
Carn Gorm, Cannich
Carn Gorm - rugged wee hill above Cannich
Carn Gorm is a wee heather-clad hill overlooking Strathglass and the woodlands surrounding the village of Cannich.Carn Gorm, Cannich
Height | 677.3m |
Prominence | 194m |
Meaning | blue cairn |
Lists | Fionas, 138 |
Location | North of Glen Cannich, Glen Strathfarrar to Glen Affric |
Grid Ref | NH328355 |
Lat/Lon | 57.37925, -4.78176 |
Standing between the glens of Strathglass and Strathfarrar and overlooking the woodlands surrounding the village of Cannich, Carn Gorm is a little and rather unassuming hill clad in heather.
Carn Gorm can be approached from a variety of directions, with the most direct of these being from the village of Cannich. The hill's slopes are for the most part covered in heather and pathless, though a line of old iron fence-posts aid navigation on the summit crest.
Routes up Carn Gorm
Carn Gorm from Cannich | |
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From Cannich, a faint network of ATV tracks leads uphill through bracken and woodland, eventually emerging onto open hillside from where a hike through dense heather leads to Carn Gorm with its fine views across to Affric and Mullardoch. Peaks : 1 Fiona
Ascent : 700m (2300ft) Distance : 11km (7m) Time : 3:55hr |
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