Balmoral Bridge – Princess Beatrice's Cairn loop from Crathie

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Aberdeenshire

Ballater And Crathie

Balmoral Bridge – Princess Beatrice's Cairn loop from Crathie

Easy

4.6

(85)

569

hikers

Balmoral Bridge – Princess Beatrice's Cairn loop from Crathie

01:56

6.61km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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177 m

Balmoral Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

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

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236 m

Balmoral Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

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

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617 m

Crathie Kirk

Highlight • Historical Site

Open April - September

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1.72 km

J. Justice Suspension Bridge, Balmoral

Highlight • Historical Site

4.06 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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4.80 km

Princess Beatrice's Cairn

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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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6.61 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.09 km

1.87 km

1.59 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.08 km

1.73 km

1.41 km

268 m

133 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

April 18, 2022,Princess Beatrice's Cairn – Balmoral Cairn Walk Runde von Crathie

Balmoral Castle itself is not on this loop. We visited it before the walk. While you can only tour the Ballroom (all other rooms are the Queen's private quarters), they've gone to great lengths to provide an informative audio guide that covers most of the buildings on the property. and provides lots of background information about life on Balmoral. The …

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