Walk Information
Walk route: Coire Cas - Ben Macdui (1,309m/4,296ft) - Cairn Lochan - Stob Coire an t-Sneachda - Cairn Gorm (1,245m/4,084ft) - Ptarmigan, The
Distance: 10.00 miles
Ascent: 3,500ft
Time: 4 hours 45 minutes
With: Anne
Conditions: Blowing a hooley, Ben Macdui in cloud, rain at times
Comment: Photos include a couple taken the day before when the weather was a little better!
Route Map
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Photos
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Coire Cas Ski Centre
Heading out from Coire Cas, our route is up the far right ridge
Allt Coire an t-Sneachda
Zooming in on The Ptarmigan, just below the clouds
Looking back down our path
Loch Morlich to the north
Ben Macdui summit
The view finder at Ben Macdui's summit, lots to see on a good day!
Looking back to Ben Macdui in cloud with Lochan Buidhe on the left
Cairn Lochan summit
Cairn Gorm and Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
Looking back towards Cairn Lochan and Fiacaill Buttress
Cairn Lochan and Fiacaill Buttress from Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
The view north from Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
Cairn Gorm with its top in cloud from Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
Shelter Stone Crag to the south from Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
Looking back to Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
The radio relay station on Cairn Gorm's summit
The path down to The Ptarmigan
The Ptarmigan
Looking out from inside The Ptarmigan, not much of a view today
The view north to Meall a Bhuachaille from The Ptarmigan
Towards Loch Morlich from The Ptarmigan
Exiting The Ptarmigan on the funicular railway
CairnGorm Mountain Funicular Railway
CairnGorm Mountain Funicular Railway, half way passing point
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