Tomintoul to Ben Avon
A long but valuable day
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 44 km
- Ascent
- 1.8 km
- Descent
- 1.8 km
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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A long but valuable day
Difficult Ski Touring
A more mellow option to the other gully option down Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
Moderate Ski Touring
All the classic rock routes in one push - Loch Muick to the Ski Area.
Difficult Trail Running
Aviemore to Hutchinson Hut
Moderate Hiking
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
A highly varied section that travels rural areas of moorlands, pastures, plantations, and sometimes pathless wildlands with impressive views of mountains all the while.
Difficult Hiking
On this stage the trail returns to civilization, but only after crossing more wild lands, fording a burn, and climbing through pinewoods to views above the Uath Lochans.
Moderate Hiking
In a very remote setting, wade or paddle three river crossings, then follow a very green glen which is rocky in places and boggy in others, finishing at a wild-camp spot near an old stone bothy.
Difficult Hiking
To begin the three-day wild trek through the Cairngorms, a classic Scottish Glen (steep-sided with a rushing river and falls) leads up to wide-open heather hills, and the section ends at the remote location of Bynack Lodge ruins.
Difficult Hiking
Walk beside the relatively broad River Tummel only briefly before following River Garry into its narrow and thickly wooded ravine, then through a higher valley and a string of small farm villages.
Moderate Hiking
Tour from Glenshee over Carn Aosda, The Cairnwell, Carn nan Sac and Carn a' Gheoidh
Moderate Ski Touring
The classic gully line on Lochnagar
Severe Freeride Skiing
The steeper version of Banana Gully
Severe Freeride Skiing
Classic Gully line to start exploring Caenlochan
Severe Freeride Skiing
Classic road side bowl close to ski resort
Difficult Freeride Skiing
An moderate XC loop around the Highland villages and shooting estates of Kingussie & Newtonmore.
Moderate Mountain Biking