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Photographs, route description and map of Ben Macdui

 in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland


River Dee from Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

River Dee from Ben Macdui

Ben Macdui  is the highest mountain in the Cairngorms

 and the second highest in the United Kingdom

after
Ben Nevis



Lui Water

Lui Water




Derry Lodge

Derry Lodge




Glen Lui

Glen Lui




Glen Lui

Glen Lui




Glen Lui

Glen Lui





Glen Lui

Glen Lui





Ben Macdui above Loch Etchachan in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Ben Macdui above Loch Etchachan





Ben Macdui above Loch Etchachan in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Ben Macdui above Loch Etchachan





Loch Etchachan in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Loch Etchachan

 with Beinn Mheadhoin on right





Loch Etchachan in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Loch Etchachan

with Beinn Mheadhoin on right







The plateau of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

The plateau of the Cairngorms





Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Ben Macdui





Lairig Ghru between Cairntoul and Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Lairig Ghru

between Cairntoul and Ben Macdui

in the Cairngorms






Lairig Ghru through the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Lairig Ghru

through the Cairngorm Mountains


from Carn a' Mhaim






Beinn Bhrotain, The Devil's Point, Carn Toul and Sgor an Lochain Uaine from Carn a'Mhaime

  Beinn Bhrotain, The Devil's Point, Carn Toul

and Sgor an Lochain Uaine

from Carn a'Mhaim







Carn a' Mhaim from Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Carn a' Mhaim ( 3402ft, 1037m ) from Ben Macdui

Carn a' Mhaim forms one of the two long ridges
that radiate south from
Ben Macdhui;
it is the only significant ridge walk
 in the Cairngorms.






Carn a' Mhaim in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Carn a' Mhaim

The mountain stands at the entrance

 of the Lairig Ghru pass




Derry Cairngorm from Carn a' Mhaim in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Derry Cairngorm

from Carn a' Mhaim






Ben Macdui from Derry Cairngorm in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Ben Macdui

from Derry Cairngorm




Ben Macdui from Derry Cairngorm in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Ben Macdui

from Derry Cairngorm




Ben Macdui from Derry Cairngorm

Ben Macdui

from Derry Cairngorm






Ben Macdui from Cairntoul

Ben Macdui

from 
Cairntoul





Ben Macdui from Braeriach in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

 Ben Macdui

 above Lairig Ghru

from Braeriach






Derry Cairngorm from Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Derry Cairngorm

from Ben Macdui





Trig Point on summit of Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Trig Point

on summit of Ben Macdui




Trig Point on summit of Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Trig Point

on summit of Ben Macdui






Trig Point on summit of Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Trig Point on summit of Ben Macdui

Angel's Peak ( Sgor an Lochain Uaine )

and Cairntoul in background





Trig Point on summit of Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Trig Point on summit of Ben Macdui

Angel's Peak ( Sgor an Lochain Uaine )

and Cairntoul in background






Ben Macdui from Braeriach in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Ben Macdui

from
Braeriach




Cairntoul and Angel's Peak from Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Cairntoul,

Angel's Peak ( Sgor an Lochain Uaine )

 and Braeriach

from Ben Macdui






Braeriach from Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Braeriach

from Ben Macdui






Route Map for Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Route Map for Ben Macdui




Route Map for Ben Macdui in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Route Map for Ben Macdui




BEN MACDUI - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:

Location: Cairngorms
Map: OS Landranger 36 ( GR 990 060 )
Distance: 10 miles / 16km
Time: 5.5 hours
Terrain: mountain paths

When the days are longer there's ample time for this splendid high-level walk across the Cairngorm plateau to the summit of Britain's second-highest mountain. Although the walk is fairly straightforward, the terrain becomes featureless in cloud and mist, meaning you can easily get lost unless prepared. So, although a map, a compass and navigational skills are essential, you're best to embark on this walk on a fine day, when you can fully appreciate the grandeur of the surroundings.
Starting at Cairn Gorm Mountain Ski Centre, leave the car park in the far south-west corner and pick up a path that contours around the hillside. Take the low path where it forks and cross the burn by stepping stones. On the other side stay on the main path, ignoring one off to the left, and continue gradually uphill onto the long ridge of Miadan Creag an Leth-chain. This rises up the side of cliff-backed Coire an Lochain, then around the western flanks of Cairn Lochan to cross the watershed between two tiny pools, Lochan Buidhe feeds Loch A‘an to the east and the lochan at the head of the March Burn drops steeply west into the great defile of the Lairig Ghru pass. The broad summit dome of Ben Macdui ( 1309m ) now rises ahead and after joining another path coming in from the east you soon reach this tremendous viewpoint.
Return to where the paths meet, then take the path that veers north-east around Lochan Buidhe and traverse the eastern flanks of Cairn Lochan to a col. Climb over Stob Coire an t-Sneachcla, then continue to the cairn at the head of the Fiacaill a' Choire Chais ridge and follow it down back to the ski centre. You could also tackle the summit of Cairn Gorm itself with a descent down the good path on its north shoulder.





Cairn Lochan in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Cairn Lochan





Map and Route Description for Cairn Lochan circuit in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Map and Route Description for Cairn Lochan circuit




Map and Route Description for Cairn Lochan and Ben Macdui circuit in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Map and Route Description for Carn a' Mhaim and Ben Macdui circuit





Map of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland


Map of the Cairngorm Mountains

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