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Ballater And Crathie

Princess Beatrice's Cairn – River Dee loop from Crathie

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Aberdeenshire

Ballater And Crathie

Princess Beatrice's Cairn – River Dee loop from Crathie

Moderate

4.8

(45)

300

hikers

Princess Beatrice's Cairn – River Dee loop from Crathie

02:24

8.21km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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179 m

Balmoral Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful. It's worth a detour. The vegetable garden is huge.

Translated by Google •

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1.82 km

Princess Beatrice's Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Princess Beatrice was the fifth daughter and youngest of Queen Victoria’s children. This cairn was commissioned by her mother the queen.

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2.55 km

Prince Albert's Cairn (Balmoral Pyramid)

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Queen’s Scottish residence of Balmoral Castle
is impressive enough by itself, but the wooded
hills around it are dotted with spectacular cairns.
Most were established by Queen Victoria and …

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4.37 km

Princess Louise's Cairn

Highlight • Structure

On one of the shorter walking loops (Blue) from the castle, this cairn is quite easily found.
Princess Louise was the sixth child and forth daughter of Queen Victoria.

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4.85 km

Prince Arthur Memorial Cairn

Highlight • Structure

This cairn is slightly hidden off of the main path, however there are two smaller trails that lead through the wood to it and should be easy enough to spot …

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5.74 km

Statue of John Brown

Highlight • Monument

Bronze life-size statue of John Brown, the servant of Queen Victoria, by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm.

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7.88 km

Balmoral Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Balmoral Bridge
Erected 1856 - 1857
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Commissioned by HRH Prince Albert

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8.21 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.51 km

2.53 km

910 m

201 m

Surfaces

2.81 km

2.65 km

1.71 km

787 m

201 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

17°C

8°C

68 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

November 11, 2023,Balmoral Cairns with baby

A varied and enjoyable walk exploring some of the Balmoral cairns while baby carrying

April 13, 2022,No. 15 | The Balmoral Cairns, Balmoral, Crathie

No. 15 of my #100komootwanders_2022 challenge. 💛

Wednesday 13th April 2022

Kaspar, kiddo and I enjoyed exploring the outer grounds of Balmoral to visit the numerous marriage Cairns that had been erected at the request of Queen Victoria, and the most popular of them all - Prince Alberts Pyramid.

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Princess Beatrice's Cairn – River Dee loop from Crathie

Balmoral Castle

Princess Beatrice's Cairn

Prince Albert's Cairn (Balmoral Pyramid)

Princess Louise's Cairn

Prince Arthur Memorial Cairn

Statue of John Brown

River Dee

Balmoral Bridge

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