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Logged Descriptions (logged by 364 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Reindeer centre for a round of Bynack Beg, A' Choinneach and Creag Mhor. | rhalstead | 11/09/2023 |
Solo from Glen More. Bike to FB over the Nethy. You could prob go a bit further, but there are loads of big rills crossing the path. Then path ascent of Bynack More and back down to the junction of the path with the Lairig an Laoigh path. Easy path and easy ascent of Creag Mhor to stand on the small tor at the top. Only hiccup is the descent looks possible, if fairly untested, from Barns of Bynack to the high point of the path N of Glasath – thus shortening the distance between the 2 summits considerably. Return via easy paths to Glen More | DampandDusty | 09/09/2023 |
A stroll between Glenmore and Faindouran bothy. The hills were still very much in winter condition and the approach from the path to the west had some deep plunges | Colin Crawford | 14/04/2023 |
Solo from Glenmore - took track along past the green lochan, and then branched off to cross the River Nethy and followed the Lairig an Laoigh to just below the summit of Creag Mhor and made my way up to the summit tor. Original plan had been to then drop down to the Fords of Avon, along to the Saddle and then up to Bynack More and back out via the Lairig an Laoigh path again. However the weather deteriorated enough by the time I reached the corbett, than I abandoned that plan and just headed back the way I came. Total time 5h 5min. | mproudfoot | 02/10/2022 |
From Glenmore Lodge, by bike along tracks to footbridge over Nethy (NJ021104), then along tracks through pass between Bynack More and Creag Mhòr, SE up slopes to summit tor of Creag Mhòr from just before top of track, return same way (5h40m [4h25m from Nethy footbridge]) | kdbennett | 25/06/2022 |
From Glenmore Lodge via L an Leacach. Return via the Saddle. Glorious hot sunny day. Quieter once got deeper in though fair number of folk around. Dipped into Fords of Avon refuge. Corbett dull but great tor and good views to Shelter Stone Crag. Easy walking mostly though Strath Nethy tediously stony and would have been very wet most times of year. A fabulous route with great views at Loch Avon. Swam in an Lochan Uaine at end. Brilliant. | niallp | 23/06/2022 |
Out and back from Caingorm Ski centre. Shorter than from Glenmore and I think a more interesting route, albeit more ascent. Ptarmigan, the Saddle, Loch Avon, Fords of Avon, short distance north up the path, then pathless but easy going to the summit. Lovely route in a part of the Cairngorms I haven't seen before but got soaked and a bit cold on the way back. The paths are rather bouldery in a couple of places and frequently wet but no real problems. | Owen B | 23/05/2022 |
Excellent walk from Cairn Gorm CP (NH989063) - £3 or free on access road. Path indistinct dropping from col between Cnap Coire na Spreidhe and Cairn Gorm into Glen Avon. Easy ground off track along Allt Dearg to top. Loved it and total ascent (4,100') nothing arduous. 12.7 lovely miles. Much recommended over the long trek in from Glen more | carole engel | 15/05/2022 |
Fabulous. 9 hours end to end. From ski centre up to Ptarmigan, over plateau, down to Saddle, out to Fords of Avon, up the hill, then down to Larig an Laoigh path for long walk out to Glenmore Lodge. Superb Autumn day. | Fife Walking | 06/10/2021 |
21.2 miles 3442ft walk. Start at Glenmore campsite, to Creag Mhor, North Top and Far North Top, back to Glenmore campsite. | stephenbuda | 15/09/2021 |
From Glenmore Lodge, good paths. Hot, sunny and very windy. | iangalbraith | 17/07/2021 |
Moira | ColB | 15/09/2020 |
Manny Gorman | donmeister | 19/07/2020 |
Solo fr P at NH980094, long long track to run then long paths. Heatwave (32°C in London, 25°C in Inverness), pleasant temperatures on tops and good blue skies but a relentless hot S wind, making running hard work and frustrating! | NorfolkPT21 | 23/07/2019 |
WBMC Cairngorms meet. With DH and DB. Full winter condition. Long walk from Glenmore Lodge. | John Lee | 12/03/2019 |
From Glenmore Lodge. | CJM | 26/02/2019 |
From Glenmore skirting east side of Bynack More. Good paths, great conditions and clear weather. 16.6 miles return and 7 hours 35 minutes. Partly with CM as he went up Bynack Beg. | bolton | 25/02/2019 |
With Bynack More. Parked at Hayfield. Partial inversion at summit. Rolling cloud. Rime ice, little snow. Wore microspikes for some. | Rounsfell | 05/01/2019 |
During a windy week in Tomintoul. Started from road next to the Reindeer Centre, along to Glenmore Lodge & followed tracks round to the site of Bynack Stable. Continued up broad ridge where Smithy headed up Bynack More & then over the undulations to a point about 300m short of Lochan a Bhainne. Headed straight up to great view from interesting summit block. Returned the same way pausing at Bynack Stable to dunk my feet in the river. Suitably numbed/refreshed, continued taking the blue waymarked higher alternative path back to the start. All sorts of funghi spotted, some at quite high elevations. | NotReallyABagger | 10/09/2018 |
From Glenmore lodge, cycled to river Nethy then paths most of the way to summit. Further than Bynack More and, there and back, more ascent. | Topographer57 | 24/07/2018 |
KeithByTheC | 05/06/2018 | |
With SR from Loch Morlich, cycle to Bynack stable and long walk to summit on very hot day. Return same. | Frank | 26/05/2018 |
From Glenmore. Bike to bridge in Strath Nethy, then foot from there. Recorded route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2018/05/creag-mhor-nj057047-895m.html | Gayle | 18/05/2018 |
With Colin from Lagganlia | iansm | 11/11/2017 |
Long circuit from Glenmore via Fords of Avon, The Saddle and Strath Nethy | rjf35 | 05/08/2017 |
A long walk from Glenmore. Conditions fine and clear. | Windy Corner | 08/07/2017 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 08/07/2017 |
From Cairngorm Lodge YHA. All thoughts of cycling to Bynack Stable (no stable) were abolished by the rain. I keep forgetting that the paths have been repaired, so it’s an easy walk, albeit with a lot of up and down. Almost got a view from the top. | Gill | 07/05/2017 |
With: hb; Past Glenmore Lodge & An Lochan Uaine to Ryvoan. S to bridge over Nethy to Lairig an Laoigh path then N ridge to Bynack More. Dropped SE through snow to Lochan na Bhainne then up Creag Mhor to summit tor. Camped by Fords of Avon Refuge. | Ian Baines | 29/04/2017 |
With: ib; Past Glenmore Lodge to An Lochan Uaine to Ryvoan. S to bridge over Nethy to Lairig an Laoigh path then N ridge to Bynack More. Dropped SE through snow to Lochan na Bhainne then up Creag Mhor to summit tor. Camped by Fords of Avon Refuge. | Helen Baines | 29/04/2017 |
With Mora. From the ski centre car park. Over the shoulder of cairngorm - the saddle -Loch Avon - fords of Avon refuge - summit. Returned same way. | BLACKHILL | 22/04/2017 |
From Glenmore, good paths most of the way, a little drizzle/light rain and cloud dropped over summit by the time reached the top. | RobertP | 04/11/2015 |
Solo | Vin | 20/10/2015 |
Biked in to Bynack Bridge then a long day to take inb this plus Monadh nan Eun and carn Bheadhair. Good going on way out, a lot of tussocky heather and grass on return half was hard going | dickscroop | 10/10/2014 |
20th – Solo. From Glenmore, following ascent of Bynack More and its top, descended to Fords of Avon, then ascended Creag Mhor by its SW face. Day 1 of an overnight bivi trip (overnight alongside Loch Avon). Dry day with good visibiliity (clouds above summits), some wind. | RGibbs | 30/09/2014 |
With M. Easy but very long walk from Glenmore. Nice drink afterwards. | douglas_easton | 13/10/2013 |
Two day bothy trip: Glenmore - Creag Mhor - Fords of Avon - Beinn Mheadhoin - Hutchison Memorial Hut - Ben Macdui - Cairn Gorm - Glenmore. | davidpettit84 | 17/07/2013 |
Solo fell run from the shelter stone. | Loz_mck | 12/07/2013 |
From Glenmore Lodge, after visiting Bynack More. See my blog post for more details: http://blog.alistairpooler.co.uk/2013/05/bynack-more-and-creag-mhor.html | alistairpooler | 16/05/2013 |
Biked in from glenmore to strath nethy. | robertphillips | 17/02/2013 |
Out and back from Glenmore Lodge. Great walk in sunny weather. Set off late so not back to the car till 22.10. Good job the Indian restaurant in Aviemore is open till 11pm. | KevPalmer | 03/07/2012 |
self | davidsbatty | 25/03/2012 |
With Will. On way into the Shelter Stone. The feck up with the gas. | Grinner | 11/06/2011 |
Did after Bynack More | duchally | 10/04/2011 |
Big day. Deep snow, esp on return via Fords of Avon and Strath Nethy | Richard Tait | 25/03/2011 |
See Bynack More | gercal53 | 04/08/2010 |
MC JC. On run up to final Corbett. Weather forecast was thunderstorms for the afternoon over the Cairngorms. Left home at 4am and Glenmore Lodge at dawn. Good path. Hills clear and ground hard underfoot.Sharp shower in Lairig an Laoigh, otherwise very muggy and not a breath of wind. Flatish tor on top. Return by same route. | Martin66 | 23/05/2010 |
Ascended from Glenmore Lodge. Long walk in on a great day. Unfortunately a virus I had picked up kicked in and made the walk out from Loch Avon to Cairngorm hard work. Fortunately, old snow made the descent straightforward | gman | 15/05/2010 |
Self and Bonnie | Invicta14 | 14/09/2009 |
Climbed from the Fords of Avon on easy slopes onto a plateau very similar to Beinn Mheadhoin and Ben Avon with the large tor as a great place for a well deserved cup of tea | torkm | 05/07/2009 |