Carn Aosda
917m (3010ft)
The Tarf and Tilt Hills (East), The West Mounth - Blair Atholl to Braemar and Blairgowrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The summit of Carn Aosda is marked by a small cairn.
Not familiar with this top?
You can walk/hike to the top of Carn Aosda by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
Walk ad103 Carn Aosda, Carn a' Gheoidh and The Cairnwell from Glen Shee
The easiest three Munros to climb and bag
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75mls (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,274ft (693m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Glen Shee - Glenshee Ski Area - Carn Aosda - Loch Vrotachan - Creag a' Choire Dhirich - The Coolah - Carn a' Gheoidh - The Coolah - Carn Nan Sac - Creag a' Choire Dhirich - The Cairnwell - Glen Shee
See Carn Aosda and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Tarf and Tilt Hills (East) area of Scottish Region 6: The West Mounth - Blair Atholl to Braemar and Blairgowrie
Less data - quicker to download
Scottish Region 6: The West Mounth - Blair Atholl to Braemar and Blairgowrie
Less data - quicker to download
A go4awalk.com downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format featuring Carn Aosda should be available soon.
Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer OL52 Glen Shee & Braemar is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 43 Braemar & Blair Atholl is not currently available
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Carn Aosda
Daniel Moran walked up Carn Aosda on May 16th, 2024 [from/via/route] Car park [with] Alex mark mark [weather] Hungover & full of a cold - Misty warm sweating
Andy Buxton climbed it during August, 2011 [from/via/route] Cairnwell ski centre: Cairnweel, Carn a Gheoidhe & Carn Aosda [weather] Cool but dry & mainly sunny
Angela Moroney bagged it during February, 2019 [with] yorkshire mountaineering club
David Wand hiked Carn Aosda on January 25th, 1983 [from/via/route] Cold with lots of snow
Andrew Edwards summited on July 27th, 2016 [from/via/route] From car park [with] Myself [weather] Windy but mainly dry
Mark Davidson conquered it on October 29th, 2014 [with] MH [weather] Bright & very still with virtually no wind - but cold - My 50th Munro
Mr M A Blanchard, Grant Mclean, Simon Duerden, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Tom Mcewan, Geert Gritter and Adam Shewry have all walked, climbed & bagged Carn Aosda.
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