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Name: | Carn a' Mhaim |
Hill number: | 567 |
Height: | 1037m / 3402ft |
RHB Section: | 08A: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Dee (Aberdeen) |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 99459 95190 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 231m |
Col: | 806m NN986971 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 43 (1:25k) OL57S 403S |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 709 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Linn of Dee; Carn a Mhaim, Ben Macdui, Beinn Mheadhoin, Creagan a Choire Etchachan, Derry Cairngorm and back over Carn Crom to Linn of Dee. Walked the whole way time 11 hours for 24.25 miles. Showery and cold on the plateau with winds gusting to 50-60mph. Saw Golden Eagle Ptarmigan and Snow Bunting. | isabelle | 02/10/2023 |
Anti-clockwise circuit of Derry Cairngorm, Ben Macdui & Carn a'Mhaim from Derry Lodge. Summits clear all day. | geoffh12 | 23/09/2023 |
Easy but nice walk. Clear day. Walking with Joe and had to end walk early stopping just short of Ben MacDui. Stopped in corrour Bothy for the night. | Gemma3421 | 26/07/2023 |
Easy Munro from Lin of Dee car park. mountain bike to foot of hill and easy climb up. Got puncture a mile from car park! | Kevthecat | 08/07/2023 |
Cycled from Linnof Dee to Derry Lodge. Climbed Cairn a Mhaim, Ben Macdui before camping on the sloped of Derry Cairngorm. | jigglybones | 31/05/2023 |
Walked from Linn of Dee with Dani, Sharon and Tina low cloud no visibility | colinfielding | 21/05/2023 |
with Jeff. Cycled to Derry Lodge. Showers and low cloud. | Cumbrianexile | 27/09/2022 |
From Linn of Dee. | JasonStark | 25/09/2022 |
Linn of Dee - cycled to Derry Lodge - Carn Crom - Little Cairngorm - Derry Cairngorm - Creagan a’ Choire Etchachan - Beinn Mheadhoin SW Top - Beinn Mheadhoin - Ben Macdui - Stob Coire Sputan Dearg - Carn a’ Mhaim - Derry Lodge - Linn of Dee. An epic four-Munro walk in scorching heat and clear skies, with an added herd of reindeer on the summit of Macdui. | Mark Jackson | 13/08/2022 |
Afternoon walk up from Linn of Dee, with D. | Rodge | 06/08/2022 |
Carn a' Mhaim from Linn of Dee | hummusg | 11/05/2022 |
From Linn of Dee, beauty of a day | PDuncan82 | 23/04/2022 |
Solo - 7.15am start from Linn of Dee in the dark with icy rain, but ended up with blue skies, though 45+mph gusts at the summit were fun! Completed the route on foot, no bike this time and got back to the car at 12:45pm - giving me time to drive 3hrs home before dark. | mproudfoot | 21/11/2020 |
2/3 After Sgor Mor (time is for both). Up and down tourist route. Waited 20mins for summit to clear, it did only when I was half-way down. Grey day, low cloud, showers, stiff breeze, cold. Biked out. | Rounsfell | 10/09/2020 |
On way back to linn of dee from camp | Ruth | 31/08/2020 |
Rob and I, From Cairn Toul we descended the Coire Odhar by the path the floor of the Ghru passing the Corrour Bothy crossing the river and then heading North up the river Dee surrounded by the exponential slopes of the Lairig Ghru on both sides. Reaching the path up Sron Riath we started the unremitting ascent over heather then boulders drifting left to be near the stream Alt Clair nan Taillear. There seemed no end to the boulder field which was wearing and at times unstable. We were shocked suddenly to look right and see the summit of Carn a Mhain below us. We had missed the ridge because we had drifted left to be near the stream. The alternatives were to keep climbing and leave it for another day or drop the packs and descend 300 metres to the bealach and walk the ridge as planned. We were concerned about finding the packs in the chaos of boulders but various techniques were used to remind us of their location. We set off down the slope of chaotic boulders, not my favourite t | david.walker40 | 09/08/2020 |
with Iain Cruwys, cycle to Derry Lodge from Linn o' Dee | Topsaswell | 07/07/2020 |
Done on way from Corrour to Bob Scott's in the snow. Ascended directly from the path to the South. Icy and blowy at the top. Descended down SE spur on distinct path. | PiranhaFish | 08/02/2020 |
Out and back from Linn of Dee car park via Derry Lodge. Walked along the NNW ridge before returning to the summit and back to the car. | welshyboyo | 05/01/2020 |
Cycle in to Derry Lodge, then on foot. Lovely clear morning, slightly breezy on summit. Fantastic views of all other summits, but I only had time for one today. | mcbboyd | 12/10/2019 |
Javi, bel & bikes x | jennygraham | 09/10/2019 |
From Linn of Dee Car Park (NO 06310 89799). Good track to Derry Lodge, briefly soggy underfoot before another good path as far as Luibeg Bridge. Boggy path downstream until re-joining the main path. Fairly steep ascent on a very good stepped path, some excellent maintenance work on the path was being carried out at the time. Air very clear so awesome views from the top... in particular Devil's Point to Cairn Toul and Ben Macdui to Derry Cairngorm. | david230201 | 01/10/2019 |
Climbed with Andrew Hall, from Linn of Dee car park. The plan had been to get Ben Macdui and Derry Cairngorm, but visibilty less than 30m with rain and wind, so just up to Carn a'Mhaim summit and back. | chillyman8 | 28/09/2019 |
Run from Linn of Dee. Carn a' Mhaim, Ben Macdui, Derry Cairngorm | Huwel | 21/08/2019 |
From Linn of Dee, MTB up Gleann Laoigh Bheag then up and down same route. | rhalstead | 17/06/2019 |
From wild camp at Chest of Dee | prwild | 29/05/2019 |
With Chris (bike & hike) | j_com | 28/04/2019 |
with FP gang. lovely views . | slynch | 06/10/2018 |
Pleasant easy ascent. Misty up high with route finding using map and compass.Great solo day. | Langbank | 01/08/2018 |
With Liam and Andy. | gettingonabit | 19/06/2018 |
second ascent (26/06/2019) and reached the correct top after missing it on a west to east traverse from Devils Point Ridge to Ben Macdui ridge - accidentally bagged southern bump and only found out when I downloaded my GPS. Makes me wonder how non-GPS users can be so sure of their ascents ;) | carole engel | 04/06/2018 |
With Christine | Keith99 | 23/05/2018 |
With Keith | christine99 | 23/05/2018 |
Climbed from the Linn of Dee on a very long winter day with LUUHC | JonathanConey | 11/02/2018 |
46 - A second night at Bob Scott's bothy, waking up to glorious blue skies, and snow almost down to the valley floor. Did this round with Carn, Ben Macdui and Derry Cairngorm in 8hrs from the bothy. | huwthomas | 04/02/2018 |
From Linn of Dee | Geoff Briggs | 08/10/2017 |
With club, started with Derry Cairngorm then onto Cairn a' Mhaim | JamesSDonald | 09/09/2017 |
Pat, Geraldine | Chris Blake | 14/05/2017 |
With TL between Hutchinson hut and Corrour | D.Hoyle | 08/05/2017 |
Climbed with WC 1/3 for the day | AC-OFWC | 07/05/2017 |
From Linn of Dee, via Derry Lodge and Luibeg Bridge (river had too much water for stepping across), return same way | kdbennett | 19/02/2017 |
From Coire Cas - good viz and warm - to summit then onto Carn 'a Mhaim (rocky descent/re-ascent) - treated to spectacular cloud inversion in Lairig Ghru - sunset on Ben Macdui summit the walked back in the dark - 9 hrs | wychwood | 18/12/2016 |
Solo | HFB | 17/09/2016 |
Cycled into Derry Lodge from Linn of Dee then a straight forward out & back. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 30/08/2016 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 24/08/2016 |
With Lynfa | Rob Pen y Garn | 03/08/2016 |
With Rob | Lynfa Penygarn | 03/08/2016 |
With Jack 
Cairngorms bank hol trip (backpacking) | fellie | 30/05/2016 |
Start and finish in Lin of Dee. Loop Carn a'Mhaim, Ben MacDui, Cairn Gorm, Beinn Mheadhoin & Derry Cairngorm. 
 
Climb up to ridge on good path from Larig Ghru. | gandrew | 21/05/2016 |
Part of 44km run taking in 5 Munros...tough steep climb in hail/rain conditions | Coatesie77 | 21/05/2016 |