The most accessible mountain in the vast range that is named after it, Cairn Gorm’s gentle dome is a familiar sight from the gear shops, restaurants, pubs and cafés of Aviemore. Despite its popularity and the development of an extensive ski operation on its northern flanks, hikes to Cairn Gorm are spectacular, delivering you to the sixth highest summit in Britain.

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Location: Aviemore, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. A loop of Cairngorm and its Munro tops — Cairngorms National Park

11.4km

04:31

730m

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2. A loop of Ben Macdui, Loch Avon and Cairngorm from the Ski Centre — Cairngorms National Park

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08:10

1,190m

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3. Cairn Gorm, Beinn Mheadoin & the Shelter Stone loop — Cairngorms National Park

21.1km

08:59

1,480m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Alex Foxfield

June 23, 2022

Cairn Gorm is the summit most visible from Speyside and has therefore lent its name to the entire Cairngorms range and the wider national park. It is a prominent and enticing dome.

Rising to 4,084 feet (1,245 m), it is Britain’s sixth highest mountain and a worthy objective. Its northern slopes are home to Cairngorm Mountain ski development and a funicular railway that leads to Britain’s highest restaurant, the Ptarmigan.

The high car park makes it quite an easy Munro to ascend, depsite its great height. Adventurous hikers may want to seek out the Fiacaill Ridge – a Grade II scramble – to the west as a means of ascent.

Andreas Trust 🥾

July 21, 2019

Great view in good weather. It stormed neatly up there

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Lena 🏞️

August 21, 2019

Take warm clothes (jacket, cap) as it can get very cold.

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Location: Aviemore, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Cairn Gorm Summit

1. A loop of Cairngorm and its Munro tops — Cairngorms National Park

2. A loop of Ben Macdui, Loch Avon and Cairngorm from the Ski Centre — Cairngorms National Park

3. Cairn Gorm, Beinn Mheadoin & the Shelter Stone loop — Cairngorms National Park

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