Free Walks in the Cairngornms

WALKS IN THE CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK
(inc. Deeside)

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GRADING - EASY

Walk no.	Name	Start or Nearest Place	Length (miles)	Altitude or Total Ascent (ft.) M = Munro	Time Allow (Hrs)	Freewalks Menu Bestwalks Homepage M = Munro Click on image for larger version The total number of walks currently on this page is: 337 Adjoining Areas: Aberdeenshire, Moray, Nairn Perth Angus-Fife Southern Highlands ►Books on Walking North-East Scotland (compare prices) ►Buy maps for this area ►Accommodation in the Highlands Please use this email link to report any broken links or manifest errors. NOTE: There are lots of routes on Munro Magic but the details are very sketchy unless you want to pay for membership. NOTE: Some of the walks from The Hills List are included (where route descriptions are more detailed). Others where descriptions are brief are available on the site but will require good navigation and map skills. Sorry, The Hills List has been suspended or taken offline. Updates to this page will be made shortly.
E1-8	Loch Morlich 1 Loch Morlich 2 Craigellachie Loch Garten Loch an Eilein Boat of Garten and the Spey Loch an Eilein's Castle and Ord Ban Green Loch	Aviemore	3.5 3.75 1.5 5 5 5.7 4.2	200 820 197	2 1 2.25 1.75 1.5
E9	12 Walks around Aviemore pdf	Aviemore	0.75-3.6	-	0.5-3
E10-13	Coylumbridge Wander Loch-an-Eilein 1 Loch-an-Eilein 2 Rothiemurchus and the Iron Bridge	Aviemore	4.5 3 4.25 4.25	492 256	2 2 2
E14-18	Forestry Commision Trails: Allt Mor Forest Trail The Loch Trail Woodland Trail Rieunachan Walk Lochan nan Nathrach	Aviemore	1.1-3.5	-	0.5-2
E19-20	River Spey and woodland walk Loch Garten and Garten woods	Boat of Garten	6 5.5	308 361	3 2.5
E21-40	Easy walks round Nethy Bridge (8) Walks around Nethy Bridge (10) Nethybridge riverside and Dell woods Castle Roy circuit	Nethybridge	2 to 8.5 1-6 1.75 3.25	312	0.5-3 1 1.5
E41-68	Walks around Kingussie (7) pdf Some may be moderate Short walks around Kingussie (12) pdf Gynack Mill Trail Uath Lochans Riverside Walk, Kincraig Gorstean Crag Woodland Farleitter Crag and Uath Lochans Pattack Falls and Druim an Aird Insh Marshes - Invertromie Trail The Highlands' Wetlands, Insh Marshes Landseer's Hunting Ground	Kingussie/Newtonmore	1-3.6 1.25 1.5 1.5 1.75 2.5 2.75 2.75 3.1 7	up to 1.5 197 614 532 430 292 213 230	0.45-3 up to 2.5 1 1 1 1.5 1.5 1.5 2 1.5 3
E69-74	Lower Glen Feshie Uath Lochans and Inshriach Forest Lower Glen Feshie & the Sculpture Trail Upper Glen Feshie The Wildcat Trail 1 The Wildcat Trail 2	Kingussie/Newtonmore	5 2.5 2.75 8 up to 6.75 "	200 532 400 200	1.5 2
E75-82	Deeside Railway Walk Seven Bridges and Knock Castle Glen Tanar Riverside circuit Loch Kinord Glen Tanar Pinewoods Derry Lodge and the Linn of Dee Two Lochan Trail Pine Tree Trail	Ballater	6.25 Lin 6.5 2.75 3.75 5 6.75 1.5 3	- 459 230 230	2 3 2 2 2.5 3.5 1.5 2.5
E83-89	Around Craig Leek Keiloch Crag Linn of Quoich circuit Loch Callater Derry Lodge and the Linn of Dee The Colonel's Bed, Inverey Braemar Riverside walk	Braemar	2.5 3 2.75 7 6.75 3 3	919 492 262 591 230 459 197	2.5 2 2 3.5 3.5 1.5 2
E90-91	Balmoral Castle and the Dee Derry Lodge to Braemar	Braemar	4.8 9 Lin	800 686	2.5 3
E92-107	Viewpoints walk Anagach Woods and the River Spey Revack Estate forest circuit Sir James Grant's Town Paths around Grantown-on-Spey (12) pdf	Grantown	3 7 3.25 7 Various	498 820 443 200	1.5 3.5 2 3 Various
E108-121	Paths around Laggan (14) pdf	Laggan	Various	-	-
E122-127	Ellan Woods Carrbridge and Docharn circuit Short Woodland Walks in Carrbridge (3) Slochd to Carrbridge	Carrbridge	2 4.5 1-2.5 5.5 Lin	410	1 2.5 0.5-1.25 2
E128-139	Walks on the Glenlivet Estate (12) Choose from menu. Some may be moderate	Tomintoul	1.5-6.2	-	1-4
E140-147	Tomintoul Country Walk Glenmulliach Forest Roughpark and Doune of Invernochty Bellabeg Forest Walk Meall Beag, Donside Drumin Castle Tomintoul circular Bunzeach Trail, Bellabeg	Tomintoul	3 3.75 1.5 1.75 2 2.5 2.5 4	590 420 591 322 236 637	2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1.5
E148-149	Forestry Commision Trails: White Water Walk The Doll Walk	Glen Clova	2-3	-	1-1.5

GRADING - MODERATE

No.	Name	Start or Nearest Place	Length (miles)	Altitude or Total Ascent (ft.)	Time Allow (Hrs)
M1-11	Bynack More 1 More Info Bynack More 2 Meall a’Bhuachaille & Ryvoan Bothy Aviemore to Derry Lodge Lochan Mor & Rothiemurchus Forest Rothiemurchus Forest Loch an Eilein from Coylumbridge Eag a’ Chait Gap Torr Alvie & Duke of Gordon Monument Geal-charn Mor 1 Geal-charn Mor 2	Aviemore	17 12 5.5 18 Lin 4 5 7.5 8.5 3.25 7.75 7.5	3313 M 2582 M 1689 2333 250 400 920 1400 492 1995 2100	5 - 8 7 9/10 2 4.5 4
M12-16	Cairngorm Mountain via Coire an t-Sneachda Coire an t-Sneachda Cairn Gorm and the northern corries Coire an Lochain 1 Coire an Lochain 2	Cairngorm Ski Centre Aviemore	6 3.75 6.75 4.5 4.25	2188 M 981 2542 M 1115	- 3 6 2-3 4
M17-27	Meall a' Bhuachaille and Ryvoan Valley Meall a' Bhuachaille via Ryvoan Meall a Bhuachaille and Creagan Gorm Ryvoan pass and Lochan Uaine Ryvoan Pass Abernethy Forest and Ryvoan circuit The Pass of Ryvoan & the Thieves' Road Glenmore to Nethybridge Ryvoan Trail Meall a'Bhuachaille - Short Meall a'Bhuachaille - Long	Aviemore	5.5 5.3 10 6.25 9 Lin 10 5 9 Lin 4.5 5.33 11	1600 1756 3248 1040 741 1102 400 741 1667 2460	4 - 5 3.5/4.5 7 3 5 6 2.25 5 2.5 3 5.5
M28	Abernethy Forest	Boat of Garten	10	800	-
M29-39	Kingussie to Aviemore Ruthven and Glen Tromie Dalwhinnie to Culra Bothy Creag Bheag and Tom Baraidh Badenoch Way 1 Badenoch Way 2 Geal Charn, Monadhliath Meall Chuaich Carn an Fhreiceadain Glen Feshie Upper Glen Feshie & Ruigh Aitchean	Kingussie/Newtonmore	15 Lin 6.5 9.25 Lin 4.25 10.75 Lin 9.6 Lin 7.75 8.75 11.25 8 7.75	1044 1017 426 895 394 2050 2014 2238 2950 814	7 - 8 3/5 4 3.5 6 6 6 5 5/6 4
M40-47	Glen Banchor to Loch Dubh Falls of Truim and Truim woods Red Well Allt Mhoraich Circuit Black Wood and Dun da-Lamh Fort Creag Dhubh Farleitter Ridge Walk Farleitter Crag Trail	Kingussie/Newtonmore	10 5.5 6 3.25 5.25 4.75 1.3 2.2	1116 780 1430 1379	3 2.5 4 3 1.5 2
M48-63	Morrone 1 Morrone 2 Creag Choinnich 1 Creag Choinnich 2 Morrone Birkwood Jock's Road An Socach Carn na Drochaide Clais Fhearnaig Lion’s Face and Cromlins Walk Around Craig Leek The Cairnwell Munros Glen Quoich Loch Callater Circuit Creag nan Gabhar Monamenach	Braemar	7.5 3.5 1.5 3.5 2.75 9/10 9.5 7.5 9.5 3.25 5.25 7 10 9 4.4 3.2 Lin	2133 1100 541 1100 394 2460 M 1870 1280 919 919 2821 3M 1444 1476	5 2 2 4 6 5 4.5 3 2.5 6 2.75 2.5
M64-71	Glen Brown circuit The Livet circuit Bochel circuit Ben Newe, Strathdon Carn Daimh, Glenconglas Glenbuchat Ridge Carn Mor from Chapeltown Carn Daimh	Tomintoul	4.25 5.75 6.5 2.25 6.75 8 9 6.75	1050 492 656 784 1270 1394 1703 1270	3 3 3 2 3.5 4 4 3.5
M72-78	Burn O' Vat and the Culblean circuit Craigendarroch oakwoods Pannanich Woods and Craig Coillich Sgor Buidhe Loch Muick Circuit Meander around Loch Muick Dubh Loch from Loch Muick	Ballater	4 2.5 3 7 7.75 7 10	656 1033 919 1345	2 2 2 4 4
M79-80	Creagan a' Chaise Geal Charn	Grantown	10 8	1952 1821	5 4
M81	The Bridge at Bachnagairn	Clova	8	-	-

GRADING - STRENUOUS/CHALLENGING (Fit, experienced walkers only, some may involve scrambling)

No.	Name	Start or Nearest Place	Length (miles)	Altitude or Total Ascent (ft.)	Time Allow (Hrs)
S1-11	Craiggowrie & Creagan Gorm Loch Avon Circular via Cairn Gorm Lairig Ghru & Chalamain Gap The Lairig Ghru 1 The Lairig Ghru 2 Meall a Bhuachaille and Creagan Gorm Meall a Bhuachaille Braeriach, circuit from Whitewell Lairig an Laoigh Creag Mhor and Loch Avon Geal Charn, from Dorback Lodge	Aviemore	7.5 9.5 12 21 Lin 19 Lin 10 6 15.75 18 18.25 8.25	2000 3700 M 2100 2000 2658 3993 M 2283 2848 1719	8/10 7 9/11 8/10 8/10 4
S12-17	Cairngorm and Beinn Mheadhoin Cairngorm via Coire an t-Sneachda Ben Macdui and Cairngorm Beinn Mheadhoin via the Shelter Stone Cairn Lochan via the Fiacaill Buttress Ben Macdui & Cairn Lochan	Cairngorm Ski Centre, Aviemore	6 10.75 11.75 6.5 10	4084 2M 2200 M 3058 2M 5118 3M 2050 3000 M	6/9 6/8 8/9
S18-21	Cairngorm Circular Walk Cairngorm via Cairn Lochan Braeriach Bynack More and Cairngorm	Sugarbowl Car Park Coire Cas Car Park	8.5 7.1 17 10	4084 M 2720 M 4921 M 4446 M	- 6/7 8.5 7
S22-36	Longer Distance Routes on the Glenlivet Estate (12) Crombie Water and the Whisky Hills Carn Ealasaid from the north Carns Ealasaid & Mor	Tomintoul	3.5 - 34 6.3 6.25 15	1000 1549 3498	3.25 3.5 7
S37-48	Lochnagar 1 Lochnagar 2 Lochnagar from Glen Muick Lochnagar Munros Ben Avon via Gleann an-Slugain Beinn a' Bhuird Glas Maol Munros circuit Tolmount and Tom Buidhe Ben Macdui and Derry Cairngorm Ben Macdui and Carn a’ Mhaim Derry Cairngorm Devil's Point	Braemar	- 12.3 11.75 20.75 17.5 12 16.5 18 19 11 23	- 3434M 3051 M 4200 M 3215 M 3773 M 3494 4M 3445 2M 4534 2M 4600 2M 3789 M 3294 M	6 7 7 8.5 9/11 8/10 7/8 8/10 9/11 7/8 10
S49-59	Beinn Iutharn Mhor & Carn Bhac Glen Luibeg Carn a'Mhaim Queen Victoria's Climb inc Ben Macdui Linn of Dee Circuit Tramping the Grampians Beinn a' Chaorainn and Beinn Bhreac Beinn Bhrotain Beinn Mheadhoin & Derry Cairngorm Morrone Hill Moorland on Morrone	Braemar	20 10 14 16 14 15 17.75 17 19.25 7 6.8	4036 2M 2165 M 2592 M 3084 2M 3789 M 3973 2M 2000	9/10 6/7 6/8 8 8/10 8 9/10 4.25
S60-62	Mount Keen by Glen Tanar White Mounth Munros Lairig an Laoigh	Ballater	16.75 18 18	2608 M 4229 5M 2284	7/9 9/11 8/10
S63-79	Meall Chuaich, Drumochter 1 Meall Chuaich, Drumochter 2 Meall Chuaich, Drumochter 3 Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor Carn na Caim and A'Bhuidheanach Bheag Sgor Gaoith 1 Sgor Gaoith 2 Ben Alder and Beinn Bheoil Mullach Clach a Bhlair 1 Mullach Clach a Bhlair 2 Beinn Bhrotain and Monadh Mor Leathad an Taobhain & Carn Dearg Mor Carn Dearg Mor 1 Carn Dearg Mor 2 A’ Bhuidheanach Bheag & Carn na Caim Beinn Udlamain Munros 1 Beinn Udlamain Munros 2	Kingussie/Newtonmore	8.75 9 9 11.75 8.75 16.5 10.5 14 11 18 20.75 15 14.75 11 11.75 Lin 13 Lin	2014 M 2460 2M 2582 2M 2996 M 3856 2M 3450 2M 2576 M 3018M 4938 2M 3245 3642 3M 2733 2M 3553 4M 4114 4M	6 3/5 4.5 8 5/6 6/7 8.5 7/8 7/8 6/8 9/11 9/10 8 6 7 8
S80-89	Carn Dearg, Carn Sgulain & A'Chailleach Binnean Shuas Creag Dubh A' Mharconaich and Geal Charn, Drumochter Aonach Beag: Four Munros from Culra Geal Charn, Monadhliath Glen Feshie Munros Carn an Fhreiceadain 3 Munros near Loch Laggan Corrieyairack Pass Route	Kingussie/Newtonmore	15.5 6 3 10 11.5 7.75 13 10 12 14 Lin	3143 M 1650 2339 2M 3642 4M 2100 M 3350 2M 2231 4500 3M 2526	10 4 7 8/9 6 5.5 5 8
S90-93	Glen Clova The Snub Dreish and Mayar Glen Clova to Tolmount	Glen Clova	9 5 9 11 Lin	3328 M 2625	5.5 6
S94	Carn a' Ghille Charr	Grantown	6.5	1608	4.5

GRADING - SERIOUSLY CHALLENGING ( Experienced hillwalkers only, some may involve scrambling)

No.	Name	Start or Nearest Place	Length (miles)	Altitude or Total Ascent (ft.)	Time Allow (Hrs)
C1	Cairngorm, Ben Macdui, Carn a' Mhaim, The Devil's Point, Cairn Toul, The Angel's Peak, Braeriach	Cairngorm Ski Centre, Aviemore		4294 7M	2 days
C2	Cairngorm, Ben Macdui, Cairn Toul, Sgor an Lochain Uaine, Braeraich, Aonach Mor, Aonach Beag, Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis	Cairngorm Ski Centre, Aviemore		4406 9M	2 days
C3	Devil’s Point, Cairn Toul, Sgor an Lochain Uaine and Braeriach via the Lairig Ghru	Aviemore	28	7200 5M	2 days
C4	Braeriach via Lairig Ghru Cairn Toul - Braeriach traverse	Aviemore	18 22.5	4400 M 4757 4M	1 day 2 days
C5-7	Macdui and Cairngorm Braeriach and the Cairn Toul Group Ben Avon Munros	Braemar	30 32 inc 10 on bike 22	8900 7M 6600 6M 3927 4M	13 9/10 10
C8-9	Glen Ey An Sgarsoch and Carn an Fhidhleir	Braemar	25 26.25	1029 3475 2M	7 11/12
C10	An Socach, Glas Tulaichean, Carn an Righ, Beinn Iutharn Mhor & Carn Bhac	Braemar		3448 5M	2 days
C11	Monadhliath Munros	Newtonmore	21	4650M	7
C12	Bed Alder Group	Newtonmore	35 inc 18 on bike	8400M	12
C13	Drumochter Munros	Newtonmore	27 + 5 cycle back	7400M	11

LONG DISTANCE ROUTES

No.

Name

Start or Nearest Place

Length (miles)

Altitude or Total Ascent (ft.)

Time Allow
(Hrs)

Speyside Way Guides

Speyside Way, 7 sections

Aviemore/Buckie

66 Lin

Speyside Way, Buckie to Aviemore (8 sections) Maps only
Plus Tomintoul Spur, map only

Aviemore/Buckie

66 Lin

15 Lin

MISCELLANEOUS

Visit Scotland Site: - numerous walks to choose from in NE Scotland (use menu), some have reasonable instructions but many don't.