This munro sits at 1047m tall with expansive views of the Mounth Plateau and Lochnager. Keep your eyes peeled for the remains of the airplane wreckage RAF Canberra which crashed on the 22nd November 1956.

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19.9 km

Lochnagar Summit Cairn

Highlight • Summit

Absolutely beautiful summit to sit at, there is some shelter offerings from the wind and it makes a great spot for lunch with panoramic views all around.

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20.5 km

Lochnagar Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

I think your name has to be Scotty Laughland to get down here safely by bike ;-)

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25.7 km

Glas Allt Shiel Bothy

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Don't expect a palace, but this 'Royal Bothy' on Balmoral Estate remains one of the most beautiful bothies I know. In an outbuilding of the royal lodge just outside, you'll …

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36.2 km

Grassy Singletrack in Cairngorms National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

hike a bike up. can be boggy all year around try stick to main trail

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40.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

16.9 km

105 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.1 km

6.46 km

5.32 km

303 m

105 m

100 m

Elevation

Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

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