We have got a bit behind with this blog so as I write this post it is well over a year since we climbed Cac Carn Beag - thank goodness for photos to help jog the memory.
It was my first time in this part of Scotland and interesting to see the uniquely different landscape - big and fairly barron with beautiful stags roaming all over. Most of the hills are fairly rounded, though this one we climbed was a bit more interesting.
It had been a relatively last minute decision to head to the hills having spotted a good 'chance of cloud free Munros' on the mountain weather, and we stayed in relative luxury (compared to a tent) in a B&B in Braemar. So after a good hearty breakfast we set off up the hill with clear blue sky all around. From memory, it was not a particularly steep or challenging hill, though quite a long walk. The views of the cliffs walking up were fairly spectacular and the last bit was a sort of horse shoe plateau one had to walk around. I do remember fairly well that once on top the winds were fairly brutal and cold!
It was a circluar route and on the return we dropped down fairly quickly and there was a long flat walk along the shores of Lochnagar.
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