Lochnagar

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Lochnagar is one of the most celebrated of the Munros, a pointed summit rising high above one of Scotland's most beautiful corries. It was also featured in a poem by Lord Byron, ending with the following lines:

England thy beauties are tame and domestic
To one who has roved on the mountains afar
Oh! For the crags that are wild and magestic
The steep frowning glories of dark Lochnagar.

You have not climbed Lochnagar.

Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 1156 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Lochnagar from Spittal of Glenmuick

The White Mounth Munros round

Other routes and challenges

The two routes given are by far the most popular options today.

A traditional alternative is to begin from Auchallater in Glen Clunie, heading up towards Loch Callater and then following the old pony path that skirts round Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr en route to the summit.

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 Cuidhe Crom

There are 15627 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Lochnagar. They have contributed 220 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
Basil Faulty goes walkabout at Lochnagar	scoob999	19/11/11	50	M6
Lochnagar Dawn	Alastair S	2/7/11	39	M1
Long circular from Cairnwell: 14 Munros, 39 miles, 12 hours	goingforawii	25/8/18	35	M14
Loch Callater wild camp - bike and hike	jimbell21	29/4/19	20	M7
80mph winds+snow storms+sunshine=5 Munros!!	dooterbang	3/12/11	18	M5
Lochnagar, 5 Munros 32 km circle - Effort rewarded !	Petr Dakota	8/3/15	16	M5
Tapz On!! Boots Aff!!	pollyh33	23/6/12	16	M5
Dark - imposing! - Lochnagar	EmmaKTunskeen	19/11/17	15	M1
I Used to Climb Mountains...	jester	14/9/18	14	M4
Met a girl on Monday, took her for a drink on Tuesday...	roykemp	23/10/20	13	M1
Lochnagar - Spectacular Sunrise from 1155m	andygunn23	2/8/15	13	M1
Lochnagar - The White Mounth Circuit	SecretSquirrel	5/7/15	12	M5
My first munro	AlyBalyBee	26/6/09	11	M1
A Week in the Cairngorms	johnkaysleftleg	27/7/14	10	M5
Lochnagar Horseshoe	Keithyboy	22/7/12	10	M5
A solo walk and a frosty high camp, White Mounth Munros	widdershins	16/10/20	9	M5
Moments to remember	MilanBohac	30/8/17	9	M10F2
Lochnagar at last!	KatTai	16/8/15	9	M1
A landmark achieved - Lochnagar	ChrisW	20/4/11	8	M1
An auld man on Lochnagar	2manyYorkies	16/5/18	7	M5
Wonderful Lochnagar	Alteknacker	14/4/18	7	M5C1
Lochnagar and more, from Auchallater, What a day!	The Rodmiester	21/3/15	7	M5
White Mounth 5 on a glorious 1st December	GillC	1/12/13	7	M5
Lochnagar	soulminer	12/7/13	7	M1
Lochnagar from the N, The Stuic, Conachcraig & then some!	malky_c	11/7/13	7	M2C1F1
Munros Two Hundred and Forty Eight to Fifty One	Chris Henshall	2/6/23	6	M5
Spectacular Lochnagar and her many satellites	Jaxter	8/8/18	6	M5C1
The dark secret of Lochnagar	BlackPanther	17/6/17	6	M1
A Night on Lochnagar; Solvitur Ambulando	Anne C	11/7/14	6	M1
Lochnagar the one way round and about	Collaciotach	15/4/14	6	M8
Lochnagar munros with Conachcraig - Gammy brought the clag	rockhopper	25/6/11	6	M5C1
Glenshee to Invercauld via Lochnagar (Ski Tour)	M_K_Hubbert	10/3/10	6	M4
The Long Man of Lochnagar	weaselmaster	12/9/21	5	M11
Lochnagar & The White Mounth, Stags, Eagles & Plane Wreckage	Coutts94	22/8/21	5	M5
Lochnagar et al - 5 munros and 1 corbett	gld73	28/6/21	5	M5C1
Solo on a very windy, wintery Lochnagar	Crannogdiver	12/1/17	5	M1
White Mounth - 5 of the Best!	roscoT	4/12/16	5	M5
No Muicking about: halfway!	Silverhill	29/7/14	5	M5
Overnight bivvy up Lochnagar	fionamac8	24/6/13	5	M5
Snowy Lochnagar	GariochTom	31/3/13	5	M1
Wild Windy Wilderness Wonderful White Mounth 5	dektasker	2/9/12	5	M5
Lochnagar 5 bike/hike from Glen Callater	Scott Philp	13/5/23	4	M5
Siblings Go Hiking	ActiveLouise	30/7/21	4	M1
The Beauty of Lochnagar: Family hike & Loch Muick Wildlife	Petr Dakota	14/7/21	4	M1
post Lockdown wintry Lochnagar five	StephenPassmore	1/5/21	4	M5
LOCHNAGAR 5 and 200th munro.	Woodsy Boy	23/2/18	4	M5
Lochnagar and a night at Gelder Shiel	malky_c	28/5/17	4	M1
From crowd to loneliness - Lochnagar on Ascension Day	zatapathique	25/5/17	4	M5C1
O! For the crags that are wild and majestic!	bobble_hat_kenny	27/7/16	4	M5
Lochnagar	Grisu	27/6/16	4	M1
Two-ton, three-day mop-up in the far east	old danensian	10/6/15	4	M7
A traverse of Lochnagar (Spittal of Glenmuick to Crathie)	foggieclimber	2/1/15	4	M1
White Mounth in the wee small hours	colin leeming	27/6/14	4	M5
5 cairns in Lochnagar from Loch Callater	scottishkennyg	20/10/13	4	M5
Even More Old Pals	Gordie12	13/5/23	3	M5C1
Lochnagar	chazzyboy19	19/4/22	3	M1
Lochnagar, the White Mounth, a wild camp and Stuic scramble	alexdw	12/7/21	3	M5
Four summer days in the highlands	Fractral	21/8/20	3	M6C1F1
Lochnagar and Conachcraig for Zena's 2nd birthday!	KatTai	21/7/20	3	M1C1
A lovely autumn walk up Lochnagar	abfielder	21/10/19	3	M1
White Mounth Munros - In Reverse	melissaleslie	7/7/18	3	M5
White Mounth 5 + Tolmount, Tom Buidhe	ronrubble	25/5/18	3	M7
Lochnagar from Spittal of Glen Muick	melissaleslie	12/5/18	3	M1
Lochnagar Tops	weaselmaster	23/6/17	3	M7
Lochnagar 5 +	Broggy1	23/7/15	3	M5C1
White Mounth Munro's from Glen Doll	David Lyall	31/5/14	3	M5
White Mounth Munro's (a.k.a. Lochnagar 5)	bar72	8/9/13	3	M5
The Return, A White Mounth 5 Adventure.	ScottishLeaf	1/6/13	3	M5
Dark Lochnagar, in Stunning September Sunshine	Sabbathstevie	8/9/12	3	M1
Lumping about Lochnagar	ScottishLeaf	21/7/12	3	M2C1
Lochnagar Circular (1st Ever Munro and the next 4!!!)	paulbritish	26/5/12	3	M5
A tramp over the White Mounth	adamarchie	28/2/12	3	M5
White Mounth Munros - Fail. Lochnagar - Pass (just)	Frogwell	12/4/11	3	M1
The Lochnagar Five	Stretch	22/5/10	3	M5
3 White Mounth Munros from Loch Callater	Alastair S	10/4/10	3	M3
White Mounth circular (May 2022)	allyanddave	12/5/22	2	M5
Munro Two Hundred and Eighteen	Chris Henshall	16/11/21	2	M1
White Mounth 5 in glorious weather	Sspaterson	28/8/21	2	M5
Lochnagar	Benaden887	2/8/21	2	M1
Lochnagar and Càrn a' Choire Bhòidheach	cabrown4	23/4/21	2	M2
The Loch Muick Round	teaandpies	6/9/17	2	M5
Majestic Stags and Long Slogs at Lochnagar	willsdad	14/7/17	2	M5
Brothers Unite - White Mounth Circuit	allymacp	16/7/16	2	M5
Lochnagar from Braemar via Glen Callater	MusicalHiker	26/6/16	2	M1
Lochnagar	HalfManHalfTitanium	13/9/15	2	M2
Sunny Monday: Lochnagar and The Stuic via the Dubh Loch	mcbboyd	20/4/15	2	M2
An encounter with two stately deer on Lochnagar	railton22	9/7/14	2	M5
its a bit late but oh well	mountainboy12	31/8/13	2	M5
Bare foot hiking & slippery nipples in the south Cairmgorms	Mountainlove	6/7/13	2	M6
150 on Lochnagar	Ian Bayne	29/6/13	2	M5
Lochnagar in white	AlisonFox66	16/2/13	2	M1
Lochnagar Love...and the White Mounth Munros	shelbyandamonkey	6/10/12	2	M5
Into The White: 8 Get Soakit at Lochnagar	laconic surf	25/8/12	2	M5
Lochnagar 2012	JonAksel	14/7/12	2	M9
Lochnagar on a sunny day.	Les Stuart	15/9/11	2	M1
Lochnagar - back in Munro business	BlackPanther	17/4/11	2	M1
Lochnagar Xmas Eve treat	Alastair S	24/12/10	2	M1
Brilliant Day on the White Mounth Round	ScottyBoy76	27/5/21	1	M5
An icy end to lockdown; routes from Braemar in the snow	Christopher Pulman	1/5/21	1	M13
The long walk of the White Mounth	fourpads	2/10/19	1	M5
Loch Nagar (+4)	ctaylor01	27/5/19	1	M5
White Mounth Munros and Scotland's A-Game	Gstonebanks	30/6/18	1	M5
Lochnagar 3 with return via Dubh Loch	StevieC	24/5/18	1	M3
First Big Dump	dalerodgers	7/12/17	1	M1
Wild, Windy White Mounth.	JimboJim	25/10/17	1	M5
The Long Way Round the White Mounth Munros	Col S	8/10/17	1	M5
Beautiful day on Lochnagar	Melaniet1987	8/7/17	1	M1
How I Stuic around a tempestuous Lochnagar	Driftwood	21/6/17	1	M1
White Mounth circuit with Tom Bhudhe and Tolmount	terminalsump	31/5/17	1	M7
Walking in a cloud	kenny3760	14/9/16	1	M5
Dinosaur spotting in the White Mounth munros	Dhugs	26/8/16	1	M5
5M of Lochnagar in sun, rain, fog and blizzard	Andrea Rosslyn	6/8/16	1	M5
White Mounth Circuit	Hbrannigan	4/7/16	1	M5
2nd failed attempt at Lochnagar	edinburgh36	25/1/16	1	M1
Glorious Lochnagar! & the Loch Muick Munros	Jokester	3/10/15	1	M5
Lochnagar circuit.	mamoset	22/9/14	1	M5
a Bright Polar Star from a Dark Lochnagar	litljortindan	24/7/14	1	M1
White mounth Circuit from Ballater in bust boots	andrewl7642	7/7/14	1	M5
Finishing the Monadh Ruadh	weaselmaster	5/10/13	1	M8C1
White Mounth Circuit - a daunting distance?	pmallan1	21/9/13	1	M5
The White Mounth Circuit - A Nice Round Number	Backpacker	27/7/13	1	M5
Catching the wildlife by surprise on Lochnagar	GariochTom	7/7/13	1	M1
1 Wedding, 5 Munros and hopefully no Funeral	jupe1407	29/6/13	1	M5
Lochnagar from Glen Muick	wandering_mills	22/10/12	1	M1
my 50th before my 40th	alfie	16/9/12	1	M5
Back on the hills	rogers	19/8/12	1	M2
Glorious Lochnagar	howzat	21/7/12	1	M1
Lochnagar 5 + Glas Maol 4 + 2 in a day	Dommie	6/5/12	1	M11
Lochnagar 5	quoman	19/3/12	1	M1
Mountaineagle on Loch Muick with a different take on it.	mountaineagle	1/11/11	1	M5C1
Lochnagar with no rain,no bogs and no mates	pigeon	16/10/11	1	M5
White Mounth,	gary	24/9/11	1	M5
White Mounth Munroes, Glen Muick	snowdonia7	10/9/11	1	M5
High Five @ Lochnagar	andrewdoggett	13/8/11	1	M5
Lochnagar five and the Corbett	Johnny Corbett	6/8/11	1	M5C1
Lochnagar	Stuart Blakeley	5/8/11	1	M5
White Mounth Five-er ..... perhaps!	PeteR	31/7/11	1	M5
The White Mounth Circuit	clivew	30/7/11	1	M5
The White Mounth Five - and a few tops!	Redrock	4/7/11	1	M5
Five in a day around Loch Muick.	porty	23/6/11	1	M5
Lochnagar - 2 sisters (and a boy) take on 5!	mountain-ju-drop	30/5/11	1	M5
Lochnagar 5 - The White Mounth circuit	jwramsay	5/5/11	1	M5
Dark Lochnagar	houdi	24/4/11	1	M2
The White Mounth Munros	Left Behind	22/4/11	1	M5
A walk fit for the royals	joenorris	21/4/11	1	M3
Lochnagar	mike law	10/10/10	1	M1
Loch Muick 5	Dirk_	17/9/10	1	M5
Lochnagar, the White Mounth munros and a compass.	Scotjamie	26/7/10	1	M5
First wild camp by Lochnagar	AndyHall	18/6/10	1	M5
Heavyweight trainning	davetherave	14/5/10	1	M5C1
Lochnagar & Conachcraig come what May - damn you Judith!	Graeme D	1/5/10	1	M1C1
Film of Lochnagar	mackieonthemove	23/8/09	1	M1
Lochnagar Circuit & ticket....	munrowalker	31/7/09	1	M4
North East of Jocks road	Benaden887	5/6/93	1	M5
Lochnagar Loop	Craig 7483	4/9/21	0	M5
Lochnagar	Antollo	29/11/20	0	M1
White Mounth circuit clockwise	Kerspink	5/9/20	0	M5
First Outing - Lochnagar	Sam777	29/6/19	0	M1
Fantastic	Speedylau	30/9/18	0	M1
The white mounth circuit.	bacon1981	21/7/18	0	M5
Dark Lochnagar	U059361	18/7/18	0	M1
The Lochnagar Loop!	Cricket	4/6/18	0	M6
Lochnagar by the long, long route, Invercauld Bridge	desmondo1	27/5/18	0	M2
Hiking with 60 mph winds (with video)	Karl Brobakk	2/10/17	0	M5
lochnagar circuit	Coop	4/10/16	0	M5
A milestone on the Mounth.	martin.h	19/9/16	0	M5
White Mounth Munros, Lochnagar & Midges From Hell.	Renegade Scot	26/8/16	0	M5
Lochnagar	pinkmongoose	13/7/16	0	M1
A Halfway Brilliant Weekend in the 'Gorms	jupe1407	3/6/16	0	M3
A walk in the clouds and no view!	nickiec	13/10/15	0	M1
White Mounth on a PERFECT day to reach 70	jamesb63	10/10/15	0	M5
white mounth munros	nathan04	27/9/15	0	M5
Amazing hot feet	ancancha	9/7/15	0	M5
White Mounth Circuit	Kenny Monaghan	27/6/15	0	M5
Lochnagar	Dave G	17/4/15	0	M1
Glen Callater to Conachraig, back by Dubh loch, Eagles rock	scoob999	23/11/14	0	M3C1
Surprise snow on Lochnagar; late return in darkness!	Crannogdiver	8/11/14	0	M1
White Mounth to Glas Maol	Physicistinboots	26/6/14	0	M11
White Mounth Munros	gman	31/7/13	0	M5
Lochnagar dusk	kev_russ	25/7/13	0	M5
The Lochnagar (Cac Carn Beag) Hills	jonathan - norfolk	22/7/13	0	M5
Wild Camping and the White Mounth	Stingray	30/6/13	0	M5
the white mouth circuit	Leemackay1	3/6/13	0	M5
The White Mounth Circuit - Easier than expected	seamus0	22/9/12	0	M5
lochnagar sprint	madrock289	22/7/12	0	M5
Lochnagar	rosspattullo10	30/6/12	0	M1
Lochnagar	bthom8465	26/5/12	0	M5C1
Lochnagar	neilldrever	5/11/11	0	M1
Lochnagar	paul2610	30/10/11	0	M1
Bitten by the bug - Lochnagar	AndyGerrard	13/10/11	0	M1
White Mounth Munro's, Glen Muick	tomcar	24/9/11	0	M5
Lochnagar	dugred	23/9/11	0	M1
Lochnagar Horseshoe in the Clouds	StoneWaves	6/8/11	0	M5
A LONG DAY	get out and climb	18/7/11	0	M5
Lochnagar	Tomsie	4/7/11	0	M1
Cairnwell Pass to Lochnagar	mrssanta	3/7/11	0	M11
1st Munro - Lochnagar	Saltire2011	18/6/11	0	M1
Lochnagar at last	chrisoff	4/6/11	0	M1
lochnagar from Glendoll Lodge	x66pmc	21/5/11	0	M5
Lochnagar	Akira	15/5/11	0	M1
LOCHNAGAR	EACHANN AN DOIRE	13/5/11	0	M1
Lochnagar	mountainmonkeymike	26/4/11	0	M1
White Mounth Munros	peterpolo	16/4/11	0	M5
Lochnagar - Our first Munro!!	rosalie&matt	15/4/11	0	M1
A great day out up Lochnagar	neilfowlie	10/4/11	0	M2
1st walk report- Lochnagar in the snow	jalopey81	25/1/11	0	M1
Lochnagar 5	csimbad	30/10/10	0	M5
Lochnagar - First Taste of Winter	Styles	24/10/10	0	M1
First of many	samwakehome	14/10/10	0	M1
Lochnagar	monumentgardener	2/9/10	0	M1
Lochnagar	guitarshane	11/7/10	0	M1
Glenshee and Lochnagar Munros	mutter86	12/6/10	0	M5
Lochnagar & Loch Muick circuit	Gable Gable End	16/10/09	0	M1
Lochnagar 2009	sketch	3/10/09	0	M1
Cac Carn Beag (Lochnagar)	Scotshiker	30/8/09	0	M1
Lochnagar & Carn a Choire Bhoidheach	Can 0f Airy	15/5/09	0	M2
Lochnagar: My Second Munro	Alastair S	15/3/09	0	M1
Lochnagar	Rodds1	8/12/08	0	M1
Cac Carn Beag	Rodds1	17/11/08	0	M1
Lochnagar	Derek T	11/10/08	0	M1

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