Carn Glas-choire

Carn Glas-choire

Carn Glas-choire - Carn Glas-choire - Fiona peak above Carrbridge

Carn Glas-choire is the highest point overlooking the vast sprawling heather-clad Dava Moor and the wind-turbines of the Tom nan Clach wind farm.


Carn Glas-choire


Height659m
Prominence251m
Meaningcairn of the green coire
ListsFionas, 164
LocationDava Moor and Strathdearn,
Cairngorms and North East Grampians
Grid RefNH891291
Lat/Lon57.33944, -3.84327


Overlooking the forest north of Carrbridge, Carn Glas-choire stands at the southern edge of the vast Dava Moor, which stretches northward from Carrbridge to Cawdor. The summit is set in a grass and heather-covered peat bog, overlooking steeper slopes to the south.

The shortest approach begins from a farm just north of the village of Duthil, where a decent track leads to the foot of the hill, above which a rougher track climbs steeply to the crest just northwest of the summit.

A longer approach begins further north from near Lochindorb and follows well-maintained wind farm roads and estate tracks. This route offers a more gradual ascent to the summit.

On a bike, combining these two routes explores the moorland more fully with only a short detour on foot from the highest point of the tracks to Carn Glas-choire's summit trig point.



Routes up Carn Glas-choire


Carn Glas-choire from the Dava Moor

On wind-farm roads and estate tracks, this route to Carn Glas-choire is cycleable all the way to the high ground close to the summit. The route is best biked anti-clockwise allowing the steeper ground to be descended at pace !

Peaks : 1 Fiona

Ascent : 750m (2460ft)
Distance : 37km (23m)
Time : 2:50hr



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