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Aberdeenshire
Braemar

Cairn of Claise summit – Summit of Carn an Tuirc loop from Crathie

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United Kingdom
Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Braemar

Cairn of Claise summit – Summit of Carn an Tuirc loop from Crathie

Hard

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Cairn of Claise summit – Summit of Carn an Tuirc loop from Crathie

08:09

25.4km

1,080m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: November 16, 2025

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Cairngorms National Park

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120 m

Callater Stables Bothy

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Small bothy with two rooms: one dormitory with four bunk beds for eight walkers/bikers. No fireplace in the bothy, but there is a pit toilet in the next building. Bring your own toilet paper, just in case!

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441 m

Loch Callater

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A freshwater, upland loch, surrounded by steep hills.

Home of freshwater fish, such as trout, salmon and eels.

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810 m

Path after this point is hard to identify!

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7.42 km

Cairn of Claise summit

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Cairn of Claise is a 3,491-foot (1,064 m) Munro in the Scottish Highlands. The summit of Cairn of Claise offers wonderful views over the Mounth.

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7.43 km

Old County Boundary Wall

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This stretches as far as I could see in both directions, right over the summit! Must have been some fights over this hill 🤣

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12.3 km

Tom Buidhe Summit

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Tom Buidhe is a 3,140-foot (957 m) Munro in the Scottish Highlands. It's the smallest of the six Munros that make up a natural circuit, east of the Glenshee Ski …

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19.0 km

Summit of Carn an Tuirc

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Carn an Tuirc is a 1,019m Munro mountain in the Scottish Highlands. This was the last Munro of a circuit of 6 that we climbed back in early June 2019. The mountain has a broad stony top.

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25.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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13.0 km

12.4 km

Surfaces

11.8 km

8.33 km

5.20 km

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