A great wee walk	PaulAgnew	15/9/21	2	M4
The Long Man of Lochnagar	weaselmaster	12/9/21	5	M11
A Nine Munro Day	ScottyBoy76	16/8/21	3	M9
The lost Swordsman of Tolmount	BlackPanther	14/8/21	2	M2
Just another Munro Monday...	jdloki	2/8/21	3	M4
Glee at the ‘Shee: On Cloud 9!	Craig 7483	31/7/21	2	M9
Munros #4-13: Two Trips, Six Walks, A BIG Gap	willyrawley	9/7/21	0	M10
Glas Maol Munros	SecondRow	16/6/21	2	M4
6 Munros in a day. Glas Maol Circuit + 2	HighlandHikers	12/6/21	16	M6
An icy end to lockdown; routes from Braemar in the snow	Christopher Pulman	1/5/21	2	M13
Hitting My Target with the Glas Maol Circuit	Coutts94	26/11/20	4	M4
Five out of six	martin1909	6/9/20	2	M5
Glas Maol Circuit plus 2 and another plus 2	Bonusred	15/8/20	0	M8
A round of 4 in Glenshee	KatTai	31/7/20	2	M4
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
Jock's Road out of lockdown: Tolmount and pals	bobble_hat_kenny	4/7/20	21	M4
East Cairnwell Munro's	matt_outandabout	19/4/19	0	M4
Glas Maol & Creag Leacach - No snow!	jwramsay	24/2/19	0	M4
6 Glenshee Munros repeated in a short & foggy January day	Petr Dakota	6/1/19	8	M6
One miserable day near Glenshee.	Cameronm	6/1/19	1	M7
I Used to Climb Mountains...	jester	14/9/18	14	M4
Long circular from Cairnwell: 14 Munros, 39 miles, 12 hours	goingforawii	25/8/18	35	M14
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
Return of winter wonderland in the east	malky_c	28/12/17	2	M2
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	Coop	8/10/17	1	M4
Six Hungry Mounths to Feed	Craiging619	21/7/17	0	M6
The Tops of Avon	weaselmaster	16/7/17	7	M5
Carn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise	KatTai	18/6/17	7	M2
Glenshee four in a row	andreww18	18/6/17	3	M4
Lost and never found again	zatapathique	23/5/17	0	M2
The Cairnwell 3...	Alfachick	14/5/17	3	M3
East Glenshee 4 in the sun	StevieC	3/5/17	18	M4
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
Glas maol circuit	Coop	5/10/16	0	M4
Carn AnTuirc, Cairn of Claise, and Glas Maol	Kbecks	3/10/16	0	M3
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe, got 'em at last.	martin.h	18/9/16	1	M4
Clouded out on Tuirc	U059361	21/8/16	0	M1
Mountain Madness - 11 Munros Over 36 Hours	Renegade Scot	14/8/16	2	M11
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
A Christmas jaunt	NeepNeep	25/12/15	2	M4
Glas Maol Circut + 2 and Little Glas Maol	jamesb63	4/10/15	2	M6
Glenshee 6	nathan04	19/9/15	0	M6
Three reports for St Andrew's Day! No1 An A93 circuit	HalfManHalfTitanium	18/9/15	2	M2
Glenshee Four: plenty of mud, and 50 done	OpenC	30/8/15	1	M4
Anniversary day walk.	teaandpies	29/8/15	3	M6
South Braemar - 60km walked, 10 munros, 1 perfect weekend	andygunn23	15/8/15	12	M10
Glenshee 6 - plus a wee bit more!	JimboJim	13/8/15	10	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
East Glenshee 6	Broggy1	24/7/15	2	M6
24	jac the lassie	19/6/15	1	M8
Glen Shee 6 (minus 1)	mamoset	4/6/15	1	M5
Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	theduckoutofwater	23/5/15	11	M4
Glenshee 6 , Cairn of Claise, Carn an Tuirc, Creag Leacach,	Kenny Monaghan	23/5/15	0	M6
6 snowy Munros - Early Bird at Glenshee	Petr Dakota	25/3/15	23	M6
Carn an Tuirc on a Windy Day	seamus0	7/3/15	0	M1
East Glenshee Six - My first Report!	Happy Snapper	29/7/14	28	M6
Glas Maol circuit	David Lyall	29/7/14	0	M4
Glenshee six	Silverhill	28/7/14	0	M6
Walking on Sunshine	tomyboy73	25/7/14	1	M4
6 Summits in Glenshee bagpiped!	munrobagpiper	16/7/14	3	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
The Glas Maol 4 - Sunshine and lots of the white stuff	GillC	23/11/13	3	M4
9 in Glenshee and a meet with the King to Be	scottishkennyg	20/9/13	24	M9
Tol Tom and Cairn x2	dektasker	8/9/13	1	M4
Glenshee 6	scotdavid63	18/8/13	0	M6
“WEE GUY” ON FIRE - 30 KMS, 11 HRS, 6 MUNROS!	davedanson28	10/8/13	7	M6
Four Munros ..........and a spiffing idea	railton22	6/8/13	1	M4
Meteors over Glenshee	fionamac8	5/8/13	4	M5
A lovely sunny sunday morning :)	CF Trust	21/7/13	0	M1
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
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
Glenshee 9	xpfloyd	2/6/13	9	M9
Sole-Destrying Stroll in Glen Shee	jupe1407	2/6/13	0	M2
Cairnwell 3, Tolmount & Tom Buidhe	gman	16/5/13	2	M6
Tracking a Black Panther, giving up, doing something else	Frogwell	7/5/13	0	M4
East Glenshee Six	weaselmaster	2/5/13	5	M6
No S-Maol Undertaking! Hill Four-apy at Glen Shee	ScottishLeaf	28/4/13	2	M4
Cairn of Claise & Carn an Tuirc	pmallan1	8/2/13	1	M2
Final trip of 2012: Glas half full	laconic surf	29/12/12	4	M2
6 summits from the devil's elbow	paddy_da_mighty_atom	16/12/12	1	M6
Glas Maol Munros circuit	gman	15/11/12	0	M4
Glenshee Dander	crisaitken	11/9/12	0	M4
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
Glas Maol Munros circuit...	Saltire2011	31/7/12	0	M4
Lochnagar 2012	JonAksel	14/7/12	2	M9
Glenshee in the fog!	Keithyboy	3/7/12	1	M6
Tommy Gun on Glas Maol & Creag Leacach	BoyVertiginous	27/5/12	0	M4
Four @ Glenshee on a hot day in May!	mc_lark	26/5/12	4	M4
A warm welcome on the Mounth	old danensian	20/5/12	1	M6
A White Introduction to Bagging + a couple of mishaps!	AndyGerrard	19/5/12	2	M4
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
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
A beautiful winters day...	njcuthbert	28/1/12	1	M4
glenshee four went for 6 nae chance	quoman	12/1/12	0	M4
Carn an Tuirc ...... and then it all went a bit pear-shaped!	Graeme D	6/1/12	16	M1
Glenshee 6, Spider 100 !	spiderwebb	27/12/11	7	M6
Glas Maol with Snowshoes	weedavie	18/12/11	1	M3
Glas Maol	gary	27/11/11	0	M4
8 Munros from Glen Isla, will my feet ever forgive me?	mountaineagle	15/11/11	6	M8C1
Glen Shee - 6 lost Munros	Yipyipcoyote	14/11/11	0	M6
A cold summers day in November	Tomsie	6/11/11	0	M6
Glenshee 9	snowdonia7	9/9/11	4	M9
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
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	howzat	25/7/11	0	M6
Cairnwell Pass to Lochnagar	mrssanta	3/7/11	0	M11
Just shy of 83,but 4 from Glenshee	gammy leg walker	25/6/11	5	M4
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	1	M5
Glenshee Nine	Scotshiker	14/5/11	0	M9
My first wild camp with a wander round Glen Ey & Glenshee	rockhopper	29/4/11	8	M14
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
Glenshee 6.	Bluelungbutter	25/7/10	1	M6
Glas Maol Circuit on a Mountain Bike?	DJG78	23/7/10	0	M4
Carn an Tuirc, Cairn of Claise, Glas Maol, Creag Leacach	zug33	19/6/10	1	M4
glenshee 9	danrun	19/6/10	0	M9
Up a gear in Glenshee	fingeez	10/4/10	0	M4
Glenshee to Invercauld via Lochnagar (Ski Tour)	M_K_Hubbert	10/3/10	6	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 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
Midwinter Wander Daylight Challenge	Lipeshends	30/12/00	2	M4
East of the Devil`s Elbow	Benaden887	19/9/92	0	M6

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