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walks in this area

Creag nan Gabhar

Braemar

Glas Maol

Location of the Glen Shee Hills

Glen Shee is on the A93 Perth to Braemar Road several miles south of the village of Braemar in Royal Deeside.

A ski centre, is located here, so during the winter months the area and the A93 can get very busy.  The car park at the ski centre fills up quickly at weekends when there is good quality snow so its maybe better to find an alternative parking place during the ski season.

It should also be noted that the 'Snow Gates' are often closed in bad weather so access by car may be impossible.

Beinn Iutharn Mhor

An Socach

Carn an Righ & Beinn a'Ghlo

Mountains of Glen Shee

To the east of Glen Shee are six Munros two, Tom Buidhe and Tolmount, can equally well be climbed from Glen Doll at the head of Glen Clova. (See Angus Glens).

Carn an Tuirc, Cairn of Claise, Glas Maol and Creag Leacach can be combined to give a good day's walking.   However a car parked at either side of the Ski Centre would make for easier logistics.   Tom Buidhe and Tolmount could be added to this list to make it a longer day.

North of Carn an Tuirc is the Corbett Creag nan Gabhar which is a good walk for a short winter's day.   South of Creag Leacach is the easy Corbett Monamenach which can be climbed from Glen Isla in under an hour.

Immediately above the Ski Centre is The Cairnwell, probably the easiest of the 284 Munros.   However you do have to make you way through ski furniture and the summit of The Cairnwell is like a tip with various constructions so you wont want to linger long here. 

The Cairnwell can be combined with Carn a'Gheoidh and Carn Aosda before returning to the Ski Centre through ski fencing.

South of The Cairnwell is the Corbett Ben Gulabin climbed from near the Spittal of Glenshee.

Further west are two further Munros Glas Tulaichean and Carn an Righ.  The normal approach to these mountains is from the Spittal of Glenshee.

North of this group is Beinn Iutharn Mhor and Carn Bhac which are easier climbed from Inverey on the minor road from Braemar to Linn of Dee.   It is a long walk up Glen Ey before you start climbing Beinn Iutharn Mhor so a bicycle would be useful here.

Another easy Corbett is Morrone which can be climbed from the village of Braemar with a return by the track near the golf course.

Finally the last of the Munros on the west side of the A93 is An Socach which is climbed from Baddoch on the A93 north of the Ski Centre.

Glen Shee

Morven

Loch Callater

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