📌 Spittal of Glenshee, Perth & Kinross
★★★★
This pair of summits are the southernmost of a dense cluster of Munros between Glen Tilt and Glenshee Ski Centre in the southern Cairngorms. A long day is guaranteed no matter the approach used, but starting from Spittal of Glenshee makes use of estate tracks – and allows a circular route taking in two exquisite glens. Glas Tulaichean (grey-green hill) has a bulldozed track to within a few metres of the summit and can be reached fairly quickly, while Carn an Righ (king’s cairn) is a rocky dome with a more remote feel – and superb views over a vast swathe of the Cairngorms, including of the Lairig Ghru and Beinn a’ Ghlo.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Glen Lochsie 
Waterfall by Glenlochsie Lodge 
Looking back down the glen 
Looking west towards Beinn a’ Ghlo from the ascent of Glas Tulaichean 
Track up Glas Tulaichean 
Glas Tulaichean summit, looking north 
Glas Choire Mhòr 
Looking back to the summit 
Descent to the north of Glas Tulaichean 
Carn an Righ from the descent 
Màm nan Càrn from the ascent of Carn an Righ 
Carn an Righ summit, looking west 
View north towards the Lairig Ghru 
Looking northeast to Beinn Iutharn Mhòr 
Looking southeast to Glas Tulaichean 
Path towards Loch nan Eun 
Loch nan Eun 
Waterfall on the Allt Easgaidh 
Gleann Taitneach 
Gleann Taitneach 
Gleann Taitneach 
Gleann Taitneach 
Gleann Taitneach
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on minor road to Dalmunzie Hotel, 400m west of estate entrance at Spittal of Glenshee
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 105701
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.814091,-3.467193
🚌 Extremely infrequent bus to Spittal of Glenshee
🚗 Car park (or use Dalmunzie Hotel car park for a fee to shorten the walk)
📝 Key info
▶ 28 km / 17 mi | ▲ 1090 m | ⌛ 8-10 hr
Features: △ Glas Tulaichean (1051 m, Munro); △ Carn an Righ (1029 m, Munro); 💧 Loch nan Eun
⬤ Tough | Clear track all the way to Glas Tulaichean (except for signposted diversion around Dower House) & for return along Gleann Taitneach. Most of the rest of the route is on paths of varying quality – a few pathless sections including much of descent from Glas Tulaichean & on the rocky summit of Carn an Righ. Fording Allt Elrig on descent could be difficult after heavy rain / snowmelt. Some boggy sections in Glen Lochsie (if the old railway line is used) & around Loch nan Eun.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit with extension to Carn an Righ: start – Dalmunzie Hotel – signposted diversion around south side of Dower House – Glenlochsie Lodge (by track along glen floor, or old railway line to avoid ford) – Glas Tulaichean – descend by north ridge to reach path along glen – Carn an Righ – return east, continuing to Loch nan Eun – Gleann Taitneach – cross to west bank at footbridge 1 mi north of Dalmunzie Hotel – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep & lambs, a buzzard, leaping frogs. Seagulls at Loch nan Eun. Unripe cloudberries.
Weather: Sunny & warm but very windy. 23°C at finish.
July 2021
