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Name: | Cairn Gorm |
Hill number: | 525 |
Height: | 1244.8m / 4084ft |
Parent (Ma): | 518 Ben Macdui [Beinn Macduibh] |
RHB Section: | 08A: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Highland, Moray |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Submarilyn, Murdo, Yeaman (Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,sMa,Mur,Y) |
Grid ref: | NJ 00517 04056 |
Summit feature: | rock at base of large cairn |
Drop: | 145.8m |
Col: | 1099m NH 9989 0350 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 (1:25k) OL57S 403S |
Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
Comments: | col measurement is 1099.0m |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1455 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Winter | ChrisVDM | 10/01/2024 |
With daddy. Snow and cold wind. My first Munro. | jackbien | 15/10/2023 |
Ben Macdui and Cairn Gorm circular from Ski Centre CP. A few out and backs to minor tops. With R. | Dan Baddeley | 23/09/2023 |
On own. A superb sunny and clear autumn day giving great views throughout my walk. From ski centre car park following Walk Highlands route. Fiacaill na Leth - choin > Ben Macdui North Top > Ben Macdui > Stob Coire an t-Sneachda > Fiacaill a' Choire Chais > Cairn Gorm > Ptarmigan Station > car park. | Beeliner | 08/09/2023 |
From Fiacaill a' Choire Chais onto Cnap Coire na Spreidhe. | PeteF | 14/08/2023 |
With E and M, up Windy Ridge and down the train. Kids' first Munroe! | aucuparia | 14/06/2023 |
From Coire Cas - an anti-clockwise loop around the Coire ridges. | Tisteln | 03/06/2023 |
Loop with family from Coire Cas. | Dibber | 03/06/2023 |
Circular overnight route from Coire na Ciste car park. Sunny and warm conditions with excellent visibility. Followed path heading NE contouring round hillside, eventually climbing to join ridge leaving a short distance to climb and reach Creag nan Gall. Continued to Stac na h-Iolaire and camp near pt737. Inversion in the morning, and continued (missing Sron a' Cha-no) to Cnap Coire na Spreidhe and summit of Cairn Gorm. Along northern corries to Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairn Lochan. Descended to Fiacaill na Leth-choin (barely a top) and the impressively located Creag an Leth-choin [Lurcher's Crag]. Over Creag an Leth-choin North Top and descended to SW end of Chalamain Gap, taking a good path to Creag a' Chalamain. Descended via Airgiod-meall to return to start. | RobertP | 31/05/2023 |
Cairn Gorm and the northern corries (Walkhighlands route with extension to Lurchers Crag and Cnap Coire na Spreidhe) | hummusg | 26/05/2023 |
If 5 is a crowd on a summit then full tour coach tour group was just too much so I took my snaps from mid way between the weather station and the cairn. The path back to the top of the railway is horrible, very hard on the feet after a longish day. | Trantham Clan | 25/05/2023 |
R loads of snow | Richard Tait | 28/04/2023 |
Anti clockwise Northern Corrie rim, starting at Base Station car park, finishing going over the top of Cairngorm and down the footpath past the Ptarmigan restaurant. With Rhona, Gordon, Struie, Hoy & Ramsay. Very windy (as usual) and breaks in the cloud giving great views on top. | DampandDusty | 14/02/2023 |
Walk, skinned on skis, and walked to the summit. Then walked, skied, and walked back to the car park. | Minto | 11/02/2023 |
Winter | ChrisVDM | 21/01/2023 |
Winter | ChrisVDM | 18/01/2023 |
From ski centre up the Windy Ridge. No wind today | 187lenny | 28/08/2022 |
Solo | Topsaswell | 19/08/2022 |
Climbed with Kate & mum. | Gemma3421 | 17/08/2022 |
Bagged again - this time with Seumas :-) | assynt_bob | 14/08/2022 |
Ski Centre Car Park to Lurcher's Crag/Creag an Leth-choin, onto Fiacaill na Leth-choin, to Cairn Lochan, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm and Cnap Coire na Spreidhe, descended back to car via Sron an Aonaich. | JasonStark | 14/08/2022 |
From the Ski center car park at 10.30am ... 3.5 hours there and back via Windy Ridge ... Windy Ridge was as expected quite windy! ... Clear and dry to start with turning to rain and mist halfway up ... No real views from the summit ... The poor visibility and rain discouraged our intended walk from Cairn Gorm to Ben Macdui, and we called that off for the day and returned to the Ski centre. | R & K | 03/08/2022 |
DRC walk from Ski Centre using Walkhighlands 'Ben Macdui and Cairngorm' route with diversions to include Fiacaill na Leth-choin and Ben Macdui North Top. | TRG318 | 17/07/2022 |
3 of 3: From Cnap Coire na Spreidhe. With Karen. | ChrisR | 15/07/2022 |
Ascended up path from cafe/ski centre, descended by path at end of northern corries | Woolly Hattie | 20/06/2022 |
Parked at the lower Coire na Ciste car park then up to Cairn Gorm (my first Munro!) then Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Ben Macdui, then back to Fiacaill a' Choire Chais and down to the car park. | SootAndShale | 02/06/2022 |
On A winter skills course with Cairngorm Adventure Guides | colinfielding | 06/03/2022 |
Glorious sunshine, cold wind and I was now tired but enjoyed short ascent fr W then jogged down huge path N to restaurant then, wearing microspikes, down frozen snow along landrover track back to car park. Disappointing viewpoint (never had a view fr here before!). | NorfolkPT21 | 17/12/2021 |
From saddle and Ciste Mhearad after Beinn Mheadhion. Seventh ascent, first in 1989 after winter-climbing on Sneachda. | Flatfield | 08/09/2021 |
Longer route w/Nadia. Fine weather | Patrick Molloy | 07/09/2021 |
Cairngorm Darkside from the north - 4 munros - Steven Fallons route | hummusg | 06/09/2021 |
22 miles 6252ft walk. Start at Glenmore campsite, Cairn Gorm ridge walk, to Creag a' Chalamain, Creag An Leth-Choin, Fiacaill Na Leth-Choin, Cairn Lochan, Stob Coire An T-Sneachda, Cairn Gorm. Cnap Coire Na Spreidhe, Sron a' Cha-no and Stac Na H-Colaire, back to Glenmore campsite. | stephenbuda | 06/09/2021 |
Perfect weather walk to the top of Cairn Gorm with Hannah, Hannah's first Munro. | WillToppo | 25/08/2021 |
Fiacaill, a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm, Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairn Lochan, Creag an Leth-choin, Creag an Leth-choin North Top | keithouk | 24/08/2021 |
Came from Ben Macdui and scaled Cairngorm in the afternoon. Good weather. Solo climb. | Glapiton | 22/08/2021 |
With Gary Nicol. Bynack More and Cairngorm round in deteriorating weather, starting in calm sunshine but becoming high winds and continual rain. 9 hours. | alexmaclennan | 12/08/2021 |
Circular starting from Cairngorm Mountain car park whilst I waited for three friends to check in during their ultra marathon in aid of CRY that took me to Scotland for the first time! | hjb68 | 07/08/2021 |
3 of 14 on tough 18 mile hike. Munro no.2 | The-Z-Man | 02/08/2021 |
With Alma Aurea. From ski centre, revisit to Ben Macdui, then Cairngorm and descent. Beautiful hot clear weather, perfect conditions. | meltdiceburg | 22/07/2021 |
Done on a round with macdui so approached along ridge and then down on the Fiacaill a' choire chais path down back to the ski centre car park. | ploto | 22/07/2021 |
My third munro. With meltdiceburg. Parked up at the ski centre, climbed Ben Macdui first, then headed across to Cairn Gorm and descended via the main path. Perfect weather conditions throughout - clear, sunny, warm, still! Stunning views. | Alma Aurea | 22/07/2021 |
Parked at ski centre car park, counter clockwise via Creag an Leth-choin (MT), Ben MacDui (M), Cairn Lochan (MT), Stob Coire an t-Sneachda (MT), Cairn Gorm (M) and Cnap Coire na Spreidhe (MT). No views on top, 07:38hrs all in. With Ali Shaw for whole round and Rob Truswell up to Ben MacDui on an OMC meet at Badaguish. | chillyman8 | 19/06/2021 |
Coire Cas car park - Ben Macdui - Cairn Lochan - Stob Coire an t-Sneachda - Cairn Gorm - car park. | Mark Jackson | 13/06/2021 |
From Cairngorm car park. Diversion due to funicular repair works, up onto the 'all abilities Windy Ridge' path, a constructed path almost all the way to the summit. | Isbjorn 3rd Round | 03/06/2021 |
Fell run up Cairngorm, across the rim of the northern corries, up Bem Macdui and back down Coire an Lochain. Plenty snow on plateau. | w1ght | 01/06/2021 |
A very different mountain in summer conditions! Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 17/09/2020 |
Round of tops of Cairn Gorm with T | Scmccabe | 01/09/2020 |
Also did Ben Macdui & Stob Coire an t-Sneachda with Laura and Alan. | duchally | 30/08/2020 |
Circular walk to Cairn Gorm by the Northern Corries. Started at Ski Centre, head SW on good path and up spur above Coire an Lochan. Head E to ascend Cairn Lochan with good view of the coire. Continue E to Stob Coire an t-Sneachda, and then NE to ascend Cairn Gorm. Descend on constructed path to cafe and down paths through the ski runs. Very good weather, sunny with no wind. With AP&J. 11.5km. | PiranhaFish | 08/08/2020 |
With Sunny & Iain, micro Nav course | Huwel | 02/08/2020 |