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Windy Ridge Path – View of Cairn Gorm loop from Northern Corries SSSI

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Windy Ridge Path – View of Cairn Gorm loop from Northern Corries SSSI

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Windy Ridge Path – View of Cairn Gorm loop from Northern Corries SSSI

09:03

21.1km

1,240m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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635 m

Cairngorm Mountain Base Station

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The Cairngorm Mountain Railway is a two-kilometer funicular railway on Cairn Gorm in Scotland and the highest railway in the United Kingdom. It is located in Cairngorms National Park, Britain's …

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1.64 km

Windy Ridge Path

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This short, popular path starts at the Cairngorm car park and leads up to the Ptarmigan restaurant where walkers may access the funicular to descend. The path also forms part …

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1.84 km

View of Cairngorms National Park

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Excellent views. Well worth the energy expenditure

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3.03 km

Ptarmigan Station

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Great views. If arriving on foot you can gain access to the restaurant via a blue door at the rear. Press the bell button on the keypad (above the number …

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5.26 km

Fiacaill a’ Choire Chais Summit

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Fiaccaill a’ Choire Chais 1141m P10 (3743ft)

(DoBIH Hill ID: 542) [JNSA 55]

Cairngorms National Park Definitive List summit.

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5.76 km

View of Cairn Gorm

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The route between Coire an t-Sneachda and Cairngorm summit is on good footpaths, and here you can get some of the highest views in Britain. The views out in all …

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7.80 km

Rocky Steps to Cairn Gorm

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8.36 km

Loch Avon Beach

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Loch Avon feels remarkably wild, depsite being relatively accessible from the Cairngorm Mountain ski station. However, it's a glorious place to wild camp. The nearby Shelter Stone is a popular …

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11.2 km

Beach

13.6 km

Loch Avon

Lake

21.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

4.40 km

1.47 km

777 m

Surfaces

14.4 km

3.65 km

1.98 km

750 m

270 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

Weather

Tuesday 7 July

21°C

12°C

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Windy Ridge Path – View of Cairn Gorm loop from Northern Corries SSSI

Cairngorm Mountain Base Station

Windy Ridge Path

View of Cairngorms National Park

Ptarmigan Station

Fiacaill a’ Choire Chais Summit

View of Cairn Gorm

Rocky Steps to Cairn Gorm

Loch Avon Beach

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