Tom Buidhe

Tom Buidhe is a featureless dome-like upswelling on the vast Mounth plateau, looking nothing like a mountain from any direction. It is nearly always climbed with its neighbour Tolmount, and can be ascended from Glen Callater, Glen Doll or from the Cairnwell Pass.

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Region: Cairngorms

Altitude: 957 metres

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Routes and maps

Tolmount and Tom Buidhe via Loch Callater

Other routes and challenges

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

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.

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Users' walk reports for Tom Buidhe

There are 13317 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Tom Buidhe. They have contributed 149 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	38	M14
East Glenshee Six - My first Report!	Happy Snapper	29/7/14	30	M6
Loch Callater wild camp - bike and hike	jimbell21	29/4/19	27	M7
6 snowy Munros - Early Bird at Glenshee	Petr Dakota	25/3/15	24	M6
9 in Glenshee and a meet with the King to Be	scottishkennyg	20/9/13	24	M9
Jock's Road out of lockdown: Tolmount and pals	bobble_hat_kenny	4/7/20	22	M4
Jock's Road to Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	laconic surf	4/9/12	22	M2
6 Munros in a day. Glas Maol Circuit + 2	HighlandHikers	12/6/21	21	M6
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe from Glen Doll	KatTai	7/5/17	17	M2
Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	theduckoutofwater	23/5/15	15	M4
South Braemar - 60km walked, 10 munros, 1 perfect weekend	andygunn23	15/8/15	12	M10
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe from Glen Doll	IainG	3/5/12	11	M2
Glenshee 6 - plus a wee bit more!	JimboJim	13/8/15	10	M6
Glenshee 9	xpfloyd	2/6/13	10	M9
My first wild camp with a wander round Glen Ey & Glenshee	rockhopper	29/4/11	8	M14
The White Mounth Munros + 2 extras (7 munros !)	lb90	14/8/24	7	M7
A different five Mounth Munros circuit	HalfManHalfTitanium	7/6/21	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
Jocks Road- Tomount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	jester	24/3/11	7	M3
Glenshee XI	Gareth M	20/6/26	6	M11
Full House	Grisu	16/7/25	6	M6
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe via Càrn an Tuirc	Westie7	11/10/21	6	M4
The Glenshee Massif - A weekend of 2 halves	Jaxter	15/4/17	6	M9
My first solo walk and three more in the bag	rachelbairdhall	12/9/14	6	M3
Lochnagar the one way round and about	Collaciotach	15/4/14	6	M8
8 Munros from Glen Isla, will my feet ever forgive me?	mountaineagle	15/11/11	6	M8C1
East Glenshee SIx in summer	thebonnydooner	17/7/25	5	M6
Calm before the storm	johnbythell	19/10/24	5	M4
High Camp en route to Tom Buidhe and Tolmount	scribe64	19/9/22	5	M2
A long overdue Cairngorm backpack	Stevekerr188	23/9/21	5	M14
The Long Man of Lochnagar	weaselmaster	12/9/21	5	M11
Tolmount & Tom Buidhe from Glen Doll	mountainboy12	29/6/13	5	M2
East Glenshee Six	weaselmaster	2/5/13	5	M6
Glenshee 4: First solo munros	Dander and explore	15/6/26	4	M4
Tolmount, Tom Buidhe and Cairn an Tuirc from Auchallater	gld73	24/7/25	4	M3
Tom Buidhe and Tolmount from Cairnwell Pass with Kids	WalkingWithKids	19/6/25	4	M2
Loch Callater duo + extra	ChelseaMurray	29/9/24	4	M3
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	litljortindan	7/9/23	4	M2
Well Trodden Route With a Royal Twist	Gordie12	28/8/23	4	M7
Tom Buidhe and Tolmount from Glen Isla	AndreasG	19/11/17	4	M2
In the Clova - four hills and a pointless bivvi	2manyYorkies	27/6/16	4	M4
Meteors over Glenshee	fionamac8	5/8/13	4	M5
Four @ Glenshee on a hot day in May!	mc_lark	26/5/12	4	M4
Glenshee 9	snowdonia7	9/9/11	4	M9
Glenshee 4 - My annual target achieved in August!	BlackPanther	20/8/11	4	M4
Loch Callater Bothy - Stretch vs. The Mouse	Stretch	11/10/10	4	M2
Munros Two Hundred and Forty Six to Fifty One	Chris Henshall	1/6/23	3	M6
A Nine Munro Day	ScottyBoy76	16/8/21	3	M9
Glee at the ‘Shee: On Cloud 9!	Craig 7483	31/7/21	3	M9
An icy end to lockdown; routes from Braemar in the snow	Christopher Pulman	1/5/21	3	M13
White Mounth 5 + Tolmount, Tom Buidhe	ronrubble	25/5/18	3	M7
Lochnagar Tops	weaselmaster	23/6/17	3	M7
Anniversary day walk.	teaandpies	29/8/15	3	M6
East Glenshee 6	Broggy1	24/7/15	3	M6
Glenshee 6 , Cairn of Claise, Carn an Tuirc, Creag Leacach,	Kenny Monaghan	23/5/15	3	M6
6 Summits in Glenshee bagpiped!	munrobagpiper	16/7/14	3	M6
Tying up some loose ends - Cairn of Claise & Tom Buidhe	Graeme D	10/8/12	3	M2
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe via Loch Callater	tomcar	2/6/12	3	M2
Tolmount & Tom Buidhe....the bog fest	ChrisW	10/10/11	3	M2
The Fast, The Slow & The Mountains - Tolmount & Tom Buidhe	Meiklie Mist	28/6/26	2	M2
Tom Bhuide	thedeesidedon	21/6/25	2	M1
Glas Maol plus Tom Buidhe and Tolmount	Jobbo	31/8/24	2	M6
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
Five out of six	martin1909	6/9/20	2	M5
A round of 4 in Glenshee	KatTai	31/7/20	2	M4
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
Glas Maol Circut + 2 and Little Glas Maol	jamesb63	4/10/15	2	M6
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	David Lyall	1/6/14	2	M2
Sneaking in a couple of Munros before the Autumn Storms hit	railton22	14/9/13	2	M2
Tol Tom and Cairn x2	dektasker	8/9/13	2	M4
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
Glas Maol Munros with Tolmount & Tom Buidhe	SMRussell	24/8/11	2	M6
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
Some More Old Pals	Gordie12	20/4/23	1	M7
3 Munros in one day	The Newbee	3/4/23	1	M3
Need to get to 40 before I go back to school (No, not me).	johnscot55	8/8/20	1	M2
One miserable day near Glenshee.	Cameronm	6/1/19	1	M7
Tolmount and Tom Buidhe	Coop	8/10/17	1	M4
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
Douglas R's Compleation	Alcorf	29/8/15	1	M2
24	jac the lassie	19/6/15	1	M8
Glen Shee 6 (minus 1)	mamoset	4/6/15	1	M5
Glen Doll 6 a Sunday Stroll	scoob999	30/11/14	1	M6
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
Glenshee 5 - 1 car	JonetCol	17/5/11	1	M5
Glenshee 6.	Bluelungbutter	25/7/10	1	M6
Munro-Monster on Tm Buidhe, Tolmount & Carn an't Sagairt Mor	kevsbald	14/10/09	1	M3
Munros from Auchallater	chazzyboy19	22/8/23	0	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
Six Hungry Mounths to Feed	Craiging619	21/7/17	0	M6
Five Munros, countless animals, and one unexpected find	zatapathique	24/5/17	0	M5
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
Two Deer	ancancha	23/6/15	0	M3
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
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
Carn an Tuirc, Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise	neilfowlie	5/6/11	0	M3
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
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
Glenshee 6 in a day!	munrowalker	14/6/09	0	M6
East of the Devil`s Elbow	Benaden887	19/9/92	0	M6

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