Càrn a’ Mhaim from the Linn of Dee –
Linn of Dee
💧 Water sources: Yes – drinking water access from burns and streams
🚴 Bike & Hike: Yes
🏕️ Wild camp: Yes
🏊 Wild swim: Yes – river pools along the Dee
🏡 Bothy: Available
(57.0189622, -3.5796443)
A long approach route through Deeside with estate tracks suitable for biking before a steady climb onto the broad ridge of Càrn a’ Mhaim, offering expansive views toward Ben Macdui and the central Cairngorms.
(Munro) Càrn a’ Mhaim 1037m
Lat, Long 57.03605, -3.659319
OS Grid Ref NN994951
14 miles | 6–7 hours | bog*** | hike***
no deer stalking
Conditions: boggy sections beyond estate tracks, steady sustained climb, exposed ridge terrain in poor weather
Access notes: typically started from Linn of Dee, bike useful on lower estate-track approach, bothy accessible on approach routes before higher ground begins
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