{"id":3842,"date":"2023-06-22T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2025-12-08T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:01:26","slug":"carn-aosda-m281-carn-agheoidh-m179-and-the-cairnwell-m246-22-jun-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/06\/22\/carn-aosda-m281-carn-agheoidh-m179-and-the-cairnwell-m246-22-jun-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e0rn Aosda M281, C\u00e0rn a&#8217;Gh\u00e8oidh M179 and The Cairnwell M246 (22 Jun 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following returning to the high hills in May, I went to Glenshee. The Munros there are a soft touch as they are not especially high, and the road climbs to 2,200&#8242;! It also has massive car parks, a good caf\u00e9 and 24-hour toilets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial walk is somewhat marred by the lifts and scars of the roads and ski runs, but I was thrilled to be out on the tops again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had no idea there was a loch up there, and was also surprised given the dry spell to find a soggy bit! I also saw some ptarmigan, but my phone couldn&#8217;t take a half-decent photo of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a small amount of snow on the hills, but very little for midsummer. The visibility was excellent &#8211; from The Cairnwell I could pick out the Fife hills of East &amp; West Lomond, and The Bishop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"3844\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_105139681_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_105139681_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_105139681_0973-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_105139681_0973-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_105139681_0973-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_105139681_0973-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_105139681_0973-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"3843\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_093539671_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_093539671_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_093539671_0973-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_093539671_0973-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_093539671_0973-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_093539671_0973-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_093539671_0973-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"3845\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_081726121_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_081726121_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_081726121_0973-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_081726121_0973-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_081726121_0973-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_081726121_0973-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_081726121_0973-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"3846\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_112814909_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_112814909_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_112814909_0973-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_112814909_0973-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_112814909_0973-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_112814909_0973-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20230622_112814909_0973-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<ul id=\"wp-image-\" class=\"exif\"><li class=\"shutter_speed\">Shutter speed:\u00a01\/2500s<\/li><li class=\"aperture\">Aperture:\u00a0&#402;\/1.7<\/li><li class=\"iso\">ISO:\u00a064<\/li><li class=\"focal_length\">Focal length:\u00a04.38mm<\/li><li class=\"created_timestamp\">Taken:\u00a022 June, 2023 08:06<\/li><li class=\"camera\">Camera:\u00a0Pixel 4a<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following returning to the high hills in May, I went to Glenshee. The Munros there are a soft touch as they are not especially high, and the road climbs to 2,200&#8242;! It also has massive car parks, a good caf\u00e9 and 24-hour toilets. The initial walk is somewhat marred by the lifts and scars of&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[482,43,44,14,445,323,23],"tags":[358,456,486,459,460,458,60,457],"class_list":["post-3842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-482","category-colour","category-digital-type","category-landscapes","category-munros","category-pixel-4a","category-scotland","tag-carn-agheoidh","tag-carn-aosda","tag-glenshee","tag-m179","tag-m246","tag-m281","tag-perthshire","tag-the-cairnwell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3842"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3847,"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842\/revisions\/3847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}