Cairn Toul

Cairn Toul is located within the Cairngorm National Park, just beyond Braeriach. With a prominence of just over 160m, Cairn Toul is a mountain in its own right, despite sharing the same ridgeline as Braeriach.

Cairn Toul is a difficult peak to climb in a day because of the Cairngorm giants that stand in its way. It frequently necessitates either an overnight wild camp or a fast and light ascent from the Cairngorm ski center car park. You will be in a good position to tackle many of the other Cairngorm 4000+ feet peaks, such as Cairn Gorm, Ben Macdui, Cairn Toul, Sgor an Lochan Uaine, and Braeriach if you decide to go for Cairn Toul.

Cairn Toul is frequently climbed alongside other peaks. It can be combined with The Devil's Point, which is about 2.5 kilometers south-southeast, from the south. It can also be approached from the north, via Braeriach and Sgor an Lochain Uaine. Whether starting from Coire Cas above Speyside or Linn of Dee to the south, both routes are long by Scottish standards: around 15 km (plus return).

Starting from Achlean in Glen Feshie, the mountain can also be climbed from the west. The walker must negotiate a large expanse of an undulating boggy plateau in order to reach the Breariach-Cairn Toul massif, but the route is slightly shorter.

Elevation: 1,291m
Location: Cairngorms
Scottish Gaelic name: Càrn an t-Sabhail
Gaelic Meaning: Hill of the barn