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Name: | Carn nan Sac |
Hill number: | 437 |
Height: | 919.5m / 3017ft |
Parent (Ma): | 428 Carn a' Gheoidh |
Parent (SMC): | 428 Carn a' Gheoidh |
RHB Section: | 06B: Pitlochry to Braemar and Blairgowrie |
County/UA: | Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Aberdeen), Tay |
Watershed: | Aberdeen Bay, Firth of Tay |
Class: | High Hills of Britain, Deleted Munro Top (HHB,xMT) |
Grid ref: | NO 11949 76947 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 19.1m |
Col: | 900.4m NO 1159 7705 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 43 (1:25k) OL52N 387N |
Observations: | two cairns to ESE are both lower |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 392 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Easily en route to Ghèoidh, qv | NorfolkPT21 | 18/03/2024 |
Despite several visits to Carn a'Gheoidh, I'd never diverted to this top. TGO Challenge 2023 | Colin Crawford | 22/05/2023 |
Solo on day 3 of ATMC Muir Cottage meet. | andy | 01/05/2023 |
With Tony and Zoe en route to carn a Gheoidh | Denise | 19/04/2023 |
Glenshee Ski Centre - The Cairnwell - The Cairnwell N Top - Creag a’ Choire Dhirich - Carn nan Sac - Carn a’ Gheoidh - Carn Bhinnein - Carn Aosda - Glenshee Ski Centre. | Mark Jackson | 06/08/2022 |
Glenshee & Lochnagar | maclrc | 08/05/2022 |
Cairnwell munros from Glenshee. Cold, low cloud. | thekirkie pirate | 02/05/2022 |
Carn Aosda, The Cairnwell North Top, The Cairnwell, Creag a' Choire Dhirich, Carn nan Sac & Carn a' Gheoidh from Glenshee Ski Centre. | JasonStark | 15/04/2022 |
From ski centre: Carn Aosda, Creag a’ choire Dhirich, Carn a’ Gheoidh, Carn Bhinnein, Carn nan Sac, The Cairnwell (both tops). Some snow on tops. Started day in sunshine and had descended to howling wind and driving rain by the end. Great fun though! With GFE. 19km | Fionalevey | 02/01/2022 |
finally clear all round solo | colinfielding | 19/09/2021 |
Walked out to Carn Bhinnean from the Ski centre,then down via Carn Mor to road. With Ben. | jenx | 06/09/2021 |
The 3 Cairnwell Munros, Walkhighlands Route | hummusg | 08/06/2021 |
Solo on fine still autumn day. Up from layby below Devil's Elbow (probably climbed before in 2004). | barnz48 | 07/11/2020 |
With Tom Oldham. Cairnwell munros as a crosswalk from Spittal of Glenshee to Glenshee ski carpark. Very windy dry day with great viz. | alexmaclennan | 01/11/2020 |
Did this almost without realising | Alan Bothwell | 08/10/2020 |
Clockwise circuit of three Munros from the Ski Centre, with Dunblane Hillwalking Club. | TRG318 | 20/09/2020 |
Round of 3 munros and all of the minor tops! Joyous 3 hr round! Definitely the easiest munros! | Nicky C | 18/08/2020 |
CDMC day meet, with Ken Wright. | clashcityrocker | 08/08/2020 |
Three Munro circuit from Glenshee Ski Centre. Carn Aosda -> Carn nan Sac -> Carn Gheoidh -> The Cairnwwell | thecoopers | 28/07/2020 |
Perhaps ten previous visits | bertbarnett123 | 03/01/2020 |
From Glenshee Ski Centre (NO 13944 78092) - Carn Aosda - Carn nan Sac - Carn a' Gheoidh - The Cairnwell North Top - The Cairnwell. Navigation not too difficult, a mixture of good tracks and grassy paths throughout. Very windy during most of the walk, especially on The Cairnwell summit. | david230201 | 01/07/2019 |
round of the cairnwell munro | Pilotralph | 30/08/2018 |
Part of walk starting from the ski centre car park. Using walkhighlands route with Carn Binneien added. | PsyCrow | 03/07/2018 |
Carn Aosda, Carn Aosda North Top, Carn nan Sac, Carn a' Gheoidh, Carn Bhinnein, The Cairnwell North Top and The Cairnwell. Another great day with great weather. From Glenshee Ski center. | Alunrees33 | 28/06/2018 |
DR | Vin | 26/03/2018 |
3 Munro circuit from Glenshee Ski Centre | Ajm0310 | 20/08/2017 |
G Mn | Idris | 02/08/2017 |
With TMD. A linear ridge walk using 2 cars. We are beginning with the Cairnwell (913m), then heading across to Carn Aosda (917m) before heading along the ridge to Carn nan Sac (920m), Carn a Gheoidh (975m) and Carn Bhinnein (917m) before dropping into the valley for some less visited miscellaneous locations that eventually take us back to my car at the Spittal of Glenshee. | meltdiceburg | 31/05/2017 |
with James | Aimless Rambler | 21/11/2016 |
Alone | Rob Pen y Garn | 04/08/2016 |
From Glen Shee, Carn a'Gheoidh, Carn Bhinnein, An Socach (inc East Top), return to Glen Shee | kdbennett | 18/06/2016 |
SMHC monthly walk. Cold but great clear views love a winter walk. Still some sizeable patches of snow lying around. | LizzieG | 17/04/2016 |
From main car park as round of three Munros. | emily | 07/03/2016 |
The three Cairnwell Munros, by the Walk Highlands route. Added a couple of minor tops which were just off the route and extended west to Carn Bhinnein. Lots of mountain hares on here. | Crib Goch | 20/10/2015 |
Debs | Mountain Goat | 16/06/2015 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 09/06/2015 |
Solo | HFB | 23/12/2014 |
Whilst doing round of Cairnwell munros. | mcbboyd | 15/11/2014 |
On way to Carn a'Gheoidh | garyhoney | 27/08/2014 |
Glenshee 9 Hill Race | gandrew | 03/08/2014 |
Solo hill run. | gav777 | 24/10/2013 |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 04/10/2013 |
Stoney Club | Grah-tfun | 21/07/2013 |
From Carn a Gheoidh. Cairn. | mick | 27/06/2013 |
With Peter. Ski Centre - Carn Aosda Hut - Carn nan Sac - Carn a'Gheoidh - Carn Mor (2 Golden Plovers) - track to main road about 1 mile N of Spittal. | chrisbien | 02/06/2013 |
with Dinny | emma7027 | 10/05/2013 |
3 of 9: From The Cairnwell North Top. | ChrisR | 30/04/2013 |
SMHC hill day Peter, Anne, Karin, John, Alan Henry, Steve McFarland & me flight of snow on the corbett | LizzieG | 18/11/2012 |
Hyperopic | 14/05/2011 | |
robertgn | 01/02/2011 |