Following the trail out here leads you away from the crowds, and this view of Lochnagar is quite peaceful. The trees and the mosses around submerse you in the forest.

SueLH

June 18, 2021

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Can be climbed … park up at Loch Muick.

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3. Princess Beatrice's Cairn – Princess Helena's Cairn loop from Crathie

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Elevation 380 m

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Saturday 14 March

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31 %

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

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