East Mounth Traverse
Initially run by Ian Stewart as the first day of his multi-day 'Cairngorm Parkrun', this 14-Munro linear route is the matching companion to Giles Trussell's 2014 West Mounth Round, also finishing at Glen Shee but coming in slightly shorter at 86km with 4,058m of ascent. Ian ran it solo, supported with a van stop for food etc. in Glen Clova, in 17 hours, 30 minutes on 10 July 2020. See also Ian's account within his Cairngorm Parkrun report.
On 29 June 2025, Craig Gallacher took this time down to 13 hours, 45 minutes. In order to establish a clear start and finish for future attempts, Craig started on the Branny bridge at Invermark car park and finished at the Glenshee Ski Centre main building.
"Ideal hill conditions; clear skies with a light breeze for the duration, and dry feet until about 60km in! Solo and unsupported with my dad on lift duties at each end. Horribly runnable throughout, and certainly more time to be taken off it. I might’ve gone a bit quicker if I wasn’t fannying around peering into corries and bothering ptarmigan. A magic hill day." - Craig Gallacher
Craig's splits:
| Location | Time | Split |
|---|---|---|
| Invermark car park | 04:56 | — |
| Mount Keen | 06:08 | 01:12 |
| Lochnagar | 09:33 | 03:25 |
| Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach | 09:56 | 00:23 |
| Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr | 10:20 | 00:24 |
| Cairn Bannoch | 10:41 | 00:21 |
| Broad Cairn | 11:06 | 00:25 |
| Glen Doll Visitor Centre (arrive) | 12:19 | 01:13 |
| Glen Doll Visitor Centre (depart) | 12:31 | 00:12 |
| Driesh | 13:34 | 01:03 |
| Mayar | 14:03 | 00:29 |
| Tom Buidhe | 15:11 | 01:08 |
| Tolmount | 15:28 | 00:17 |
| Carn an Tuirc | 16:20 | 00:52 |
| Cairn of Claise | 16:43 | 00:23 |
| Glas Maol | 17:17 | 00:34 |
| Creag Leacach | 17:42 | 00:25 |
| Glenshee Ski Centre | 18:41 | 00:59 |
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