Walking in the Cairngorms

A guidebook to over 100 walking routes in the Cairngorms and Lochnagar. Sitting between Speyside and Deeside the Cairngorms National Park provides the backdrop for these low- and high-level walks and scrambles suitable for a range of abilities.

IntroductionCairngorms: the highs and the lowsWalking conditionsWhen to goSafety in the mountainsMapsHow to use this bookPart 1 Aviemore and the Spey1 Grantown and Spey2 Spey at Boat of Garten3 Craigellachie Birches4 Geal-charn Mor5 Around Loch an Eilein6 Ord Ban7 Argyll StonePart 2 Glen More8 Gleann Einich and the Sgorans9 Creag a' Chalamain and the Cat Notch10 Down Cairn Gorm11 Lochan Uaine12 Meall a' Bhuachaille13 Creag Mhor and Bynack More14 Beinn MheadhoinSummit Summary: Cairn Gorm15 Bynack More and the Saddle16 Strath Nethy and the Saddle17 Lairig an Lui, Loch Avon, Coire Raibert18 Lochan na Beinne and Cnap Coire na Spreidhe19 Coire Cas (descent)20 Coire an t-Sneachda: Headwall (scramble Grade 1)21 Coire an t-Sneachda: Pygmy Ridge (scramble Grade 3)22 Coire an t-Sneachda: Goat Path23 Fiacaill Ridge of Coire an t-Sneachda (scramble Grade 1)24 Lurcher's Crag25 Plateau route from MacduiShelter Stone Summary26 Strath Nethy and the Saddle27 Lairig an Lui, Loch Avon28 To Coire Cas or Cairn Gorm by Coire Raibert29 From Coire Cas by Coire Domhain30 From Linn of Dee by Loch Etchachan31 To Ben Macdui by Loch Etchachan32 To Carn Etchachan by Pinnacle Gully (scramble Grade 1)33 Forefinger Pinnacle (scramble Grade 3)34 To Ben Macdui by Avon Slabs (scramble Grade 1 or 2)Summit Summary: Ben Macdui35 From Lairig Ghru by Tailor Burn36 From Derry Lodge by Carn a' Mhaim37 Sron Riach38 Via Derry Cairngorm39 Coire Etchachan40 From Coire Cas41 Plateau route from Cairn GormPart 3 Badenoch42 Badenoch Way43 Insh to Aviemore44 Druid Circle at Dalraddy45 Take an Insh46 Carn Dearg Mor47 Mullach Clach a' Bhlair by Coire Garbhlach48 Badan Mosach waterfall49 Summer Road to Ruthven50 Glen Tromie: Croidh-la51 Creag BheagSummit Summary: Braeriach52 From Glenmore by Chalamain Gap and Sron na Lairige53 From Rothiemurchus by Sron na Lairige54 Gleann Einich and Coire Ruadh55 Gleann Einich and Coire Dhondail56 Coire Dhondail scramble (scramble Grade 1)57 South Ridge of Coire Bhrochain58 Ridge route from Cairn ToulSummit Summary: Cairn Toul59 Coire Odhar60 Great Moss61 East Ridge (scramble Grade 1)62 Northeast Ridge of Angel's Peak (scramble Grade 1)63 Corrie of the Chokestone Gully64 Ridge route from BraeriachPart 4 Glenlivet and Tomintoul65 Hills of Cromdale66 Carn Daimh67 Around the Brown68 Glen Brown and Ailnack Ravine69 Ben Avon by its River70 Tors of Ben Avon71 Cnap Chaochan Aitinn72 Ailnack Upper RavinePart 5 Donside73 Carn Ealasaid74 Brown Cow Hill75 Don to Ben AvonPart 6 Deeside Braemar76 Clais Fhearnaig77 Derry Cairngorm by Lochan Uaine78 The Happy Face of Beinn a' Chaorainn79 Dee and Derry80 Around Glen Geusachan81 The Devil's Back Side82 Glen Quoich83 Beinn a' Bhuird84 Carn na Drochaide and the Fairy Glen85 Morrone Birkwood and the Dee86 Morrone and Glen Ey87 Creag nan Gabhar88 White Mounth and Jock's RoadPart 7 Balmoral and Lochnagar89 Balmoral Castle90 Craigendarroch and the Dee91 Around Loch Muick92 Dubh Loch and Broad Cairn93 Creag an Dubh-lochSummit Summary: Lochnagar94 Queen Victoria's Ballochbuie Route95 Byron's scramble by the Stuic (scramble Grade 1)96 Tracks from Balmoral97 Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe98 Tourist path from Spittal of Glenmuick99 Conachcraig100 Loch na Gaire101 Falls of Glas Allt (descent)102 From Loch CallaterThe Long RoutesThe Cairngorms 4000sThe Lairig GhruAppendicesI Route summaryII Access (in particular during the deer-stalking season)III Mountain bothiesIV Gaelic place namesV Lists of hillsVI Scrambles summary and gradingVII Accommodation and informationVIII Further reading