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Name:Sandy Hillock
Hill number:3112
Height:768m / 2520ft
Parent (Ma):457  Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag
RHB Section:07A: Braemar to Montrose
County/UA:Aberdeenshire, Angus
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen), Catchment Boundaries, South Esk
Watershed:Aberdeen Bay
Class:Simm, Corbett Top
(Tu,Sim,CT)
Grid ref:NO266804 (est)
Drop:63m
Col:705m  NO257808  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 44
(1:25k) OL53N 388N

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 68 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
32km circuit from Glen Doll. 12/15.PGCE24/02/2024
From Spittall o MuickGonk17/08/2023
On a mountain bike trip via Glen Dollkathyh30/07/2023
From Glenmuick Car Park via Dubh LochPDuncan8215/06/2023
Reasonably easy going from the WNW, less so from the N - but I've probably been spoilt by the easy terrain of the high Lochnagar ridges.RichardM18/04/2023
Cycled in to Glas Allt Sheil, then took the delightful Corrie Chash path, then Broad Cairn, back to the col for Sandy Hillock, unfortunately both were in cloud. some sort of old construction at top.hils29/10/2022
https://www.strava.com/activities/7907379426Alastair S02/10/2022
Five Munro circuit from Spittal of Glenmuick: Spittal - Meikle Pap - Cuidhe Crom - Cac Carn Mor - Lochnagar - Carn a’ Choire Bhoidheach - Carn an t-Sagairt Beag - Carn an t-Sagairt Mor - Fafernie - Cairn Bannoch - Cairn of Gowal - Creag an Dubh-loch - Broad Cairn - Sandy Hillock - Spittal.Mark Jackson05/08/2022
Solo HFB27/06/2021
Stopped for lunch. Got out binoculars and was rewarded with 70-80 red deer and a golden eagle. Well worth getting slightly off the well worn pathsOh no I forgot...17/09/2020
From the glen doll CP track and path to cairn broadlands, craig mellon, west corrie top, craig damff, criags of loch esk, cairn lunkard, crow craigies south top, sandy hillock, dog hillock, ferrowie, down the capel mounth path back to the CP.robertphillips17/07/2020
on TGOCoatcake21/05/2018
CDMC meet, with Ian Dowclashcityrocker05/11/2016
All tops on the ridge from the Snub via Benty Roads, Boustie Lee, Lair of White stone,Aldararie, Ferrowie, Dog hillock, Broom Hill and Sandy Hillockdickscroop22/09/2016
On the TGO Challenge with Sue - Hill 28, on our way to a very scenic camp at NO 281 798.Phreerunner18/05/2015
Cairngorm Club meet. The road up Glen Muick was snow-covered but we got up to the coach park at the end of the road. The weather forecast was not good with very strong winds forecast, getting worse in the afternoon. In view of this I decided on Sandy Hillock. Walked along the track on the SE side of Loch Muick and the track that rises up the hillside, providing the prime route to Broad Cairn. There was new snow often lying on hard snow or ice. Went to the bothy at 256808 to get some shelter for a brief lunch. Used compass to head for Sandy Hillock as the visibility was not all that good.The summit area is rather flat so it is difficult to be sure which is the highest point. There is a cairn in the form of a shelter and three high posts; there are a few things attached but it is not clear as to the purpose. Visited a few other points that could be as high.pwbellarby11/01/2015
From L.Muick, overcast, some sun, high cloud, cool wind, good views.iangalbraith13/08/2013
Along with Dog Hillock. There are the remains of a radio aerial at the summit. Descent to Bachnagairn was very icy.fasgadh02/12/2012
Solo on TGO Challenge 2010alistairpooler24/05/2010
decent dry summit, good view. cw circuit from Clova car pk RHW11/04/2004
petey01/01/1990
RN HFB01/03/1986
Date uncertainrjf3501/08/1983
Circuit of tops from Glen Clovarjf3508/11/1981
Dave McG09/01/2024
duchally17/07/2023
Simon Winton27/06/2023
Livi202031/03/2023
Alan Whatley27/10/2022
iainwalton09/05/2022
Waterlog04/05/2022
Alan Moore02/09/2021
richtea504002/09/2021
thelonious05/11/2020
Oik07/10/2020
Tricky02/10/2020
interloper20/09/2020
govanah08/07/2020
BaggerGutt12/12/2019
Tony S29/11/2019
Lorna S29/11/2019
alda06/10/2018
weaselmaster11/08/2018
john steel13/08/2017
mae31/10/2016
neilsan31/05/2016
Gavin Theobald12/09/2014
Steve Q18/04/2014
Mudskipper29/12/2013
Ibex18/08/2013