Tolmount

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Tolmount looks a fine cone-like peak when seen from Loch Callater; otherwise it is a twin to its close neighbour Tom Buidhe - a simple rounded dome-like upthrust on the wide Mounth plateau.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 958 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Tolmount and Tom Buidhe via Loch Callater

Other routes and challenges

There are several alternative options for climbing Tolmount and its neighbour. One is to start from Glen Doll at the head of Glen Clova, approaching via Jock's Road over Crow Craigies.

Another longer option is to include this pair of Munros with the Glas Maol group of 4, making a total of 6 Munros on an outing from the top of the Cairnwell Pass.

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 Tolmount

There are 7656 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Tolmount. They have contributed 131 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	44	M6
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
Jock's Road to Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	laconic surf	4/9/12	17	M2
Loch Callater wild camp - bike and hike	jimbell21	29/4/19	14	M7
South Braemar - 60km walked, 10 munros, 1 perfect weekend	andygunn23	15/8/15	12	M10
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe from Glen Doll	KatTai	7/5/17	9	M2
Glenshee 6 - plus a wee bit more!	JimboJim	13/8/15	8	M6
Glenshee 9	xpfloyd	2/6/13	8	M9
Glenshee 6, Spider 100 !	spiderwebb	27/12/11	7	M6
A different five Mounth Munros circuit	HalfManHalfTitanium	7/6/21	6	M5
The Glenshee Massif - A weekend of 2 halves	Jaxter	15/4/17	6	M9
Lochnagar the one way round and about	Collaciotach	15/4/14	6	M8
“WEE GUY” ON FIRE - 30 KMS, 11 HRS, 6 MUNROS!	davedanson28	10/8/13	6	M6
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe from Glen Doll	IainG	3/5/12	6	M2
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
Glenshee to Invercauld via Lochnagar (Ski Tour)	M_K_Hubbert	10/3/10	6	M4
6 Munros in a day. Glas Maol Circuit + 2	HighlandHikers	12/6/21	5	M6
Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	theduckoutofwater	23/5/15	5	M4
8 Munros from Glen Isla, will my feet ever forgive me?	mountaineagle	15/11/11	5	M8C1
The Long Man of Lochnagar	weaselmaster	12/9/21	4	M11
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
Four @ Glenshee on a hot day in May!	mc_lark	26/5/12	4	M4
Of mice and men - Tolmount snatch via Callater Stables	Graeme D	19/5/12	4	M1
A Nine Munro Day	ScottyBoy76	16/8/21	3	M9
White Mounth 5 + Tolmount, Tom Buidhe	ronrubble	25/5/18	3	M7
Anniversary day walk.	teaandpies	29/8/15	3	M6
6 Summits in Glenshee bagpiped!	munrobagpiper	16/7/14	3	M6
Tolmount & Tom Buidhe from Glen Doll	mountainboy12	29/6/13	3	M2
East Glenshee Six	weaselmaster	2/5/13	3	M6
Tolmount & Tom Buidhe....the bog fest	ChrisW	10/10/11	3	M2
Loch Callater Bothy - Stretch vs. The Mouse	Stretch	11/10/10	3	M2
Glee at the ‘Shee: On Cloud 9!	Craig 7483	31/7/21	2	M9
Five out of six	martin1909	6/9/20	2	M5
A round of 4 in Glenshee	KatTai	31/7/20	2	M4
Tom Buidhe and Tolmount from Glen Isla	AndreasG	19/11/17	2	M2
Lochnagar Tops	weaselmaster	23/6/17	2	M7
Wildcamp and 4 Eastern Glenshee munros	jwramsay	27/5/17	2	M3
Mountain Madness - 11 Munros Over 36 Hours	Renegade Scot	14/8/16	2	M11
In the Clova - four hills and a pointless bivvi	2manyYorkies	27/6/16	2	M4
Glas Maol Circut + 2 and Little Glas Maol	jamesb63	4/10/15	2	M6
A Lovely Angus Top - Crow Craigies.	cmarcol	21/10/14	2	M1
Sneaking in a couple of Munros before the Autumn Storms hit	railton22	14/9/13	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
Tolmount & Tom Buidhe from Glen Doll - A Sunburned bogfest	jupe1407	19/5/13	2	M2
Cairnwell 3, Tolmount & Tom Buidhe	gman	16/5/13	2	M6
Lochnagar 2012	JonAksel	14/7/12	2	M9
Glenshee 9	snowdonia7	9/9/11	2	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
My longest trek yet- 4 from Glen Doll	nathan79	23/7/11	2	M4
Midwinter Wander Daylight Challenge	Lipeshends	30/12/00	2	M4
The lost Swordsman of Tolmount	BlackPanther	14/8/21	1	M2
Need to get to 40 before I go back to school (No, not me).	johnscot55	8/8/20	1	M2
Three Munros from Glen Callater	Izhar	26/8/17	1	M2
White Mounth circuit with Tom Bhudhe and Tolmount	terminalsump	31/5/17	1	M7
Tom Buidhe & Tolmount from Glen Doll	StevieC	9/10/16	1	M2
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
Glen Doll 6 a Sunday Stroll	scoob999	30/11/14	1	M6
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	David Lyall	1/6/14	1	M2
Tol Tom and Cairn x2	dektasker	8/9/13	1	M4
Tolmount, Tom Buidhe & Mayar.	Hillwalker and Her	2/3/13	1	M3
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
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
Me, Chris and Tolmount	neilfowlie	15/5/11	1	M1
Glenshee 6.	Bluelungbutter	25/7/10	1	M6
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
One miserable day near Glenshee.	Cameronm	6/1/19	0	M7
The Lochnagar Loop!	Cricket	4/6/18	0	M6
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	Coop	8/10/17	0	M4
Five Munros, countless animals, and one unexpected find	zatapathique	24/5/17	0	M5
Lost and never found again	zatapathique	23/5/17	0	M2
Cairn of Claise Tom Buidhe plateau explored	U059361	24/8/16	0	M3
Glen Shee East Munros	Jokester	14/8/16	0	M6
Appropriate discretion for 3 Hot, wintery Munroes	Markie208	30/4/16	0	M3
Glenshee 6	nathan04	19/9/15	0	M6
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
Glenshee six	Silverhill	28/7/14	0	M6
Glen Callater Munros	jonathan - norfolk	10/7/14	0	M4
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
The Tolmount - and then some	Driftwood	12/6/13	0	M4C1
Glenshee Dander	crisaitken	11/9/12	0	M4
Tom Buidhe & Tolmount from Glen Doll	gacameron	21/7/12	0	M2
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe via Loch Callater	tomcar	2/6/12	0	M2
Glenshee 6	dougcurtis	30/3/12	0	M6
Glenshee 6	thand	10/3/12	0	M6
glenshee four went for 6 nae chance	quoman	12/1/12	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
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
6 MUNROS	Narihena	2/4/11	0	M6
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
A Windy Winter Wonderland at the Cairnwell Pass	fingeez	5/2/11	0	M3
Tolmount, Tom Buidhe and a lot of grovelling	Merry-walker	24/9/10	0	M2
glenshee 9	danrun	19/6/10	0	M9
Munro-Monster on Tm Buidhe, Tolmount & Carn an't Sagairt Mor	kevsbald	14/10/09	0	M3
Glenshee 6 in a day!	munrowalker	14/6/09	0	M6
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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