Glenshee Panorama
From the summit of Carn an Tuirc we have this splended view down to Glenshee and the Ski centre, with the Caringorm mountains back-dropping the whole scene (I've picked out three other Munro's that I know). I've climbed from a starting point lower than the ski centre to give some idea of the effort involved. I would say breath taking, but I had little breath left by this time!!
This bike trip takes me to the summits of two Munro's, Carn an Tuirc & Cairn of Claise. Carn an Tuirc is at a height of 1018 meters (3339 feet), while Cairn of Claise is sightly higher at 1062 meters (3484 feet). It took me four hours to drag myself (and my bike) up there, but because of the bike, it took less than an hour to get back to the car. Total distance covered was 26.5 kilometers (16.5 miles) and starting at 370 meters, I had an altitude gain of over 700 meters (2296+ feet) - that was a big one!!
Glenshee Panorama
From the summit of Carn an Tuirc we have this splended view down to Glenshee and the Ski centre, with the Caringorm mountains back-dropping the whole scene (I've picked out three other Munro's that I know). I've climbed from a starting point lower than the ski centre to give some idea of the effort involved. I would say breath taking, but I had little breath left by this time!!
This bike trip takes me to the summits of two Munro's, Carn an Tuirc & Cairn of Claise. Carn an Tuirc is at a height of 1018 meters (3339 feet), while Cairn of Claise is sightly higher at 1062 meters (3484 feet). It took me four hours to drag myself (and my bike) up there, but because of the bike, it took less than an hour to get back to the car. Total distance covered was 26.5 kilometers (16.5 miles) and starting at 370 meters, I had an altitude gain of over 700 meters (2296+ feet) - that was a big one!!