
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
Height | 659m |
Prominence | 251m |
Meaning | cairn of the green coire |
Lists | Fionas, 164 |
Location | Dava Moor and Strathdearn, Cairngorms and North East Grampians |
Grid Ref | NH891291 |
Lat/Lon | 57.33944, -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 | |
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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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