Walk: Cairns Broad & Bannoch - what lies beyond Loch Muick
Aberdeenshire | White Mounth | Full day walk | ★★★★ [Dubh Loch] The vast majority of visitors to Loch Muick are here to explore the loch itself or Lochnagar to the north. Few venture into the hills to the south or west from here, and they're missing out. Picturesque waterfalls and waterslides on The Stulan Burn and Allt an Dubh-loch are only the prelude to the magnificent rock architecture above Dubh Loch's southern shore: no wonder this is a famous rock- and ice-climbing location. The following ascent is a bit of a slog, but the rest of the circuit is a high-level stroll (in good conditions) over two Munros, with Loch Muick pointing the way home. [Excellent views continue all along the ridge beyond Broad Cairn] 📌 Walk: Cairns Broad & Bannoch - what lies beyond Loch Muick ★★★★ Start / finish at Spittal of Glenmuick car park, minor road end 8 mi south of Ballater, G.R.: NO 310851 ///storms.drives.parsnips ▶ 24 km / 15 mi | ▲ 1150 m | ⌚ Full day | ⬤ Tough