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Name:Creag nan Gabhar
Hill number:494
Height:834m / 2736ft
RHB Section:07A: Braemar to Montrose
County/UA:Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen)
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y)
Grid ref:NO 15465 84104
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:178m
Col:656m  NO164832  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 43
(1:25k) OL52N 387N
Observations:smaller cairn 20m N and cairn 100m to SW at NO 15364 84071 are both lower
Survey:Abney level
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From Auchalatter car park, parking ticket machine currwntlt not in use, but be prepared with some coins just in case. Long but lovely ridge walk, beautiful views, easy path all the way.mazz30/08/2023
G R From AuchallaterIdris28/06/2023
From parking at Auchallater.JasonStark10/06/2023
From Auchallater, did Creag Phadruig, Meall an t-Slugain, Creag an Loch and Creag nan Gabhar, including a wild camp. Ascended via grouse butts track just after Allt Phadruig, then contoured round to the loch. Walked over hills and descended to Loch Callater Lodge by the munro path, then up Creag nan Gabhar.PiranhaFish14/05/2023
From A93, steeply up the WSW ridge. Fine sunny day, late snow on hills about having been bare 10 days earlier. Good views, contrast to soggy rain cloud first visit.N.Morters15/04/2023
From the car park at Auchallater. Zig zags and then south to the summit in very dry and easy walking conditions. Just over 3.25 hours return. A lovely day! Solo.bolton12/02/2023
After leaving carpark followed estate road to path. Felt like it was a hill walk in three sections. Nothing challenging and good views. With GMacelizyanne13/10/2022
From Auchallater via Lochcallater Lodgegeoffh1207/10/2022
Woke up in Braemar caravan park to a fairly dismal forecast so John and I decided on a quick ascent of Creag nan Gabhar from Auchallater. Walked up the Jock's Road to the zig zag track up to Sròn Dubh and reached a very windy ridge in good time. When we got to the summit, instead of returning the way we came (as planned to make it a quick one), we decided to continue down over to Bealach Buidhe - did not go down to the lodge but continued down he track to Callater Burn and followed it around to a footbridge where we headed over the regain Jock's Road back out to Auchallater. Total time: 3h 10min.mproudfoot04/07/2022
Aucallater carpark, up track then right up track to ridge. Along ridge to summit and off south side to track over bealach. Down to Loch Callater and followed track back down glen.Flatfield17/05/2022
From the A93 at Alltamhait. Headed straight up the SW shoulder, which was horrid and slow, with substantial unavoidable sections of steep and loose rocks and stones. Descended south on decent ground to the good path in the valley which was vastly better.Owen B21/04/2022
Easy afternoon stroll from Auchallater, up the track and path, good snow high up, lovely day, fine views. Descent to Loch Callater into the lovely coire below Carn an Tuirc. Track full of horribly rutted hard snow, nasty to walk on but thankfully short. Nice path to loch starts just before a bend, indistinct but with a cairn. Loch looking lovely in the late sun.Gill207/03/2022
With Brian. Low clag cool wind, nae snow.Play2End22/01/2022
With Kat, Josh & Hannahj_com31/07/2021
second Corbett of the day after Morrone.jef07/07/2021
Climbed with Tim after setting off late on Sunday afternoon. Weather ok - a little windy and a little foggy on top.amcculloch18/04/2021
https://www.strava.com/activities/6201780996Graham22b02/02/2021
From road to W. Up using path to S of hill, down steep and direct to van. Dry but clagged on top. Rounsfell29/10/2020
First of the year, for obvious reasons. Nice reintroduction, simple up the ridge back down valley. Didn't fancy the ford as river high do walked left bank about 1km to a small footbridge and crossed there, recommended.pog10026/08/2020
Great views of the Cairngorms & Lochnagarthekirkie pirate15/08/2020
Pretty much an up-n-doon from the A93 as meeting friends in Braemar for tea and ale. Reasonably good going most of the way if you avoid the heather.summitter31/07/2020
From AuchallaterPDuncan8229/07/2020
From verge parking NW side road NO 1402 8345 (just S of road bridge). Path from here initially indistinct but easily seen running along hillside. This gets you well up the valley but has to be left at some point - near grouse butts. Over short heather and a boggy area to pick up good path to summit at NO 1606 8388. Lovely walkcarole engel10/07/2020
With DH from Auchallater Farm. Visited Lochcaller Lodge bothy (Much improved since last visit). Ascent via Bealach Buidhe and down the north ridge.John Lee11/03/2020
Ascended from Braemar YHA - poor weather forecast ruled out loftier alternatives. Approached from Jock's Road, taking the rack onto Sron Dubh then south up the ridge - loads of unconsolidated snow of the eastern side - ridge was mostly scoured. Strong winds started approaching summit, and make the walk out easierwychwood01/03/2020
Evening ascent up Allt a' Mhaidevuirich02/10/2019
GerryNHWC13/09/2019
Alan, GavinNHWC11/09/2019
From car park at Auchallater up Jocks Road then track deteriorating to decent path all the way to top. Came back same way more for the views north than anything else but gave me time to pick up a couple of Grahams in the afternoon.SS29/07/2019
From Sron Dubh, the track continues all the way along the ridge to the top. Unlike on the map.Pete R20/07/2019
Morrone and Creag nan Gabhar from Braemar.rhalstead20/06/2019
From Auchallater on A93, along Clova track at first, then track up Sron Dubh, along ridge to Creag nan Gabhar, descending E to Clova track and back to Auchallaterkdbennett30/03/2019
From Auchallater, track, then path all the way along N ridge- visited the tops of two knolls on way to summit. Then SE from ridge over a 735 m. knoll to an estate track which led us down to return along by burn. It crossed by a ford, but we followed informal trods to the bridge a mile downstream to avoid crossing. There was purple saxifrage growing on the river flats- a nice bonus on our diversion. Higher up, mountain hares were abundant and very white against the dark moorland. Fine walk, with brother Pete.pwheeler25/03/2019
Climbed solo in sunshine, from path eastwards in from A93, as prelude to long walk up from Lochcallater Lodge to Carn an t- Saigarts.barnz4804/06/2018
From north over Sron Dubh and Sron nan GabharPaulineD12/09/2017
Moira ColB17/08/2017
Nice June day. Went up via track from Glen Callater - good path all the way and on top after 90mins. Back via Loch Callater Lodge.slynch22/06/2017
Set off from Baddoch forest, up v shaped valley to summit. More mountain hares. Thought they were in short supply. Company: Soloiandesbottes14/05/2017
With: hb; From Auchallater CP up Callater Burn then track to Sron Dubh over Sron nan Gabhar to summit where snow hit us. Descended SE to Callater Stable bothy fo lunch out of snow. Challenging return by track down Glen Callater with horizontal micro hail.Ian Baines24/04/2017
With: ib; From Auchallater CP up Callater Burn then track to Sron Dubh over Sron nan Gabhar to summit where snow hit us. Descended SE to Callater Stable bothy fo lunch out of snow. Challenging return by track down Glen Callater with horizontal micro hail. Helen Baines24/04/2017
From Auchallater via the north ridge. Descended via Lochcallater Lodge and the valley track.davidpettit8418/04/2017
with Markgrimjimm09/03/2017
Weather fair, snow on ground.MountainMac20/11/2016
Parked in car park at Auchallater. Took out & back route due to Hooray Henrys shooting in the coire. On own.MorecambeMonkey31/08/2016
Solo fr Auchallater; left M&D 9pm, Tesco 24 Inverness 2am, here 3:30am and waited for light, left car 5am. Half-running up the landrover track to high point SE of summit, then NW/WNW to top. Dry but overcast with cool wind.NorfolkPT2126/07/2016
ghaley21/05/2016
With GHC in deep snow from Clunie to Callater. Left the ridge to early instead of going to 584m spot height.Play2End14/02/2016
A wonderfully easy stroll, and great viewsGill14/09/2015
Parked at the start of Jock's Road which was followed for a couple of K. Headed up right on a track which came out on the ridge, which was followed to the summit. Superb views all round. Lots of baby grouse so you had to be careful where you put your feet. Cut down to near Lochcallater Lodge and followed the track back to the car. With Nozzer.BigJ23/06/2015
Good little hill good viewsNozzer22/06/2015