Carn an Tuirc

Height	1019m
Prominence	64m
Meaning	cairn of the wild boar
Lists	Munro, 113
Location	Glen Callater to Glenmuick, Glenshee to Cairn o'Mount
Grid Ref	NO174805
Lat/Lon	56.90821, -3.35744

East of the A93 and just north of Glenshee Ski Centre, the hills are grass-covered with slopes gently rising from the glens below. It comes as a bit of a surprise the amount of boulderfield strewn along Carn an Tuirc's wide summit crest.

Carn an Tuirc lies in the heart of the vast moorland between Glenshee, Glen Doll and Lochnagar and therefore there are plenty of route choices to bag this top. An easy there-and-back to Carn an Tuirc's summit would make for a straightforward afternoon's hike, but with so many other Munro peaks around, it makes sense to explore the vast area will bagging some more summits.

Routes up Carn an Tuirc

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Glenshee 9 Munros
	The 9 Munros above Glenshee can be linked to form a long high-level hiking circuit. With generally grass covered slopes, this is one of the easier ways to go multi-Munro-bagging ! Peaks : 9 Munros Ascent : 1690m (5540ft) Distance : 30km (19m) Time : 10:15hr

East of Glenshee
	Compared to the Munros west of Glenshee, the Munros to the east dominated by Glas Maol, are higher, more vast and have less paths or tracks to follow. The route can be extended to include the Corbett Creag nan Gabhar. Peaks : 4 Munros, option of 1 Corbett Ascent : 910m (2990ft) Distance : 15km (9m) Time : 5:15hr

Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and Auchallater Munros
	Tracing an old drove road through Glen Callater, this is a fairly popular route up Carn an t-Saigart Mor and can be extended to include several other Munro summits encircling the glen. Peaks : 7 Munros Ascent : 1040m (3410ft) Distance : 36km (22m) Time : 9hr

Nearby hills and mountains

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