Carn Dearg Mor

About Carn Dearg Mor

Rising above the remote upper reaches of Glen Tilt, this expansive moorland summit offers a sense of deep isolation within the southern Cairngorms. Reached via long approaches from Blair Atholl or the Minigaig Pass, its rounded, heathery slopes provide an excellent vantage point for surveying the granite peaks of the Beinn a' Ghlo massif.

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• •Its name translates from Gaelic as the 'Great Red Hill', likely a reference to the granite stones or the deep hue of the heather that blankets its broad flanks in late summer.
• •Positioned deep in the Forest of Atholl, the hill sits near the historic Minigaig Pass, a high-level route used for centuries by drovers and soldiers before the construction of the road through the Pass of Killiecrankie.
• •From the summit, the view across the deep trench of Glen Tilt is dominated by the complex, multiple tops of Beinn a' Ghlo to the southeast, while the vast plateau of the Gaick Forest stretches out to the north.
• •Navigating these broad, featureless slopes in a mist requires more than a casual glance at a map; the hill’s gentle gradients are designed to lead the overconfident walker into the nearest peat hag with surgical precision.