Broad Cairn rises above the southern end of Loch Muick in Royal Deeside, with other Munros all round it, so most people fold it into a longer round. The name simply means 'broad hill'. Its bouldery top, marked by a cairn, sits above rolling grassy ground, and anyone heading round the loch anticlockwise meets a boulderfield on the way down. Creag an Dubh-loch is its subsidiary top.
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Boulder-covered summit above rolling grassy ground, with a boulderfield on the descent.
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Also on this route: Lochnagar, Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Cairn Bannoch
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
