An Socach –
South Cairngorms
💧 Water sources: Yes – burns and streams throughout approach
🚴 Bike & Hike: Yes – estate tracks suitable in sections
🏕️ Wild camp: Yes
🏊 Wild swim: Yes – river pools and small lochans nearby
A quieter and more straightforward Cairngorm Munro with a long rolling approach across open moorland and broad grassy slopes leading to a wide summit plateau.
(Munro) An Socach 944m
Lat, Long 56.901326, -3.513766
OS Grid Ref NO079799
10 miles | 5–6 hours | bog** | hike**
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Conditions: rolling moorland terrain, boggy sections, exposed upper slopes in poor weather
Access notes: commonly approached from Glen Ey / Glen Clunie area, estate tracks aid lower approach before open hill terrain begins
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