Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 7, 2024

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.85 km

Loch Muick

Highlight • Trail

Loch Muick is a beautiful upland freshwater loch in the Cairngorms National Park. The trail around the edge is a great flattish run in with amazing scenery. Starting from the …

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9.53 km

Broad Cairn

Highlight • Climb

Broad Cairn is part of the vast, rolling Mounth plateau. Most conveniently climbed from Loch Muick, it is best seen from that direction.

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14.2 km

Carn an t-Sagairt Mòr

Highlight • Natural Monument

Carn an t-Sagairt Mor is on the Mounth plateau to the west of Lochnagar; its southern slopes crossed by an old path to the latter summit from Glen Callater.

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19.5 km

Lochnagar Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lochnagar is one of the most celebrated of the Munros, a pointed summit rising high above one of Scotland's most beautiful corries.

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28.0 km

Spittal of Glenmuick Visitor Centre

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Visitor centre, toilets, and possibly coffee (depending on when you arrive).

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28.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

6.40 km

5.02 km

1.63 km

Surfaces

20.0 km

4.02 km

3.71 km

722 m

Elevation

Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

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