Named for the brooding pool that ripples beneath its towering, sheer walls of frowning crag, Lochnagar is a magnificent mountain, quite at odds with the rounded green summits that epitomise this part of the Mounth plateau. Hikes to Lochnagar rank amongst the finest in Scotland. So fine are the trails that they have often been the haunt of royalty, situated as it is in the sprawling Balmoral Estate.

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Cairngorms National Park

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Location: Ballater And Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Loch Muick, Lochnagar & Meikle Pap loop from Spittal of Glenmuick — Cairngorms National Park

23.9km

07:29

860m

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2. Lochnagar & the White Mounth Munros loop from Spittal of Glen Muick — Cairngorms National Park

30.9km

09:32

1,090m

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3. Loch Muick – Glas-allt-Shiel Bothy loop from Clova

22.3km

07:26

1,040m

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Trail Magazine

December 13, 2019

Taking its name from the lochan set like a dark gem in the spectacular steep-sided corrie, Lochnagar is a mountain defined by the steep and clefted cliffs that surround its watery namesake. Located within the Balmoral Estate, its top is pointed and proud, and one of the most celebrated Munro summits.

Uwe

July 9, 2017

Before heading off to this tour, you should take a look at the weather forecast below info center shortly after the parking lot. This tour is long and not to be underestimated in terms of wind, weather and thus cold.

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Andrew

June 30, 2021

Cac Carn Beag is the summit name of this Munro, and the largest of the White Mounth.

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Elevation 1,150 m

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Location: Ballater And Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Cac Carn Beag (Lochnagar summit)

1. Loch Muick, Lochnagar & Meikle Pap loop from Spittal of Glenmuick — Cairngorms National Park

2. Lochnagar & the White Mounth Munros loop from Spittal of Glen Muick — Cairngorms National Park

3. Loch Muick – Glas-allt-Shiel Bothy loop from Clova

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