After the Lochnagar epic the day earlier than, Ben and I selected a close-by Corbett that might not be too testing. The 12.5km stroll to Càrn na Drochaide summit, with an elevation achieve of 575m, proved the proper half-day hike.

A observe begins from the automotive park at Linn of Quoich, west of Braemar. After about 2.5km, look out for a slim path that heads uphill. The trail comes and goes, monitoring uphill via heather and different vegetation.

At no level is the gradient too arduous, however moderately it’s a gentle climb uphill. At greater altitude, we picked up a particular trod and headed north-westerly on to the rounded summit.

On the best way up, we additionally visited a minor summit of Creag a’ Chleirich at 651m.

The terrain flattens on to an undulating plateau as you head in direction of Càrn na Drochaide, with numerous cairns marking a couple of minor summits. A big cairn at 818m is situated on the true summit.

Ben and I loved a cease for our picnic lunches and to soak up the views, together with many peaks of the Cairngorms and the glens that result in Lochnagar.

We adopted a largely comparable path to return to the automotive park.

See: OS map route

Corbetts bagged: 123