Fiacaill Ridge
A classic and easily accessible hike/scramble in the Northern Corries
Severe Hiking
- Distance
- 8.2 km
- Ascent
- 668 m
- Descent
- 667 m
Hiking in Cairngorms National Park
Located in the in the eastern Highlands of Scotland, it contains the CairnGorm resort and surrounding winter sport areas. There is excellent touring accessed from the lift system as well as some extremely technical gully's.
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Hiking Routes in Cairngorms National Park
Scottish 4000ers: Cairngorms (Part 3 / 3)
A committing loop taking in all five Munros located in the Cairngorms National park
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 35 km
- Ascent
- 2.5 km
- Descent
- 2.4 km
Tour of the Northern Corries
A classic hike around of Scotland's most famous peaks.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 11 km
- Ascent
- 793 m
- Descent
- 793 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
Ben Macdui
A very pleasant ascent up Britain's 2nd highest mountain with wonderful views of the Cairngorms.
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 771 m
- Descent
- 771 m
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
Braeriach linear via the Chalamain Gap
With its wide rolling plateau and monumental corrie system Scotland's third highest mountain is also one of its most interesting and impressive.
Extreme Hiking
- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 1.2 km
- Descent
- 1.2 km
Glenmore Lodge Loop
Take on this endurance challenge with sweeping views.
Severe Hiking
- Distance
- 35 km
- Ascent
- 1.4 km
- Descent
- 1.4 km
Lochnagar Circuit
Great circuit route of Lochnagar and back to Loch Muick
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 852 m
- Descent
- 852 m
Cairn Gorm 1244mts
Walk in vis ski resort up to cairn gorm
Severe Hiking
- Distance
- 6.4 km
- Ascent
- 619 m
- Descent
- 616 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
Mount Keen from Kirkton
The southern most Munro!
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 8.6 km
- Ascent
- 695 m
- Descent
- 19 m
Exploring the Glens of the Cairngorms
An easy, but long hike around the remote glens of the Cairngorms
Severe Hiking
- Distance
- 39 km
- Ascent
- 1.2 km
- Descent
- 1.2 km
Hutchinson Hut
Aviemore to Hutchinson Hut
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 774 m
- Descent
- 1.2 km
Scottish National Trail: Laggan to Fort Augustus
The stage takes a minor road for quite some time, then follows a wide track and power line through otherwise wild, high moorlands, and descends to finish on the shore of Loch Ness.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 40 km
- Ascent
- 846 m
- Descent
- 1.1 km
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