The way forward is a mixture of boulders, gravel, small stones and the occasional thin grass. Before long, we had reached the gap. Braeriach is with 1296 metres (about 4,252 ft) the third-highest Munro but less popular than others. ... (Chalamain Gap) between Creag a Chalamain and Creag an Leth-choin (Lurcherâs Crag). Braeriach via the Chalamain Gap Walk Author - Peter Smyly Length - 15.0 miles / 24.4 km Ascent - 4500 feet / 1364 metres Grade - hard Start - OS grid reference NH985073 Lat 57.145331 + Long -3.6790687 Postcode PH22 1RB (approx. Cairn Toul and Braeriach. Sunshine again, a fine camp spot just above Lairig Ghru. ), cutting directly up the eastern spur of the corrie rim from the Lairig Ghru (allow 3.5-4 hours). UL3 Chalamain Gap UL4 Braeriach (Site visit location) UL5 Lairig an Laoigh UL6 Bynack More UL7 Strathnethy UL8 Beinn Meadhion UL9 Coire Raibert UL10 Cairngorm Plateau UL11 Ben Macdui UL12 North Corries Rim UL23 Glen Feshie UL24 Carn ban Mor UL25 Windy Ridge UL26 Coire an Tsneachda UL27 Fiacaill a Coire Cas PROGRESS (As at 31/12/12) Looking back, I now wonder if they'd actually ever been there because my word, how wrong they were! Looking to the west is Sgor Gaoith towering over Loch Einich.....with Braeriach's two northern corries. Probably the most commonly used route up Braeriach starts from Sugar Bowl car park, on the road leading the Cairn Gorm ski area. After the inevitable early morning delays, and waiting for the snow gates to open at Glenmore, we were under way by about 0830, and headed for the Chalamain Gap (NH965054). All the walking routes up Creag a'Chalamain on Mud Meaning of braeriach. Seconding the ice pitch. It has a crescent-shaped summit overlooking four spectacular corries. The summit is about 9 km from the car park by this route. The first 'obstacle' on our route up to Braeriach is the Chalamain Gap. Following the well-worn footpaths we headed for the Chalamain Gap, a boulder field that involved some light scrambling before descending into the Lairig Ghru. by Johnny Corbett » Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:16 pm . At the entrance to Chalamain gap. The Chalamain Gap is a bouldery defile on the path that links the Cairn Gorm ski road with the Lairig Ghru. Continue to head north down the main ridge and at GR959037 follow the path NE up to the Chalamain Gap. Visit the hiking attraction Chalamain Gap on your next hike. Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Braeriach (Braigh Riabhach) Andrew Baron walked up on January 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] From sugar bowl carpark via carn a chalamain gap [with] son Michael [weather] ok Best forecast for a few days.low wind.Light mist most of the way. Coming off the summit of Britain's 3rd highest mountain, Braeriach. The hike up Braeriach from Speyside is around 20 miles, ascends 1,820 m, and takes around 13 hours to complete. I had set off from the Sugar Bowl car park around four hours earlier under a full moon, picked my way through the boulder field in the enclosed blackness of the Chalamain Gap by torchlight and rose steadily up the Sron na Lairige ridge in swirling, dancing mists to reach the summit of Braeriach by 3.30am. Basically a monster of a days walk. Braeriach via the Chalamain Gap Walk Grading Nat Park - Cairngorm County/Area - Highland Author - Peter Smyly Length - 15.0 miles / 24.4 km Ascent - 4500 feet / 1364 metres Time - 12 hours 0 minutes Grade - hard Start - OS grid reference NH985073 Lat 57.145331 // Long -3.679069 Postcode PH22 1RB (approx. A long tough day but really rewarding taking in Braeriach, scrambling up Angels Ridge to Angels Peak. Tuesday 2nd June 2009. On the way to Braeriach. Dull. Play2End: 15/07/2015: Start/Finish CP at Ski Centre, up through Chalamain Gap and ascent of Northern ridge to summit of Braeriach, and back same route via Sron na Lairige. Amazing views! (With LUMC). robertgn: 04/01/2015 ... We were back to almost where we had started (almost 11 hours earlier). Munros included on this walk: Braeriach Date walked: 01/06/2011 Time taken: 7 hours 2 people think this report is great. We had decided to do the route anti-clockwise to avoid the climb up out of the Lairig Ghru on the way back. Headed off from the car park up the path, towards and through the Chalamain Gap. Approaching the vast bulk of Braeriach, rearing above the west side of the Lairig Ghru, we contemplated changing tack and going for it instead. Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Braeriach (Braigh Riabhach) Andrew Baron walked up on January 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] From sugar bowl carpark via carn a chalamain gap [with] son Michael [weather] ok Best forecast for a few days.low wind.Light mist most of the way. The best place to start this walk is from the Sugar Bowl car park in Speyside. [citation needed] Chalamain Gap It always surprises me on the amount of folk who walk up Braeriach and approach through the Chalamain Gap. Braeriach can also be approached from Glen Feshie or Gleann Einich in the W or from Sgor an Lochain Uaine to the S following the western rim of An Garbh Coire. Rothiemurchus Lodge nr Aviemore 21st/22nd September, 2018. The Chalamain Gap itself requires some scrambling as you meander over huge boulders, and it can be a perilous place in the grip of winter conditions. As well as birding and wildlife photography, I also enjoy mountain walking especially in winter, so expect some ramblings. Walk of the week: Braeriach, Cairngorms ... Nearly a mile and a half further on, after you have dropped to the side of the burn, you are at the Chalamain Gap turn-off, on the left. Cross the road and over the Allt Mor footbridge before bearing right uphill and then left onto the paved path towards Chalamain Gap. Ben Macdui 24th May 2008 - a little less snow about. On this experience we trek long miles through the UK's most spectacular glacial valley to wild camp by a loch at the feet of Scotlands third highest mountain. Hill Walking - Scotland. We began the climb to the first Munro top Braeriach. Once across the Lharig Ghru the ascent is gradual and moderately easy, with a short dip in the path before rising to the summit. Path to the Chalamain Gap & looking towards the Cairngorms. The summit is quite difficult to reach, not because of the ascent but the distance. Having withstood 14 hours of freezing cold and gusting winds near the summit of Braeriach I quickly started descending from the thick fog to Lairing Ghru's valley. - Car park frozen left 08.45. soft fresh snow in chalamine gap ⦠Our aim was to complete the classic Cairngorms traverse of Braeriach to the Devilâs Point for ⦠As we again reached the Chalamain Gap, we knew what to expect so the potentially leg-breaking boulder traverse didnât daunt us at all. Chalamain Gap. Braeriach has to be an all-time favourite âbigâ mountain. Braeriach via the Chalamain Gap. Alternatively, parking at the Sugar Bowl car park on the ski road, and walking through the Chalamain Gap and over Sron na Lairige would be the most popular option. Route Length 300m Max Ratio 1:4 Experience GradeEasy or Moderate options - ⦠Fantastic Neve. This is a very popular path with people heading into the Ghru and also upon to ⦠After the thaw at the end of April and then re-freezing, conditions in the Allt a' Choire Mhoir were a bit icey but free from avalanche danger. Trail 100 - Braeriach Circuit is an expert Hiking Tour: 22.7 km and takes 07:16 h. View this route or plan your own! We've got warm sleeping bags though, so had slept well and were excited for the day ahead as the weather looked special. Creag a'Chalamain is 787 metres high. From the summit of Braeriach it's a straight forward but long walk back to the car. 18th April - Braeriach and Cairn Toul ridge. Ben Macdui ski descent route down the Allt a' Choire Mhoir. 4,000er count â 3 MUNRO count â 1 DISTANCE 15 miles. Chalamain Gap Rothiemurchus, the Lairig Ghru and the Chalamain Gap After catching the bus from Aviemore to Inverdruie, I've taken this path through the Rothiemurchus forest. Overview A mountaineering journey into the heart of Scotlands wilderness. As we approached it the ground got more and more rocky, until for the last few hundred meters we had to creep over snow covered boulders with no real idea where the ankle breaking gaps in between were. Gentle skiing in fresh May powder off the summit before it steepened up. The flattish plateau between Carn na Criche and Braeriach doesn't look all that big on the map, but on the ground it seems simply vast. On the icy scrambling. From the summit of Braeraich, head NE back to the Lairig Ghru, through the Chalamain Gap back the Ski Centre. After crossing the Allt Druidh we start to climb towards Sron na Lairige. The Chalamain gap is a chaotic jumble of boulders cast haphazardly against each other choking the deep narrow notch between Lurchers Crag and Creag Chalamain. And up across the bolders. Day 1: Chalamain Gap & Lochan Odhar: 4.5 miles / 1460 feet (7.3km / 445m) Day 2: Braeriach, Sgor an Lochain Uaine & Cairn Toul: 8.3 miles / 3590 feet (13.4km / 1094m) ... so made the most of the weather and high-camped on the Braeriach ridge. Experience an incredibly remote part of Scotlandâs expansive Cairngorms and revel in the views afforded by a total ascent of 5971 ft.The option to complete the route in a single day may appeal to extremely experienced hillwalkers, however, we recommend enjoying some wild camping along ⦠From here a path leads over the hillside to a steep-sided rocky ravine known as the Chalamain Gap, before descending around 100 metres to the Lairig Ghru. You walk through the Chalamain Gap, drop down into the Lairig Ghru and then thereâs a big long climb up Sron na Lairige to Braeriach which, at 1,296m is the third highest mountain in the UK. At the entrance to Chalamain gap. From here a path leads over the hillside to a steep-sided rocky ravine known as the Chalamain Gap, before descending around 100 metres to the Lairig Ghru. You may get a head start height wise from the Sugar Bowl carpark but with the awkward boulders in the gap and a massive decent (re ascent on the way back when you're tired) it never makes sense to me. Windy in Chalamain Gap. Garbh Coire, Braeriach - Advice Needed! Date Posted: 13.30hrs on Fri 9 Nov 07. Virtual Hill Walking. Rothiemurchus is one of the largest remaining areas of natural forest in Scotland and is quite beautiful. It is a very strenuous walk and only for fit and experienced hikers. What does braeriach mean? I visited the crash site in August 2011 during a long walk from the Sugar Bowl, through the Chalamain Gap and the Lairig Ghru onto Braeriach, then over Cairntoul and eventually out to the Linn of Dee. Logged Descriptions (logged by 766 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) By: Date of Ascent: MQ & DA: quartley: 18/09/2021: Solo. From the Sugar Bowl via Chalamain's Gap. Braeriach (1296m), Sgor an Lochain Uaine (1258m), Cairn Toul (1291m) and the Devil's Point (1006m). Sunny, ⦠The summit is about 9 km from the car park by this route. A rest up on the ridge up to Braeriach Big bags Braeriach (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bràigh Riabhach meaning "The Grey Uplands") is the third-highest mountain in the British Isles, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui.It is the highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, separated from the central section (containing Ben Macdui and Cairn Gorm) by the pass of the Lairig Ghru.The summit has a crescent shape, with several ⦠Descending back to the valley. Picture Gallery for Braeriach Weather & OS Maps After crossing this pass the route heads for the summit via Braeriach's north ridge, crossing a subsidiary peak, Sròn na Lairige. Loch Morlich to Lairig Ghru walk. Busy hills towads SE. View down the Lairig Ghru. The corries of Braeriach are notable for snow depth, cornice size and the presence of snow patches famous for surviving through many summers; if there's ever another ice age it'll probably start here. The mountain's inner recesses feel a long way from any road, particularly in winter, and the various walking routes are all pretty big days out. Chalamain Gap â the other way! ... Lochan Uaine cradled between Cairn Toul and Sgor an Lochain Uaine Braeriach cliffs. Our running club is looking for a decent day run in the Cairngorms, and one suggestion is to do Braeriach from the Sugar Bowl car park, via the Chalamain Gap, and then returning via the Lairig Ghru into Rothiemurcus and back to Loch Morlich. I visited the crash site in August 2011 during a long walk from the Sugar Bowl, through the Chalamain Gap and the Lairig Ghru onto Braeriach, then over Cairntoul and eventually out to the Linn of Dee. Hill Walks - England. Probably the most commonly used route up Braeriach starts from Sugar Bowl car park, on the road leading the Cairn Gorm ski area. Once on the Lairig path we walked south, in the direction of the Pools of Dee. Basically a monster of a days walk. Looking to Braeriach from near the Chalamain Gap, Cairngorm National Park, Badenoch & Speyside Looking towards Braeriach and Coire Bhrochain from Cairn Toul, Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland. It forms the centerpiece of this grand circular walk that combines many of the finest aspects of the Cairngorms - rocky, bare mountainsides, beautiful pinewoods, and forest lochs. View down the Lairig Ghru from Lurchers Crag. Approaching from Deeside is also reasonable (with a bike and trainers! The path meets another one coming from the north. location only) The Chalamain Gap, which is formed between the north ridge we had just by-passed and the little peak of Creag aâ Chalamain, is a long narrow ravine littered with a random jumble of huge rocky blocks and boulders. Made harder with a heavy backpacking rucksack. Hill Walking - Wales. Thankfully the Chalamain Gap boulder field gave a well received opportunity to slow down a bit and listen to the body. Terrain Mostly well made paths. Braeriach and the Lairig Ghru. Looking down Coire Bhrochain into the Lairig Ghru with cloud just covering the summit of Ben Macdui. After crossing this pass the route heads for the summit via Braeriach's north ridge, crossing a subsidiary peak, Sròn na Lairige. (red circles = people) ... On top of this it's at an elevation of 710 metres. The Eag aâ Chait, on the other hand, has a path all the way through its relatively paltry collection of ⦠After crossing the Allt Druidh we start to climb towards Sron na Lairige. From here a complete traverse of Cairn Toul, Sgor an Locahin Uaine and Braeriach. A path joined from the left, and I passed beneath Creag a Chalamain to the east. The weather was OK, but began getting pretty dreich as we headed through the Chalamain Gap towards the Sinclair Memorial Hut. Zooming in on the northern slope of Sron na Lairige and our route up. Routes: The three routes here, two from the north and one from the south, provide a fine, long ridge walk over Braeriach, Sgor an Lochan Uaine, Cairn Toul, and the Devil's Point. - Car park frozen left 08.45. soft fresh snow in chalamine gap ⦠The plateau and the clag made navigation difficult but we hit the top of Braeriach. The main aim of this blog is to allow me to share my wildlife and adventure photographs with like minded individuals. Creag a'Chalamain is a summit in the region or range in Scotland. For wild and remote mountains, huge views, dramatic crags and wonderful wildlife, the place has few equals. Walking along the top. After crossing this pass the route heads for the summit via Braeriach's north ridge, crossing a subsidiary peak, Sròn na Lairige. We will start the challenge from the Coire Cas car park at the Cairngorm Mountain Centre, from there we will make our way over to the Chalamain Gap. The north-east approach is from the Cairn Gorm approach road through the Chalamain Gap and onto Sron na Lairige, following a well worn path. From here a path leads over the hillside to a steep sided rocky ravine known as the Chalamain Gap, before descending around 100 m to the Lairig Ghru. Hill Walks - Scotland. From here a path leads over the hillside to a steep-sided rocky ravine known as the Chalamain Gap, before descending around 100 metres to the Lairig Ghru. Braeriach / Am Bràigh Riabhach - 1,296 m (4,252 ft) Braeriach is the 3rd highest peak in the British Isles and the highest in the western massif of the Cairngorms. This is the third highest in Scotland but it is its huge corrie, reached at the end of a wonderful, long walk which grabs the attention. It was a cold night, -2°C inside the tent when we woke up. The Chalamain Gap marked the entrance to the Lairig Ghru, which we walked up for another couple of hours before beginning the long, boulderfield-strewn traverse around the south of Sròn na Lairige to enter Coire Brochain. Like many other man-made shelters in the mountains of Scotland that were very accessible from public roads, it was demolished and removed in about 1991. As well as more ascent, there is boulder hopping each way in the Chalamain Gap. The conclusion from talking to the body was that the legs were absolutely shattered and the feet were already knackered. Heading towards Chalamain gap. Zooming in on the northern slope of Sron na Lairige and our route up. From the airy summit of Braeriach on the edge of Coire Brochain, reverse the outgoing route back down as far as the point where the path from the Chalamain Gap entered the Lairig Ghru. A variation in the route is suggested for the return from this point. I WAS sitting at the western rim of An Garbh Coire waiting for the sunrise. The long descent off Braeriach on the approach to the Lairig Ghru, with the climb up to the Chalamain Gap visible beyond. We saw one or two folks as we dropped into the Lairig Ghru and crossed a fair crocodile of walkers coming the other way. Moving through them is a full body experience weaving left and right, climbing up and down, a hand hold here, a knee used there. The weather was roasting, it was going to be a decent weekend! An easy walk in over well maintained path. Braeriach The Scottish walking holiday of 2005 continues: ... the Allt Mòr burn and took the path that crosses the heather moorland in front of the Cairngorm corries through the Chalamain Gap, and into the Lairig Ghru. Moving through them is a constant full body experiance weaving left and right climbing up and down, a hand hold here a knee used there. Chalamain Gap/Lairig Ghru. Braeriach is Scotland's third highest mountain at 1296m. Past the Chalamain gap and heading towards Lairig Ghru. By the end of this twelve-hour marathon I was really tired and hungry, and my right leg was beginning to ache. From the opposite side, a path leads over the hillside with views of the Northern corries. Looking south into the Lairig Ghru. The Chalamain Gap is a bouldery defile on the path that links the Cairn Gorm ski road with the Lairig Ghru. It forms the centerpiece of this grand circular walk that combines many of the finest aspects of the Cairngorms - rocky, bare mountainsides, beautiful pinewoods, and forest lochs. Mostly well made paths. Lurchers Crag. Climbing steadily up under the stars we reached the boulder-strewn Chalamain Gap, picking our way carefully through the maze by headtorch. Probably the most commonly used route up Braeriach starts from Sugar Bowl car park, on the road leading the Cairn Gorm ski area. Chalamain Gap - geograph.org.uk - 185661.jpg 640 × 427; 92 KB Chalamain Gap - geograph.org.uk - 262412.jpg 640 × 480; 118 KB ChalamainGap.jpg 604 × 453; 80 KB ... Would agree that the bike is a bit pointless if starting from sugar bowl car park - i do love that route in as the Chalamain Gap is fascinating and good fun - if ⦠2nd May 2010 - Ben Macdui & Braeriach Ski. Our ascent begins on a rough path which leads up the northern spur of Braeriach. It's also an awkward one with many boulders to clamber across. Keep as close to the coire rim edge as you can for amazing views. The famous Lairig Ghru is an ancient route through the Cairngorms which passes between Ben Macdui and Braeriach. Stage 2 â Tuesday 30th June. From here a path leads over the hillside to a steep sided rocky ravine known as the Chalamain Gap, before descending around 100 m to the Lairig Ghru. The time I walked through the Gap, on my own, very early one morning, the moon was huge - ⦠I've been desperate to ski from Ben Macdui down into the Lairig Ghru for a while but have been too busy ticking munros, or not in the right place at the right time until now. ... Nearly a mile and a half further on, after you have dropped to the side of the burn, you are at the Chalamain Gap turn off, on the left. Area: Cairngorms Munros: Braeriach, Cairn Toul, Sgor an Lochain Uaine, The Devilâs Point Date walked: 06/07/2010 Time taken: 9 hours 10 mins Braeriach is a vast, impressive and sizeable mountain with great corries and cliffs. Braeriach linear via the Chalamain Gap Share Dan Bailey UKH 21st September, 2011 This has been read 9,931 times Share With its wide rolling plateau and monumental corrie system Scotland's third highest mountain is also one of its most interesting and impressive. Hill Walks - Instructions. OFF the Adventure Trails - Scotland: Braeriach via Chalamain Gap & Angels Ridge | Cairngorms . The easiest route up to the summit of Braeriach starts from the Sugar Bowl car park â a pay and display amenity - on the road leading from Aviemore to the Cairn Gorm ski area beneath Coire Cas. That from the Sugar Bowl car park on Cairn Gorm probably requires the most effort although it is the shortest. I had started at below 400m, gone up to about 700m in the Gap, now dropping through a gull to about 600m and now on my way up the long climb to the top at 1296m. The Chalamain Gap is a chaotic jumble of boulders cast haphazardly against each other choking the deep narrow notch between Lurchers Crag and Creag Chalamain. And up across the bolders. After re-crossing the river and continuing upwards again, the path will reach For a short while I followed the path then made a beeline for Chalamain Gap crossing knee deep snow at places. 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