13 easy-to-follow circular walk route maps of all grades in The Cairngorms

The Cairngorms National Park is the area of North East Scotland in Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Angus and Perth and Kinross that is contained within The Cairngorms National Park Boundary.

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Scroll down the list of walks below & click on each walk title (in blue) to locate it on the map above.


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Walk h101 Cairn Gorm from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

Grade 4. But beware, this is the high mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4 miles (6.5 km)
Ascent:2,104ft (641m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk h125 Stob Coire an t-Sneachda (Cairn Gorm), Cairn Lochan and Creag an Leth-choin (Lurcher's Crag) from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

Superb views over the northern corries from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.25 miles (11.5 km)
Ascent:2,609ft (795m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk h152 Cnap Coire na Spreidhe, Cairn Gorm and Creag an Leth-choin (Lurcher's Crag) from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

Superb views over the northern corries from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 miles (14 km)
Ascent:3,036ft (925m)
Time:6.25hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk ad104 The Devil's Point and Cairn Toul from Corrour Bothy, Lairig Ghru

Unsurpassed views, but access is tricky

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Vital Statistics:

Length:11.5 miles (18.5 km)
Ascent:4,260ft (1,298m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk ad112 Beinn Bhrotain and Monadh Mor from Corrour Bothy

High lonely mountains, but access is tricky

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Vital Statistics:

Length:12.75 miles (20.5 km)
Ascent:3,243ft (988m)
Time:8 hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk h222 A circuit of Loch Morlich

A lovely Loch side and Forest stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:745ft (244m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk h184 Meall a' Bhuachaille and Craiggowrie from Glenmore Forest Park

Fine high level route

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10 miles (16 km)
Ascent:2,425ft (739m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk h121 Meall a' Bhuachaille from Glenmore Forest Park Visitors Centre

Ascent to superb views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.25 miles (8.5 km)
Ascent:1,666ft (508m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk h182 Ryvoan Pass and Abernethy Forest from Glenmore Lodge

Delightful Forest Circuit

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Vital Statistics:

Length:11 miles (17.5 km)
Ascent:1,159ft (353m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk h156 Bynack Mor and A' Choinneach from Glenmore Lodge

Munro 52 and The Cairngorms' most northerly

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Vital Statistics:

Length:15 miles (24 km)
Ascent:3,052ft (930m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk ad125 Corrour Bothy, Lairig Ghru via Derry Lodge from Linn of Dee

Easy walking, deep in the mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:1,113ft (339m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk ad126 Glen Dee via White Bridge from Linn of Dee

Easy walking, deep in the mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7 miles (11 km)
Ascent:610ft (186m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
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Walk h119 A circuit of Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus

A delightful Lochside stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.75 miles (7.5 km)
Ascent:197ft (60m)
Time:2 hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy

See this list of walks, routes & maps in:

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NB. To reverse (toggle) this order, click Start Order again





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