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Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

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Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

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Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

02:36

18.1km

670m

Running

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: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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282 m

Track to Queen's Well

Highlight • Trail

This point marks the end of the paved road and the beginning of the track towards Mount Keen. It starts nice and shallow up the beautiful glen, before the steep climb onto the mountain.

Tip by

2.35 km

View of the Water of Mark from the Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.07 km

Queen's Well Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

Park at Invermark car park

Tip by

5.51 km

Switchbacks Out of the Glen

Highlight • Trail

A steep and loose surface on the way out of the glen and towards Mount Keen.

Tip by

8.33 km

The Ladder Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

A fairly smooth (when dry track) with fantastic views of the surrounding hills.

Tip by

9.04 km

Mount Keen

Highlight • Climb

Mount Keen is the most easterly of the Munros, a cone-shaped summit rearing above the great sea of the Mounth plateau.

Tip by

9.11 km

Mount Keen is a Munro mountain of Scotland that stands alone in the east. For that reason it's commonly hill walker's first or last Munro as it's a long but technically easy climb and a great walk to share with friends.

Tip by

18.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

4.08 km

368 m

123 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

4.21 km

368 m

123 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 30 June

15°C

8°C

98 %

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Queen's Well Monument – Mount Keen loop from Invermark Castle

Track to Queen's Well

View of the Water of Mark from the Bridge

Queen's Well Monument

View of Glen Callater

Switchbacks Out of the Glen

The Ladder Trail

Mount Keen

Mount Keen

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