In case you are searching for a comparatively straightforward stroll to the summit of a Corbett, Morrone is a good alternative. It’s also referred to as Morven on the OS map, though confusingly there may be one other Corbett referred to as Morven close to Aboyne.

The path to Morrone summit begins and finishes within the Aberdeenshire city of Braemar and is round 9km complete distance for an out-and-back hike, or 12km for a circuit route.

The full ascent is round 535m to succeed in the 859m summit, with Braemar sitting above 330m elevation.

I loved htis Corbett stroll the day after a double Corbett circuit of Creag an Dail Bheag and Culardoch. It provided an excellent leg stretcher and one other summit for my bagged listing.

Stroll of the Corbett Morrone

My buddy Ben and I parked within the centre of Braemar, though it’s potential to make use of a carpark near a duck pond to the west of the city.

The route adopted a well-trodden path and has signage so it was straightforward to seek out the way in which. We handed via woodlands and reached a viewpoint plaque. A bench shut by with beautiful views remembered two individuals who had loved strolling within the space

The gradient was good for a second day of Corbett bagging – it’s a bit of steep in locations, however largely pretty easy-going – and the views shortly developed. Ben and I ended to look again over the city and alongside a large strath.

I used to be a bit of irritated by all of the mini cairns en path to the summit. Is there any want for these? Generally, a small cairn could be useful with route instructions, akin to in the beginning of a path heading off a monitor however, largely, the cairns serve no goal except to mark the summit. Shifting stones and rocks from the mountain slope to type pointless cairns – at one level there have been 5 cairns in a row midway up the mountain – appears ridiculous. Though, please do appropriate me if there may be an significance to those cairns.

The trail continued uphill, worn in locations, and because the gradient eased in direction of the summit we noticed a steel mast. This gives a radio relay station for the native mountain rescue crew and, whereas ugly, they do serve an essential goal.

A trig pillar marks the highest and in the event you look previous and across the mast and buildings, you see an exquisite vista of mountains of the broader Cairngorms.

Ben and I retraced our steps to return to Braemar. One other time we would full the circuit advised on the Stroll Highlands web site.

Our route on Morrone: OS Maps.

Corbetts bagged: 128