White Mounth Munros (Lochnagar Circuit) –
Cairngorms National Park
💧 Water sources: Yes – burns, corrie streams, and loch outflows throughout
🚴 Bike & Hike: No
🏕️ Wild camp: Yes
🏊 Wild swim: Yes – lochans and burns in corries below the plateau
A major Cairngorms plateau circuit linking five Munros on the White Mounth massif. Expect long distance, sustained high-level walking, and broad rocky terrain with frequent route-finding across domed summits and corrie rims.
(Munro) Lochnagar – Càrn a’ Choire Bhig (Cac Càrn Beag) 1155m
Lat, Long 56.959982, -3.246435
OS Grid Ref NO243861
(Munro) Càrn a’ Choire Bhoidheach 1110m
Lat, Long 56.94533, -3.273892
OS Grid Ref NO226845
(Munro) Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr 1047m
Lat, Long 56.943229, -3.303409
OS Grid Ref NO208843
(Munro) Càrn Bannoch 1012m
Lat, Long 56.9273, -3.27985
OS Grid Ref NO222852
(Munro) Broad Cairn 998m
Lat, Long 56.918618, -3.249984
OS Grid Ref NO240815
18 miles | 11–12 hours | bog*** | hike****
deer stalking enquiries: 01339 755532 / 01339 742556
Conditions: long high plateau walking, rocky corrie edges, boggy sections between summits, exposure in poor visibility, navigation-heavy in mist
Access notes: commonly started from Spittal of Glenmuick or Glen Doll approaches depending on variation; strong paths into corries before ascending onto open White Mounth plateau
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