The Occasional Munroist - Glen Shee
Distance: 11km Height ascended: 660m Time taken: 3 hours Munros: Carn Aosda (917m), Carn a'Gheoidh (975m) and The Cairnwell (933m) I have driven through Glen Shee many times now and never stopped to even take in the view never mind doing any hillwalking. This weekend I thought it was about time I rectified the situation and actually ventured out. These hills are a good choice for a hillwalking trip in January, the start is high (660m) and the distances are not great so a walk can easily be fitted into a short day. There is also the possibility of a good snow covering, they didn't put a ski centre in Glen Shee without good reason... In fact, the winter is the one time of the year when this area has any chance of looking reasonably nice since there is a vast amount of clutter strewn everywhere across the hills nearest the road which is all associated with the ski runs. The view from the car park is very off-putting, there are ski tows, chair lifts, large amounts of woo