An Sgarsoch & Carn an Fhidhleir –
South Cairngorms
💧 Water sources: Yes – burns and rivers in glens and corries
🚴 Bike & Hike: Yes – long estate track approach suitable in sections
🏕️ Wild camp: Yes
🏊 Wild swim: Yes – river pools and remote corrie water sources
A very remote Cairngorms outlier pair with a long, committing approach over estate tracks and open moorland before reaching broad, lonely summit ridges. Distance and isolation are the main factors here rather than technical difficulty.
(Munro) An Sgarsoch 1006m
Lat, Long 56.931418, -3.754918
OS Grid Ref NN933836
(Munro) Carn an Fhidhleir (Carn Ealar) 994m
Lat, Long 56.936127, -3.802805
OS Grid Ref NN904805
26 miles | 11–12 hours | bog** | hike****
deer stalking enquiries: 01796 481740 / 01796 481355
Conditions: long remote approach, boggy moorland sections, exposed plateau ridges, significant distance between summits
Access notes: typically approached from Glen Ey / Linn of Dee side, estate tracks used for initial mileage before committing to high ground; navigation important due to remoteness and repetitive terrain
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