Jock’s Road (Braemar to Glen Doll traverse)

Day meets

The Grampian Club arranges monthly Day Meets 10 months of the year, usually on the second or third weekend. On each day meet there are different options for walks provided.

They are of varying grades, from easier low level walks to challenging mountain traverses. In the summer months the walks are often longer and there are often opportunities to do several Munros in a day.

If Grampian Club Members have a route they would like to do on the day they can contact the day meet organiser to arrange this (note that the minimum number in a group is preferably 2 in the summertime and 3 in the winter time).

We travel by coach from Dundee, picking up in Perth when heading west. Members are expected to choose walks that are within their own physical capabilities and the Day Meets Team organise attendees into parties of broadly similar ability.

There is a fee for the Day Meets coach (£18.50) which needs to be paid in advance at the time of booking, preferably via the online booking website, Entry Central, or by cheque.

Another chance to do the classic mountain pass but this time going north to south

There a few variations for the traverse, either by the classic route or going higher and taking in a few Munros (OS Map 44):

1. Jock’s Road from Auchallater to Glen Doll car park (21km/600m, 6-7 hrs);

2. Auchallater, Carn an t-Saigart Mor, Cairn Bannoch, Broad Cairn, Bachnagairn, Glen Doll (21.5km/900m, 7-8 hrs);

3. Auchallater, Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount, Tom Buidhe, Cairn Lunkard shelter, Jock’s Road, Glen Doll (23km/1020m, 7-8hrs);

NB: It’s possible we may still encounter winter conditions so you should be prepared to carry ice axes, crampons, torches and other relevant safety equipment (e.g. shelter and survival bag, spare clothing). If weather is too dangerous for safe crossing, we can switch walks to Braemar