Geal Charn

Geal Charn is a rather isolated hill lying on the west side of Glen Markie, several kilometres west of the main group of the Monadhliath Munros. It is a flat-topped hill whose most interesting feature is the eastern corrie with its high lochan at the head of the Piper's Burn, which flows into the Markie Burn and the River Spey. The western and northern slopes of Geal Charn merge into the vast undulating expanse of the western Monadhliath.

One possible route of ascent starts at the Spey dam and goes up the track on the east side of the Markie Burn and then north-west on the north of the Piper's Burn to the plateau north of Lochan a' Choire. It may be difficult to cross the Markie Burn if it is in spate, in which case an alternative route starts from Garva Bridge further up the Spey and goes up the path on the south-east side of the Feith Talagain and the south-west ridge of Geal Charn.

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