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Aberdeenshire
Explore Aberdeenshire with curated guides of the best hiking trails, mountain bike trails, and more. With over 20 3D trail maps in FATMAP, you can easily discover and navigate the best trails in Aberdeenshire.
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Destinations in Aberdeenshire
Routes in Aberdeenshire
Corrour Bothy Loop (via Linn of Dee)
Spectacular, "rough and ready" route into the heart of the Cairngorms
Difficult Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 29 km
- Ascent
- 461 m
- Descent
- 461 m
Scottish National Trail
A superb long distance trek from the Lowlands to the Highlands, across the country of Scotland.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 871 km
- Ascent
- 12 km
- Descent
- 12 km
Lochnagar Loop and the Glas Allt
Rewarding loop that can be expanded to bag five munros, before descending one of the most technical natural trails in Scotland.
Extreme Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 29 km
- Ascent
- 1 km
- Descent
- 1 km
Cairngorm 4000ers Ski Tour
This incredible loop is well regarded as one of Scotland's best ski tours
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 31 km
- Ascent
- 2.5 km
- Descent
- 2.5 km
Ben Macdui from Linn of Dee
Crag-walled corries and beautiful high lochans; rolling plateaux crusty with late-lying snow; lower glens green with native Scots pine woods; a wild, spacious, big-country feel - this classic circuit from Deeside has the lot.
Extreme Hiking
- Distance
- 23 km
- Ascent
- 955 m
- Descent
- 955 m
Lochnagar Circuit
Great circuit route of Lochnagar and back to Loch Muick
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 852 m
- Descent
- 852 m
Ghru Day 2
Day 2 bothy stay with Carn Toul summit!
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 7.5 km
- Ascent
- 965 m
- Descent
- 812 m
Ghru Day 1
Day 1 approach to Corrour Bothy
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 668 m
- Descent
- 344 m
Guidebooks in Aberdeenshire
9 routes · Hiking
10 Spectacular Hikes in the UK
5 routes · Ski Touring
Scotland's 5 Finest Adventure Ski Tours
3 routes · Hiking
Hike 3 of the Finest Mountains in the Cairngorms
7 routes · Freeride Skiing · Ski Touring
Ski Tour and Freeride the Wild Cairngorm Mountains
4 routes · Mountain Biking