Càrn na Caim

Càrn na Caim is the more northerly of the two Munros on the wide plateau guarding the east side of the Drumochter Pass. The approach to the summit is boggy but the views are better than might be imagined.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 941 metres

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Routes and maps

Càrn na Caim and A' Bhuidheanach Bheag from Drumochter

Other routes and challenges

The route given above is the shortest and most straightforward. The vast, undulating plateau makes many different and lengthy cross-country excursions possible.

Open summit panorama

Users' walk reports for Càrn na Caim

There are 11844 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Càrn na Caim. They have contributed 112 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
"I've got a really good idea"...Drumochter massif	Jaxter	30/3/16	18	M6
I actually enjoyed these two...	KatTai	30/5/18	17	M2
East of the A9 - they can’t be that bad?	JWCW2014	6/11/22	12	M2
Gusty and hazy! Drumochter round: 7 Munros, 33 miles, 11 hrs	goingforawii	23/2/19	10	M7
Whiteouts & Walking in the Dark!!	dooterbang	17/12/11	10	M3
Drumochter 7 and The Sow of Atholl	rockhopper	28/5/11	9	M7C1
Post-Mànran: The Dalwhinnie/Pitlochry Bucket List	Craiging619	2/7/23	8	M2F1
Reaching my 150 M with inversion from East Drumochter hills	Petr Dakota	31/3/16	8	M2
10% completed	Wandering_Aussie	30/10/25	7	M2
It's a choice! - Two Munros in Sauwetter / hondenweer	zatapathique	29/5/25	7	M2
East Drumochter 2 - worked out just right today	SteadyAway	27/5/24	7	M2
A Nonet of Cairngorms	jigglybones	31/5/23	7	M9C1
Not again. Hill Rehab 2021	johnscot55	9/6/21	7	M2
Like a Hurricane	weaselmaster	13/11/22	6	M3F1
The Three East Dalwhinnie Munros	steverabone	11/7/12	6	M3
Carn na Caim,Then hame(nae tick)Life after stretch	gammy leg walker	4/12/11	6	M1
Panther's alternative routes: Carn na Caim backwards	BlackPanther	25/5/26	5	M1
The other side of Drumochter	nigheandonn	24/8/25	5	M2
Whiteout Weekender! - Starring Creag Meagaidh	weaselmaster	16/3/13	5	M5
Carn na Caim, A'Bhuidheanach Bheag & 2 Deleted Munros	foggieclimber	28/4/12	5	M2
Snow Fun when you want More but get what you Caim for anyway	tomyboy73	4/12/11	5	M1
Drumochter Pair for a Full House	scribe64	9/5/25	4	M2
socks & sandals	Grisu	31/7/23	4	M2
Glorious winter conditions on the east side of Drumochter	Kev R	7/3/22	4	M2
Carn Na Caim & Co	Coutts94	16/11/20	4	M2
Carn na Caim & A'Bhuidheanach Bheag from Dalwhinnie	howzat	11/8/12	4	M2
A'Bhuidheanach Bheag and Carn na Caim from Dalnaspidal	John Burgess	8/11/09	4	M2
Skies in flux, emotions in motion	k traverses	7/3/26	3	M2
Drumochter hills by public transport and with wildcamp	Pken84	17/4/23	3	M2
Another Alder Adventure	weaselmaster	13/5/18	3	M7
A'Bhuidheanach Bheag	seamus0	1/4/18	3	M2
Could have done with Snow Shoes	Beaner001	27/2/16	3	M2
A Bleak Outing to Carn na Caim	jupe1407	12/2/16	3	M1
Following the fence of doom towards 2 Drumochter Munros	Mountainlove	17/5/14	3	M2
1/2 in the sunshine	mountainboy12	26/12/13	3	M2
Fitness Test, Peat-HAG Hell, Gaiters a Must!	The Rodmiester	4/10/12	3	M2
Munros Two Hundred and Seventy Seven and Seventy Eight	Chris Henshall	30/5/26	2	M2
East Drumochter Munros in snow	Flealarob	14/11/25	2	M2
DRUMOCHTER EAST: A'BHUIDHEANACH BHEAG & CARN NA CAIM	Bonxie1	8/4/25	2	M2
The Fast, The Slow & The Mountains - Sun, snow & scenery!	Meiklie Mist	18/11/24	2	M2
Duo at Dal-whinnie was Neigh Bother	Craig 7483	16/7/21	2	M2
Caim and gone	martin1909	7/11/20	2	M1
An un-Munro like Munro	Bmg99	1/8/20	2	M2
Weasel's Appointment with the Lancet's Edge	weaselmaster	27/9/15	2	M7
Vague and Vaguer...	bobble_hat_kenny	17/8/14	2	M2
Expecting a little snow,but not this much.	JB likes a beer	18/11/12	2	M2
I'm just a Panther... get me out of here!!	BlackPanther	17/12/11	2	M2
Carn na Caim - winter wonderland	Redrock	28/2/11	2	M2
Carn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag, Drumochter	Myth	9/6/08	2	M2
Nearly lost my dog on his first Munro & it was my fault	dogplodder	10/6/06	2	M4
Sunny Dalnacardoch Circuit 6	SunnyAdventure	27/8/26	1	M2C2
Cuaich to Dalnaspidal via the East Drumochter Munros	go spazieren	24/4/26	1	M2
Carn na Caim	litljortindan	8/8/23	1	M1
Mountains from Dalwhinnie, April 2023	Christopher Pulman	1/4/23	1	M8C2F1
A November sun	PaulAgnew	9/12/21	1	M2
Splendid isolation in the Cairngorms	jdloki	12/7/21	1	M2
A Dalwhinnie Double - Carn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag	StevieC	2/8/20	1	M2
Completing the Drumochter 6 - Tent, Compass and Whisky	andygunn23	15/6/17	1	M6
Easter weekend, first trip to Scotland 2016	martin.h	25/3/16	1	M3
Could Cairney come a cropper on Carn na Caim? #141	GillC	4/4/15	1	M2
Carn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag	SecretSquirrel	21/3/15	1	M2
A week around Tilt and Drumochter	simon-b	23/3/14	1	M9
East Drumochter 3	gman	24/4/13	1	M3
Cuaich, Caim and Gaick	weedavie	11/12/12	1	M2
50+ at 30 Part 4: A9 idiocy	SMRussell	25/3/12	1	M2
Quarry, Summit, Quarry, Summit, Quarry	jonny616	15/2/12	1	M2
A good day on some 'dull' hills	Steve B	27/8/11	1	M2
The Drumochter Hills	prophetofdom	15/8/11	1	M3
Drumochter - the drive-up munroes	icemandan	14/8/11	1	M2
Carn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag An Dun corbett	davetherave	13/12/09	1	M2C1
Two munros by Drumochter Pass	Bensc01t	25/9/22	0	M2
Carn na Caim	U059361	19/3/22	0	M1
Carn na Caim	colinwatson	15/7/21	0	M2
No turning back – looping the loop of A’ Bhuidheanach Bheag	Delice	5/6/21	0	M2
Carn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag, Drumochter	ndcknsn	4/8/20	0	M2
East Drumochter 2	stevecm	11/5/19	0	M2
A morning at Dalwhinnie	bacon1981	25/8/18	0	M2
Carn na Caim	seamus0	28/1/18	0	M1
Unfinished business part 1 - Draughty BnB East Drumochter	mrssanta	29/4/17	0	M2
Drumochter hills, A long day out.	bluebird1	22/4/17	0	M3
Drumochter	nathan04	8/7/16	0	M3
A tough initial climb.	NBrooks	7/7/16	0	M2
Carn na Caim A' Bhuidheanach Bheag	Kenny Monaghan	19/3/16	0	M2
Carn na Caim & A' Bhuidheanach Bheag.	JimboJim	20/5/15	0	M2
White out on Carn na Caim & A'Bhuidheanach Bheag	AlexFrood	11/2/15	0	M2
sneaky wee one	donnaryan69	23/11/14	0	M1
Delightful Drumochter Day	Silverhill	9/6/14	0	M2
Wee Day Out In Drumochter	Backpacker	26/4/14	0	M2
Carn na Caim & A' Bhuidheanach	Stuart Angus	24/11/12	0	M2
Carn na Caim & A Bhuidheanach	dogjake	14/10/12	0	M2
Two munros, four explosions.	railton22	10/10/12	0	M2
A windy day on the plateau East of Drumochter	Frigate	30/9/12	0	M2
Carn na Caim & A’ Bhuidheanach Bheag	Philwalker	2/9/12	0	M2
I Carn na Caim - and conquered too.	old danensian	2/9/12	0	M2
Glen Strathfarrar Munros	David Lyall	3/8/12	0	M5
7 Munroes and a pig	whiteburn	4/7/12	0	M7C1
Dreichit in Drumochter	basscadet	26/2/12	0	M3
Whiteout at Drumochter	fipriestley	11/2/12	0	M2
Carn na Caim	Team Chisholm	5/2/12	0	M1
A'BHUIDHEANACH BHEAG CARN NA CAIM	quoman	3/12/11	0	M2
And now for something completely different....:(	PeteR	14/11/11	0	M2
Tyre blow-out cuts 3 down to 2	iainwatson	29/8/11	0	M2
A' Bhuidheanach Bheag & Carn na Caim from Balsporran	JonetCol	23/8/11	0	M2
48/49. Carn a Caim & A'Bhuidheanach Bheag	DJG78	19/7/11	0	M2
Carn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Beag	pigeon	24/1/11	0	M2
Carn na Caim & A' Bhuidheanach Bheag	andrewdoggett	23/1/11	0	M2
First winter chill in Drumochter	gammy leg walker	29/8/10	0	M2
A'Bhuidheanach Beag, Carn na Caim.	David Thomson	9/7/10	0	M2
Eastern Drumochter Hills	peggy610	22/5/10	0	M2
Carn na Caim	tmobyrne	17/1/10	0	M2
Found the only cloud in Scotland at Drumochter	sloosh	11/12/09	0	M2
Carn na Caim before the storm	kevsbald	19/1/09	0	M1

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