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Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

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Aberdeenshire

Inveresk

Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

Hard

4.8

(52)

580

hikers

Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

05:42

18.1km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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282 m

Track to Queen's Well

Highlight • Trail

This point marks the end of the paved road and the beginning of the track towards Mount Keen. It starts nice and shallow up the beautiful glen, before the steep climb onto the mountain.

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2.35 km

View of the Water of Mark from the Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.07 km

Queen's Well Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

Park at Invermark car park

Tip by

5.51 km

Switchbacks Out of the Glen

Highlight • Trail

A steep and loose surface on the way out of the glen and towards Mount Keen.

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8.33 km

The Ladder Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

A fairly smooth (when dry track) with fantastic views of the surrounding hills.

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9.11 km

Mount Keen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mount Keen is a Munro mountain of Scotland that stands alone in the east. For that reason it's commonly hill walker's first or last Munro as it's a long but …

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9.18 km

Mount Keen

Highlight • Climb

Mount Keen is the most easterly of the Munros, a cone-shaped summit rearing above the great sea of the Mounth plateau.

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18.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

4.08 km

368 m

123 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

4.21 km

368 m

123 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 27 August

14°C

11°C

89 %

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Comments

April 15, 2024,Mount Keen ft. The Queen's Well

The research phase of the guidebook I'm writing has come to an end as I walked my first route today! Mount Keen from Invermark car park.

Today also marks the opening of week 3 of the komoot streak campaign and the theme this week is Landmark Hunting. I came across The Queen's Well on this route - Queen Victoria rode …

January 1, 2024,🗻Mount Keen from Glen Esk

First Munro of the year on the first day. Absolute stunner of a day. We set off pretty late, arriving at the car park in Glen Esk at 11am, last on the hill and last off! Very icy up the switch backs. Harish's 3rd Munro! Congrats. 🙌

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Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

Track to Queen's Well

View of the Water of Mark from the Bridge

Queen's Well Monument

View of Glen Callater

Switchbacks Out of the Glen

The Ladder Trail

Mount Keen

Mount Keen

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