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Name:Carn an Fhidhleir [Carn Ealar]
Hill number:408
Height:994m / 3261ft
RHB Section:06A: Glen Tromie to Glen Tilt
County/UA:Perth and Kinross, Highland, Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Triples, Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Aberdeen), Spey, Tay
Watershed:Aberdeen Bay, Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head, Firth of Tay
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Murdo, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y)
Grid ref:NN 90477 84187
Summit feature:no feature: ground 15m NE of cairn
Drop:286m
Col:708.4m  NN 9197 8292  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 43
(1:25k) OL51E 394E
Observations:flat stony ground 40-50cm higher than base of cairn. No visible stones in cairn as high.
Survey:Abney level
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Carn an Fhidhleir & An Sgarsoch from Geldie Lodgegeoffh1227/09/2023
Bike from Linn of Dee to Geldie Lodge. 8 miles and 4 'paddles' - bring a spare pair of shoes! Heather and bog up to Carn and Fhidleir was a slog and under the cloud base. Then, easier going to An Sgarsoch and clear views from the top. Down the grass and heathery slopes (good going though) and back to the lodge. Cycle and 4 more 'paddles' to Linn of Dee.tsharp12/07/2023
Carn an Fhidhleir [Carn Ealar] & An Sgarsoch from Linn of Dee, 44km day.JasonStark27/05/2023
Biked up to junction then walked the 2 Munros. Great weather.Kevthecat26/05/2023
Càrn an Fhidhleir and An Sgarsoch from the Linn of Dee. Walkhighlands route.hummusg29/09/2022
Linn of Dee - cycled to Geldie Lodge - Carn an Fhidhleir - An Sgarsoch - Scarsoch Bheag - bike - Linn of Dee.Mark Jackson17/08/2022
2/2 .....descended to col between the summits. Regained height by following path headed SW to shoulder of pt 906, and picked up a good northerly path to E of this minor top and led to summit. Drizzle in cloud above 800m. Reterned to Tarf Hotel initially on ridge then dropped into glen. Overnight at Tarf Hotel and walked out. The walk in was about 5 hours for me. Both Munros from the bothy took 5 hours. Bothy is excellentwychwood13/06/2022
Day 1 of 3 backpack from Inverey.Geoff Briggs15/04/2022
An Sgarsoch and Càrn an Fhidhleir - cycled in from Linn of Dee to Geldie Lodge with John - track rough in parts but none of it too rough for a hardtail mtb. The only parts we dismounted for were the water crossings and, due to a recent dry spell, the only one that required wet feet was the Geldie Burn itself (used a pair of water shoes to cross). Did a little bit of heather-bashing on the hills, but going was good for the most part and we ended up with a time of 7h 18min from Linn of Dee (9:10am departure) and then back to Linn of Dee (4:28pm). Reckon the cycling saved at least 2.5hrs.mproudfoot15/08/2021
2/3 After Sgarsoch. Windy, overcast. Carried on to Beinn Bhreac. Rounsfell14/08/2021
Munro’s Round 2. Solo. Came up from the S.Top. Onwards to Meall Tionail (899m).Dangerous Dave15/07/2021
I made the long walk in from Blair Atholl to the Falls of Tarf and then ascended Coire na Creige (771m) which was a pathless boggy climb. Then I walked the ridge to the official summit at Braigh Coire Caochan nan Laogh (743m). I was glad the summit wasn't the cairn shown on the OS map as this saved some time! Then along the ridge to Carn Greannach (882m), Druim Sgarsoch (954m) and the main summit of An Sgarsoch (1006m). Then was the difficult bit as next was the second munro, Carn an Fhidhleir (994m). This had looked a big drop on the map but wasn't quite as bad as I feared. I then followed the rivers down to the Tilt valley and then the long walk back. The 61km walk took 17 hours and it was a personal achievement to do it as a single day walk. Cloud free summits.meltdiceburg11/07/2021
#5 of 16 from Linn of DeeRHW31/05/2021
With Sunny & Iain Cycle from Linn of Dee to Geldie Lodge Carn an Fhidhleir (Carn Ealar) & An SgarsochHuwel15/08/2020
Bike&hikeStrathcarron06/08/2020
Bike in from Lin of Dee - good track to White bridge, then good further half mile, after which very rough. Impossible to bike for me most of time - should have left bike at first building after White Bridge and walked the rest. Also four fords knee deep to cross (with bike!)carole engel06/07/2020
With Marion from Linn of Dee, into Geldie Lodge, boots off for river. Lots of rain around, our summits ok.Chris Blake06/08/2019
Done over two days with an overnight camp at the derelict Geldie Lodge. Dull days but summits cloud free.Chris Terrey 06/07/2019
Alan P, Chris T, Jane, Gavin, WillieNHWC01/06/2019
4 hours to get to the top with a bike as far as Geldie Lodge. Winderful open views once there.gettingonabit17/05/2019
beautiful daywullclark20/04/2019
Camping at Geldie Lodge, with Jude and Andrew.Grinner-Munros228/08/2018
First of two Glen Feshie Munros. Long walk but enjoyable.mikejacobs07/08/2018
Solo HFB27/05/2018
On TGO ChallengeColin Crawford18/05/2018
Weather fair.MountainMac25/05/2017
Cycled in from Linn of Dee to Geldie Lodge then anticlockwise round of the 2 Munros. On own.MorecambeMonkey18/05/2017
From Linn of Dee via Geldie Lodge to Carn Fhidleir, An Sgarsoch, and returnkdbennett19/10/2016
A rare hot day for a visit to the Fiddler and An Sgarsoch - after a bone shaking cycle in to Geldie Lodge. Dehydrated despite filling up en route.Roblex19/07/2016
Tash 1 Of 2 2 hour bike in to ruined lodge ok 4 hours to top from.Linn of Deepigerg13/07/2016
MTB from Linn of Dee to Geldie Lodge, then round of Carn an Fhidhleir and An Sgarsoch.rhalstead20/06/2016
Snowshowing Ring of Tarf with Rob Wight on Day 1. Low cloud but dry and light winds.alexmaclennan31/03/2016
With Jack, Jim, Gavin Easter trip (backpacking)fellie25/03/2016
Cycled from Linn of Dee to 958872 on the rough tracks. Water covered stepping stones made the river crossing possible at this point. Followed good path to where it turns north, then over the moors to the north ridge. Sun came out on descent south to the col with An Sgarsoch.mindlessflogger21/03/2016
with JW- bikes.younggl15/08/2015
After a day's respite after our 3 summits on Grey Corries we had moved to Braemar. We set off from Linn of Dee by bike into a stiff breeze traversing the level track to the first of two significant river crossings, passing Geldie Lodge. Rob removed his socks and was rapidly cooled before we started the ascents of first An Sarsoch and then Carn an Fhidhleir. The hills were rounded grassy and clear of cloud throughout. Coming down we passed through fields of snow. Reposing streams with bikes and then a strong following wind permitted an almost hysterical rate of traverse of tracks that have given up the kilometres so reluctantly in the morning. Getting back to Braemar our lodge accommodation was ideal.david.walker4011/05/2015
Lovely and clear, not a sole to be seen! Long walk back to the tent.Play2End06/04/2015
Fine but largely overcast and hazy. Bike in from Linn of Dee to Geldie Lodge, massive thunderstorm on the way back!Capt Malbec26/07/2014
Round of Beinn Dearg, Carn Ealer, An Sgarsoch, Tarf Hotel and Carn a Chlamain from Atholl rifle range. Day 42 of 59 for all Munros. 39km, +/-2300m, 11 hours.PGCE19/05/2014
R Chris bike to Geldie Lodge also Robert TV journalist Glasgow Richard Tait05/05/2014
Cycled from Linn of Dee to just above Geldie Lodge, then climbed Carn an Fhidhleir and An Sgarsoch. Scorching hot day (over 20C on summits!) made the walk rather demanding!jonbowyer20/07/2013
With Anne & Ruth Sinclair. Nice to get a rest on summit of An Sgarsoch before tackling this one. Felt great on the descent but once again feel ill on the steep ascent. Steep sides to this mountain so traversed down to help the knees, felt like a logn way out to Geldie Lodge, but once we got on the bikes an hour saw us back at the car. What a fantastic day out.LizzieG19/07/2013
M2Dave Geere19/07/2013
Long day. big distancemunromurph01/06/2013
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=31162basscadet27/04/2013
Climbed with Andy while staying at Ling Hut on DMC trip. Cycled in from Glen Feshie. Reasonable day but some patches of cloud and snow at the top causing poor visibility. A bit unsettling coming off Carn an Fhidhleir as there was a high avalanche risk (few inches of fresh snow on top of ice).amcculloch16/03/2013
Horrid weather. Horrid crossing on boggy col. Torrid return to a river almost is spate at Geldie Lodge Thank gee for the tail wind beck to Linn of Dee. very tired. Felt sorry for soul white horse in stable at Geldie Lodge.Jhimmy13/09/2012
1st of 2, solo. Cycled in from Inverey, tough going cycling into a headwind. Dropped bike at Geldie Lodge and tramped along decent path before some boggy parts on way to summit. Blowing a gale up top and covered in mist.bowzi01/09/2012
From Linn of Dee: Cycled to Geldie Lodge: An Sgarsoch via Sgarsoch Beag then down and up to Carn an Fhidhleir.jigglybones31/08/2012
before an sgarsoch. with elspeth norman and dave.mn2309/08/2012