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Glas Tulaichean in sun above the fields near Spittal of Glenshee, old fence posts in front.
Glenshee, Lochnagar and Glen Clova

Glas Tulaichean

A Munro of 1,051 metres, number 79 of the 282.

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The hill

Glas Tulaichean stands in Perth and Kinross, north-west of the Spittal of Glenshee: 1,051 metres, the 79th tallest of the Munros.

It is on Dalmunzie Estate, which runs Dalmunzie Castle Hotel at the Spittal and holds an uphill race to the summit each spring.

Starts from
Dalmunzie, at the Spittal of Glenshee, where the estate has two car parks for hillwalkers.
The ground
The hill is on Dalmunzie Estate, which stalks deer between 1 July and 15 February, never on a Sunday. In those months it asks walkers to keep to paths and ridges, and to follow the main watercourse if they must go through a corrie. Keep dogs on a short lead: the estate has ground-nesting birds and sheep.
Summit
Grid reference NO 051 760
Car park
Dalmunzie Estate has a free car park for hillwalkers near the start of its drive at the Spittal of Glenshee. Its main car park, at Dalmunzie Castle Hotel, PH10 7QG, is for hotel guests and golfers, with limited room for hillwalkers and a fee paid at reception.
Toilets
The nearest public toilets are at the Glenshee Ski Centre car park, up the pass.
Under snow
When there is full snow cover for ski touring, the estate asks anyone heading for the summit from its hotel, cottages or car parks to tell it their route and when they expect to be back.
On the hill today
0° to 4°Drizzle on the summit, 1,051 m. Feels like −5° in the wind.

West wind to 13 mph, gusting 26
Dry, or nearly
Light from 7.48am to 6.10pm, ten hours

Sat 17Drizzle−3° to 3° on top · 11 mph, gusts 26
Sun 18Clear−5° to 3° on top · 10 mph, gusts 19
Mon 19Drizzle−7° to 5° on top · 9 mph, gusts 18

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: Southeastern Highlands forecast, Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath forecast, Glas Tulaichean, Southern Cairngorms avalanche forecast.

October2026

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Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

The weather can change quickly for the better or worse regardless of the season, so you need to be prepared.Dalmunzie Estate, whose ground the hill is on
Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NO 051 760
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

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Next along: Carn an Righ, Beinn Iutharn Mhor, An Socach, Carn a' Gheoidh. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts of the start and the ground are Dalmunzie Estate's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's, the Met Office's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.