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Name: | Ben Macdui North Top |
Hill number: | 520 |
Height: | 1295m / 4249ft |
Parent (Ma): | 518 Ben Macdui [Beinn Macduibh] |
Parent (SMC): | 518 Ben Macdui [Beinn Macduibh] |
RHB Section: | 08A: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Moray, Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Aberdeen), Spey |
Watershed: | Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head, Aberdeen Bay |
Class: | High Hills of Britain, Deleted Munro Top (HHB,xMT) |
Grid ref: | NN 99126 99556 |
Summit feature: | upright small boulder |
Drop: | 19m |
Col: | 1276m NN990992 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 43 (1:25k) OL57S 403S |
Observations: | cairn 35m NE at NN 99152 99589 is probably lower |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 329 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
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 |
Good route from Cairngorm. Not technically difficult | Adventurers5 | 13/06/2023 |
Walked from Ben Macdui | 187lenny | 28/08/2022 |
Ben Macdui circular from ski centre ... Lovely views all around with sunshine and high cloud with a tiny amount of rain on the way down from the summit ... summited around midday. | R & K | 04/08/2022 |
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 |
Glorious sunshine, extensive frozen snow, great views! Mostly running, in microspikes, across plateau. Mild for December. | NorfolkPT21 | 17/12/2021 |
20.7 miles 5312ft walk. Start at Glenmore campsite, Ben Macdui North Top, Ben Macdui, Stob Coire Sputan Dearg, Creagan a' Choire Etchachan and Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, back to Glenmore campsite. | stephenbuda | 07/09/2021 |
2/3 with Ben Macdui & Lurchers Crag, wonderful herd of reindeer grazing here, totally hidden from the path bypassing to Macdui | PDuncan82 | 28/08/2021 |
Fiacaill Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairn Lochan, Ben Macdui North Top, Ben Macdui | keithouk | 23/08/2021 |
18.5km loop from the ski centre, taking in Ben Macdui, Ben Macdui North top, fiacaill na Leth-choin and Creag an Leth-choin, 4 hrs 20 mins | Nicky C | 22/08/2021 |
8 of 14 on tough 18 mile hike. Short detour before the big one | The-Z-Man | 02/08/2021 |
From ski centre with GFE. Fiacill Na Leth Choin, Ben Macdui (both tops), Stob Coire Sputan Dearg, Creagan a Choire Etchachan, Stob Coire An T-Sneachda, Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, Cairn Gorm | Fionalevey | 03/08/2019 |
From Ski Lodge and up to Ben Macdui and cairn Gorm. | LaurieIson21 | 30/07/2019 |
Started at the ski-centre car park, taking the main path to Ben Macdui via Fiacaill na Leth-choin. Returned over the North Top then the Fiachaill Coire an t-Sneachda ridge. Tasty little ridge in high winds! | summitter | 28/06/2019 |
From the base at Cairngorm ski centre, we headed out west and south to the base on the Fiacaill Coire An T-Sneachda. This fantastic grade 1 scramble gives amazing veiws over both the Cories an Lochain and T-Sneachda. The scramble was great at times, with climbing moves and very exposed! Once up on Cairn Lochan, we strode out along the plataue, stopping once for some lunch, and made our way up the last ascent to Ben MacDui, the 2nd highest Munro! After taking in the panorama, we b-lined strait towrds the north top, and dropped down to the edge around Loch Avon. Down this side, there were huge patches of snow, we ran, jumped and skied down, we even saw a ski tourist! Coutining round the ridge towards Stob Coire An T-Sneachda, we had to pass a snow birdge, which Jonny broke, and the others had to walk further up! From Fiacaill A' Choire Chais, we had the last 100m shoot up to Cairn Gorm; #7. Some more food, then a long slog down to the top of the Cairngorm Funiculair Mountain Hut, and fin | ByronHaywood | 20/04/2019 |
From 0.5 gully to Ben Macdui summit and down carn lochan | emily | 23/03/2019 |
Ski Centre CP - Fiacaill na Leth-choin - Ben Macdui - Ben Macdui North Top - Ski Centre CP | screeleep | 30/01/2019 |
Third day of holiday w/ Pete + Joe, climbed from car park before reaching summit | penbet | 13/11/2018 |
With TMD. A straightforward walk on a clear day from the ski centre to the summit of Ben Macdui. | meltdiceburg | 25/07/2018 |
Ben Macdui North Top, Ben Macdui [Beinn Macduibh], Sron Riach, Stob Coire Sputan Dearg and Carn Etchachan. From the Cairngorm ski center in glorious sunshine. | Alunrees33 | 27/06/2018 |
Ben Macdui and Cairngorm from the ski-centre, with added Munro tops and xMTs. | Crib Goch | 17/06/2018 |
From camp at Loch Etchachan with C After Ben Macdhui. | PeterD | 26/05/2018 |
From Coire Cas Car Park - Cairn Gorm - Fiacaill a'Choire Chais - Stob Coire an t-Sneachda - Lochan Buidhe - Ben Macdui North Top - Ben Macdui - Cairn Lochan - Fiacaill na Leth-choin. | david230201 | 14/07/2017 |
lots of snow and good views | iannotts | 27/02/2017 |
With Cairn Gorm from the north | Geoff Briggs | 28/07/2016 |
Gently introducing Mirjam to Munro bagging... | Ronald | 21/06/2014 |
Two day bothy trip: Glenmore - Creag Mhor - Fords of Avon - Beinn Mheadhoin - Hutchison Memorial Hut - Ben Macdui - Cairn Gorm - Glenmore. | davidpettit84 | 18/07/2013 |
GLMW hillwalking team Scotland trip, Ben Macdui loop, frombase station car park day lodge. | andy2frith | 07/06/2013 |
Clear, sunny, cold day from the ski centre, across plateau to Ben Macdui | AJones | 03/03/2013 |
With William & Ian | Dazza | 31/10/2012 |
7 of 7: From Ben Macdui. | ChrisR | 12/03/2012 |
Winter conditions | AaronWiles | 27/01/2012 |
Debs | Mountain Goat | 28/04/2011 |
self en route to Carn Etchacan top on 2nd round | davidsbatty | 17/04/2011 |
With whole family. Not sure of exact date but in July. | dickscroop | 26/09/2009 |
Munro top - albeit now demoted 
Simple diversion from the path 
This moonlike terrain is fantastic in good weather - as it was before we reached Cairn Gorm | ChinnockC | 20/07/2009 |
On back pack walk with Rick. | jenx | 01/05/2009 |
Solo | CJM | 15/04/2009 |
En route to Ben MacDui from Coire Cas. Shame this has been deleted as it has excellent views to North and East and deserves to be visited. | andy | 05/07/2008 |
R | Richard Tait | 05/09/2007 |
While climbing Ben Macdui. | rhalstead | 05/05/2007 |
From Ben Macdui with Ian Soulsby. | Dangerous Dave | 03/02/2007 |
Short walk across from the main summit to the south during which time I encountered a group of eight Dotterel. | yorkie | 26/07/2006 |
With Ben Macdui | nickywood1 | 23/06/2006 |
Run from Coire Cas to Curror bothy, ran back through Lairig Ghru next morning. | Flatfield | 20/09/2005 |
On my way from the Ski Centre to Ben Macdui | garyhoney | 16/06/2005 |
Time approx. See Ben Macdui for details. | dbb | 27/03/2004 |
Up the Goat Track and over the 1186m Top in a whiteout. With Joel West. | Dangerous Dave | 17/01/2004 |
Solo from Linn of Dee, cycled to Derry Lodge, then on foot to Luibeg bridge, up the Sron Riach in near gale headwind, from summit dropped round over Etchachan and towards Hutchinson hut for bivvy. Back w Jenx in May 2009. | nordicstar | 09/10/2003 |