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Cairngorm Munros
A 6 day wilderness trip into the The Cairngorm National Park to climb some of the remote Munros of this stunning area.

Overnight accommodation will either be in tents or mountain bothies.

This trip commences and finishes at Arbroath Railway station on the east coast line.

   Cairngorm Munros
We only take a maximum of 3 people on this wilderness trip to minimise the effect on the environment and to enhance your enjoyment of the wild and remote settings.

Price - £350 for 6 days

Dates available:
21st - 26th June
26th - 31st July

Included in the price
Travel from pick up point to Cairngorms and back, all food, all camping equipment (if required) except for a sleeping bag.

All you need to bring
Personal walking clothes, spare clothes and boots.
60/70 Litre rucksack.
Sleeping bag.

Sample Itinerary

Day 1 – You will be collected at Arbroath railway station mid afternoon, we then travel to The Cairngorm National Park near Braemar where we set off on a short walk to our first overnight stop near Derry Lodge.

Day 2 – We continue up Glen Derry on the Lairig an Laoigh to our first Munro of Beinn a Chaorainn and then onto our second Munro of the day, Beinn Mheadhoin. We then make our way down to Loch Etchachan for our second night’s camp.

Day 3 – And 3 Munros, Derry Cairngorm, Ben MacDui (Britain’s 2nd highest mountain and allegedly the home of The Grey Man of MacDui – Ferlas Mor!!!) and Carn A Mhaim, we then make our way down the steep slopes into the Lairig Ghru and onto Corrour Bothy.

Day 4 – 3 more Munros, Devils Point, Cairn Toul and Angels Peak. We then make our
way to a spectacular high camp near the Wells of Dee – the starting point for the River Dee, which eventually makes its way to Aberdeen on the east coast 120 km away.

Day 5 – Our last day on the high tops and one more 4000 ft Munro to climb, Braeriach, with its spectacular array of massive corries. We then head down into the famous valley of the Lairig Ghru again and make our way back to our last overnight stop of the trip near Derry Lodge again.

Day 6 – We make our way back the short distance to our vehicle and drive back to Arbroath to catch your midday train back south where you can rest and relax and think of all that fabulous scenery of the past few days.
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