Glas Maol Circuit (Cairnwell Pass Munros) –
Glenshee
💧 Water sources: Yes – burns and wet flushes on plateau and corrie edges
🚴 Bike & Hike: No
🏕️ Wild camp: Limited – exposed high plateau terrain
🏊 Wild swim: Yes – small lochans and burns in corries
A broad, high plateau circuit linking four Munros above the Cairnwell Pass. The route is mostly straightforward underfoot but involves long sections of exposed, rolling terrain with minimal shelter and frequent navigation between domed summits.
(Munro) Carn na Tuirc 1019m
Lat, Long 56.907608, -3.358004
OS Grid Ref NO174804
(Munro) Cairn of Claise 1064m
Lat, Long 56.893433, -3.339432
OS Grid Ref NO185788
(Munro) Glas Maol 1068m
Lat, Long 56.872457, -3.368214
OS Grid Ref NO167765
(Munro) Creag Leacach 987m
Lat, Long 56.85426, -3.388869
OS Grid Ref NO154745
12 miles | 6–8 hours | bog** | hike***
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Conditions: high exposed plateau, boggy sections between tops, generally good visibility required in poor weather, rolling terrain rather than technical climbing
Access notes: typically started from Cairnwell Pass / Glenshee ski area, well-used hill paths and tracks link the Munros in a circular route over the plateau
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