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Linn of Dee car park
GR: NO063898
From car park head W on track
to White Bridge, cross the bridge
then continue NW on path.2
About 3km after the bridge,
a cairn on the left marks the
start of a path (faint in places)
heading W to the Munro Top of
Carn Cloich-mhuilinn.3
Drop NW from this summit
and then climb to the twin
cairns of Beinn Bhrotain.Beinn Bhrotain & Monadh Mor
Cairngorms SCOTLAND
36km/22.5 miles/9-10 hours
Ascent 1130m/3700ft^2
THE DEE was in benign
mood, a softly whispering
companion as I walked
along the track to White
Bridge on my way to another
encounter with the western
outliers of the Cairngorms.
The early golden glow of
the sun lit the distant slopes
in autumn shades, any
remaining greenery now
reduced to mere blemishes
in this russet landscape.
Far up Glen Dee, through
the gap in the horizon,
the arrowhead of The
Devil’s Point thrust its way
skywards. It would have to
wait, though; first there was
the not-so-small matter
of Beinn Bhrotain and
Monadh Mor to traverse.
These two bulky4
Descend NW on path
through boulder field to col
then climb N to Monadh Mor.5
Continue N from this
summit for just over 1km,
then drop E to Loch nan Stuirteag.6
Keep heading E, taking a
rising line over steep, grassy
slopes until they flatten out for an
easy walk to The Devil’s Point.7
Drop NW from the summit,
then take the steep path Einto Coire Odhar to reach
Corrour bothy.8
Cross the bridge and go
SE and then E on good
paths, which lead to Derry Lodge.
Follow the track as it swings S
back to the car park.Gradient profile Metres above sea level
Alan Rowan
tackles some
Cairngorm
giants
The Great OutdoorsAugust 2019 89