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Name: | The Cairnwell North Top |
Hill number: | 7895 |
Height: | 871.2m / 2858ft |
Parent (Ma): | 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, Subsimm (HHB,sSim) |
Grid ref: | NO 12996 77930 |
Summit feature: | large wide cairn |
Drop: | 20.5m |
Col: | 850.8m NO 1329 7775 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 43 (1:25k) OL52N 387N |
Survey: | 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 279 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
with Tessa | rdhumble | 12/11/2023 |
With Katie | kindpercy | 11/09/2023 |
From main CP. Over the West Side of CA. Back again then track to Cairnwell North top, Carn a'Gheoidh. | chrisbien | 13/05/2023 |
On the way to and from Carn a Gheoidh. Dull, misty, rain, sleet, snow flakes, sunshine - GMac and I got it all!! | elizyanne | 14/10/2022 |
The Cairnwell > The Cairnwell North Top > Carn Aosda West Top > Carn Aosda from GR: NO 13481 77556 [car parking at NO 13888 78162] | ronaldo333 | 18/08/2022 |
The Cairnwell > The Cairnwell North Top > Carn Aosda West Top > Carn Aosda from GR: NO 13481 77556 [car parking at NO 13888 78162] | Hippster | 18/08/2022 |
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 |
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 |
Rain and dark creeping in so ran up and down this one without GFE. 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!. 19km | Fionalevey | 02/01/2022 |
views occasionally as clouds came and went 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 |
Snow shoes from Butcharts Coire, on to Cairnwell and Carn Aosta; Boards and skiers walking up. Lifts closed. | bertbarnett123 | 22/02/2021 |
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 |
On the way up The Cairnwell | Alan Bothwell | 08/10/2020 |
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, have possibly previously been over this top. | clashcityrocker | 08/08/2020 |
Three Munro circuit from Glenshee Ski Centre. Carn Aosda -> Carn nan Sac -> Carn Gheoidh -> The Cairnwwell | thecoopers | 28/07/2020 |
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 |
With h and j | Pilotralph | 16/07/2018 |
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 |
4.6 mile walk from top of the pass taking in The Cairnwell, The Cairnwell North Top and Carn Aosda, raining when we started which then turned into hail, then dry for 20 mins with rumbles of thunder around until it started raining again despite this all summits on the walk were out of the cloud, nice to be back in Scotland! | DanTrig | 09/06/2018 |
3 Munro circuit from Glenshee Ski Centre | Ajm0310 | 20/08/2017 |
G Mn | Idris | 02/08/2017 |
This time solo and going to The Cairnwell. | Play2End | 18/06/2017 |
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 |
Solo. From the car park at Glenshee Ski Centre. After ascending Carn Aosda and its North Top. From the North Top skirted the 903m top to the west and went on to the Cairnwell North Top and the Cairnwell. Descended directly down to the car park. Easy walking and a nice day. | pwbellarby | 26/08/2016 |
SMHC monthly walk. Passed over this top on the way to Carn Aosda from The Cairnwell | LizzieG | 17/04/2016 |
As part of Munros round | 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. | Crib Goch | 20/10/2015 |
Debs | Mountain Goat | 16/06/2015 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 09/06/2015 |
Whilst doing Cairnwell round. | mcbboyd | 15/11/2014 |
2 of 9: From The Cairnwell. | ChrisR | 30/04/2013 |
maybe | Kevin29035 | 09/10/2010 |
Self, Cairnwell, Carn a'Gheoidh, Carn Aosda | JamesSDonald | 02/04/2010 |
with Mark | grimjimm | 11/04/2009 |
second ascent, 3 in party, climbed direct from ski centre, lots of fresh snow and bitter in the wind. continued on round the 3 munros and tops finishing on cairn aosda and a direct descent back to the car. | rum doodle | 02/01/2007 |
Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 27/08/2006 |
way on and off Cairnwell(qv) | pwheeler | 03/06/2005 |
With Ian. | Dangerous Dave | 03/05/2005 |
Another one marked in the Munro book, date 6/11/2004, with the MMC. Carn an Tuirc followed by lunch in the cafe and up to The Cairnwell and Carn Aosda, I think this was my record 3 Munros in 1 day. | thejackrustles | 06/11/2004 |
Cairnwell Ski hills | nickywood1 | 28/08/2004 |
Cairnwell, Carn a'Gheoidh, Carn Aosda + Top, 16.3km, 980m, in 5.0hr | JamesSDonald | 01/10/2003 |
Solo | HFB | 16/08/2003 |
solo | little al | 02/08/2003 |
With May. | mainnirnamfiadh | 01/07/2003 |