Tolmount above Loch Callater

Tolmount

Tolmount’s grassy summit overlooks the crags of Glen Callater, standing modestly among the higher Munros of Lochnagar and Glenshee.



Tolmount


Height958m
Prominence72m
Meaningvalley hill
ListsMunros, 202
LocationGlen Shee,
Glenshee to Cairn o'Mount
Grid RefNO211800
Lat/Lon56.90467, -3.29741


Tolmount sits above the head of Loch Callater on the remote and high moorland that links Lochnagar to the Munros of Glenshee.

Various routes head up Tolmount, most of which also include nearby Tom Buidhe - a Munro of similar size, shape and terrain-cover.



Routes up Tolmount


Glenshee 9 Munros

Long high-level route linking the 9 Munros above Glenshee. With grassy slopes, this is one of the easier multi-Munro circuits, and a hill race.

Peaks : 9 Munros

Ascent : 1690m (5540ft)
Distance : 30km (19m)
Time : 10:15hr

Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr and Auchallater Munros

Route up Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr from Glen Callater, with options to extend to several other Munros encircling the glen on fine tracks.

Peaks : 7 Munros

Ascent : 1040m (3410ft)
Distance : 36km (22m)
Time : 9hr

Munros above Jock's Road

Route over Driesh, Mayar, Tom Buidhe and Tolmount above Jock’s Road. A grassy circuit with little feature, sure to test navigation skills.

Peaks : 4 Munros

Ascent : 1375m (4510ft)
Distance : 26km (16m)
Time : 9hr



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