Braeriach

Summary for Braeriach

Braeriach is an munro in Scotand and is located in the area The Cairngorms as defined by SMC. (and lies in region known as Coylumbridge )

Height	Grid Ref.	Pronunciation	Meaning
1296 metres / 4252 feet	NN953999	Bray-ree-erch	Grey upper part
Location		Access
The Cairngorms		Rothiemurchus, tel: 01479 810477

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Details for Braeriach

Braeriach (Scottish Gaelic: Bràigh Riabhach/Am Bràigh Riabhach) is the third highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui. It is the highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, separated from the central section (containing Ben Macdui and Cairn Gorm) by the pass of the Lairig Ghru. The summit has a crescent shape, with several corries. In the north-facing corrie of Garbh Coire Mor the snow has completely melted just three times in the last century.

Probably the most commonly used route up Braeriach starts from Sugar Bowl car park, on the road leading the Cairn Gorm ski area. From here a path leads over the hillside to a steep sided rocky ravine known as the Chalamain Gap, before descending around 100 m to the Lairig Ghru. After crossing this pass the route heads for the summit via Braeriach's north ridge, crossing a subsidiary peak, Sròn na Lairige. The summit is around 9 km from the car park by this route. Parking at the first hairpin (the sugar bowl).