Number 79 of 282 by height · Southeastern Highlands
Glas Tulaichean
An Glas-Thulchan
3,448 ft (1,051 m)
Facts
- Grid reference
- NO 051 760
- Latitude, longitude
- 56.86577, -3.55816
- Area
- Southeastern Highlands
The walk up
- Distance, one way
- 4.8 mi (7.8 km)
- Climb
- 2,234 ft (681 m)
- Estimated time up
- 2 h 40 min
- Start
- Dalmunzie Hotel Hillwalkers Car Park
Route picked by computer, not yet checked on the hill
Summit conditions
From Sunday 1 November, 20:25. Not live.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy
- Temperature
- 33°F (1°C)
- Wind chill
- 26°F (−3°C)
- Wind
- 8 mph (13 km/h) from the north
- Cloud cover
- 41%
- Rain or snow, next hour
- None
- Freezing level, rough estimate
- 3,802 ft (1,159 m)
- Sunrise, sunset
- 07:23, 16:32
The way up
From Dalmunzie Hotel Hillwalkers Car Park, follow the road west for 0.3 mi, almost level. Then follow the track north-west for 3.5 mi, climbing steadily from 1,250 ft to 2,900 ft. On the way you cross the Glen Lochsie Burn, the Glen Lochsie Burn and the Allt Clais Mhor. It then turns north for the last 0.9 mi to the summit, climbing steadily from 2,900 ft to 3,450 ft. The steepest part is between 3,100 ft and 3,450 ft, about 4.4 mi from the start. The summit is at 3,448 ft (1,051 m).
Written from the map, not from walking it. Paths on the ground can differ, so carry a map and compass.See it in 3D.
Getting there
By car
Dalmunzie Hotel Hillwalkers Car Park. Parking charge not known. This is where the walking route starts.
Driving directions to the Glas Tulaichean car park56.82363,-3.49097
By train
Nearest station: Pitlochry, 12 mi (20 km) from the car park. Too far to walk in from.
By bus
Nearest bus stop on the map: Spittal of Glenshee Road End, 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from the car park. Check the times first: many Highland buses run only a few times a day.
Near the start
- Bothy or hut: Gulabin Lodge 1.3 mi (2.1 km)
From OpenStreetMap. Places close or change hours, especially in winter, so check before you rely on one.
Public transport directionsBus and train times on Traveline Scotland
About Glas Tulaichean
- In Gaelic
- An Glas-Thulchan
Glas Tulaichean is a big, complex hill in the Mounth, about 11 miles south of Braemar, and the highest of a group of domed hills in remote country between the head of Glen Tilt and Glen Shee. The north-west side falls steeply into Gleann Mor, while on the east three sharp ridges enclose two corries, Glas Choire Bheag and Glas Choire Mhor. The southern slopes are gentler and grassy.
The hill is an SSSI for its rare arctic-alpine plants. The limestone outcrops in Glas Choire Bheag are especially rich. Woolly willow here was once down to a single female bush, at one of only 11 known UK sites, before planting increased it. Downy willow also grows here, and dotterel breed on the high heaths.
Glas Tulaichean rises 1,260 ft (384 m) above the col linking it to higher ground, and Carn an Righ, 1.6 miles away, and Beinn Iutharn Mhor are its closest neighbours. A trig point marks the summit, though ground within about 10 m is about as high.
Through the year
Hours of daylight on Glas Tulaichean in the middle of each month. The shorter the day, the earlier you need to start.
Stag stalking season, 1 July to 20 October. On many estates, walkers are asked to keep to set routes on stalking days: check the Scottish Outdoor Access Code site's Heading for the Scottish Hills service before you go.
Nearest Munros
| Munro | Height | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carn an Righ | 3,376 ft (1,029 m) | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) |
| Beinn Iutharn Mhor | 3,428 ft (1,045 m) | 2.1 mi (3.3 km) |
| An Socach | 3,097 ft (944 m) | 3.0 mi (4.9 km) |
Common questions about Glas Tulaichean
- How high is Glas Tulaichean?
- Glas Tulaichean is 3,448 ft (1,051 m), number 79 of the 282 Munros by height, in the Southeastern Highlands.
- How long does it take to climb Glas Tulaichean?
- About 2 h 40 min up and 1 h 35 min back down by our route from Dalmunzie Hotel Hillwalkers Car Park, before stops: 4.8 mi (7.8 km) each way with 2,234 ft (681 m) of climbing. That is about average for a Munro. Most people take longer than these estimates.
- Where do you park for Glas Tulaichean?
- Our route starts at Dalmunzie Hotel Hillwalkers Car Park.
- Can you climb Glas Tulaichean without a car?
- The nearest railway station is Pitlochry, 12 mi (20 km) from the start, and the nearest bus stop on the map is Spittal of Glenshee Road End, 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from the start. Highland trains and buses are few, so check times on Traveline Scotland before you go.
- Is Glas Tulaichean a hard Munro?
- By time and climbing, it is about average for a Munro, with 2,234 ft (681 m) of ascent over 4.8 mi (7.8 km). Like every Munro it reaches over 3,000 ft, where the weather can be far worse than at the car park, so take a map and compass and check the mountain forecast.
- When is the best time to climb Glas Tulaichean?
- Daylight runs from about 18 hours in mid June to 7 hours in mid December, so summer gives the most time. From 1 July to 20 October it is the stag stalking season, when some estates ask walkers to keep to set routes. In winter, snow and ice turn most Munros into mountaineering terrain.
A guide only. Mountain conditions change fast: carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and read the mountain forecast for the Southeastern Highlands before you go.
Questions
Where can I get a proper mountain forecast?
Read the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for the Southeastern Highlands, written by forecasters for walkers and climbers. In winter, also read the Scottish Avalanche Information Service report for the area.
Where does the summit weather come from?
From MET Norway's forecast model, fetched for every Munro once an hour at the summit's own height. It is computer output for one point, not a forecast written for mountains, so treat it as a guide. The past hours are what the forecast said at the time. Wind chill, the freezing level and sunrise and sunset are worked out by this site from those figures; the freezing level assumes temperature drops steadily with height, so it can be well out when cold air sits in the glens.
How was this route drawn?
It follows footpaths and tracks mapped on OpenStreetMap, from a public car park to the summit, with heights from Copernicus elevation data. A computer picked the start as the car park with the quickest mapped way up, counting the climbing as well as the distance. Nobody has checked it on the hill yet, so it may not be the usual way up, and the path may be faint or missing on the ground. A line on a map is not a description of the ground.
- Path geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Overpass API extract fetched 2026-10-24T19:58:18.650Z. Start: the public car park nearest the usual start named on Wikipedia (Spittal of Glenshee, found by "Spittal of Glenshee" on OpenStreetMap) with the shortest mapped-path route to the summit.
- Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA), sampled every 50 m, 3-sample median, 5 m hysteresis on ascent.
- Summit position: Database of British and Irish Hills v18 (CC BY 4.0).
Built 2026-10-25.
How is the time up worked out?
With Naismith's rule, the standard hill-walking estimate: an hour for every 3.1 miles (5 km), plus an hour for every 1,969 ft (600 m) of climbing, with no stops. For this route that gives about 2 h 40 min, one way. It ignores rough ground, weather, stops and the walk back down, so most people take longer.
Where do the car parks and bus stops come from?
From OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not the way you would walk or drive. A bus stop on the map says nothing about how often a bus calls: many Highland buses run a few times a day, some only on school days or by booking, so check Traveline Scotland first. The map cannot tell whether a car park is on a public road, so a remote one may only be reachable on foot or by train.
Where do the Gaelic names and stories come from?
From the hill's article on English Wikipedia and its Wikidata entry, put into a few words of our own. Meanings and pronunciations are only given where the article states them; many Gaelic hill names are old and their meaning is uncertain. Read the full article.
Where do the height and grid reference come from?
From the Database of British and Irish Hills, the surveyed list most baggers use. Glas Tulaichean is hill 424 there.
Sources: Database of British and Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata, Copernicus elevation data, Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery by EOX. All credits and licences.