Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Anne Macdonald planned this outdoor adventure with komoot!

Discover your own fun with the #1 outdoor app.

Anne Macdonald

Saved routes

River Gairn gravel trails & Invercauld loop from Balmoral Castle — Cairngorms National Park

Anne Macdonald

Saved routes

River Gairn gravel trails & Invercauld loop from Balmoral Castle — Cairngorms National Park

Anne Macdonald planned a bike ride

May 16, 2025

River Gairn gravel trails & Invercauld loop from Balmoral Castle — Cairngorms National Park

Hard

03:45

43.6km

11.6km/h

670m

Embed

Comments

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Overview

Hard bike ride. 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.

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

166 m

Balmoral Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Scottish residence of the Royal Family was built in the 13th century and purchased by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria more than 150 years ago.

Tip by

7.45 km

River Gairn Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

One of the best gravel roads in the Cairngorms. In equally beautiful scenery, you climb smoothly along the road without ever feeling the strain. Continue south, and you'll have a …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

22.5 km

Culardoch Gravel Trail

Highlight • Trail

This section of trail climbs the edge of Culardoch hill to Bealach Dearg at about 650m. It's a long but not overly steep on reasonable gravel. Good descent as well …

Tip by

43.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.7 km

9.88 km

8.66 km

1.22 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.8 km

18.9 km

467 m

278 m

Route Details

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Comments

Want to know more?

River Gairn gravel trails & Invercauld loop from Balmoral Castle — Cairngorms National Park

Balmoral Castle

River Gairn Gravel Track

Culardoch Gravel Trail

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️