Carn a' Choire Mhoir

Tucked away in the Monadhliath mountains northwest of Aviemore, this rounded heathery summit overlooks the remote upper reaches of the River Dulnain. It lacks the jagged drama of the nearby Cairngorms, offering instead a sense of vast, quiet isolation and clear views across the strath to the high plateau of Braeriach.

• •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as the 'Cairn of the Big Corrie', a reference to the expansive, scooped-out hollow on its eastern slopes.
• •Accessing the hill usually requires a long, atmospheric approach through the upper Dulnain valley, a landscape defined by its ancient pine stumps and shifting river meanders.
• •The summit offers a spectacular, unobstructed profile of the Cairngorm giants, with the Great Moss and the vast bulk of Braeriach visible across the Spey Valley.
• •If you encounter another walker on these slopes, they are almost certainly a 'Tump' bagger or someone who is profoundly lost on their way to the nearby Corbett, Geal-charn Mòr.