Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch from Glen Doll loop — Cairngorms National Park

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Aberdeenshire

Kirriemuir Landward East

Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch from Glen Doll loop — Cairngorms National Park

Hard

Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch from Glen Doll loop — Cairngorms National Park

10:41

33.9km

1,290m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2024

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Cairngorms National Park

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Parking

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7.80 km

Allan's Hut

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Allan's Hut is nothing more (and nothing less) than a little shed with some hay in it. There is a wooden bench in front of the metal shed.

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Broad Cairn is a rocky Munro summit above Loch Muick in Royal Deeside. Sitting above undulating grassy plains and amongst other Munro peaks, the descent down Broad Cairn's boulderfield will test tired legs.

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12.0 km

Cairn Bannoch

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Cairn Bannoch is a 1,012 meters Munro mountain in the southern Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands. It's often climbed as part of a circuit of Lochnagar hills (five Munros to …

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14.5 km

Carn an t-Sagairt Mòr — summit cairn

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You can access Carn an t-Sagairt Mor from Callater Stables and once you are up here, enjoy the stunning views (if the weather is nice) and try to bagg as …

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14.8 km

Airplane Wheels in Cairngorms National Park

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IF you can find them on the route up, these wheels are massive, and quite interesting to see.

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16.4 km

View of Loch Callater

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In springtime you can see thundering waterfalls coming down the mountains - this is one of the most beautiful views in the area.

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18.1 km

Callater Stables Bothy

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Small bothy with two rooms: one dormitory with four bunk beds for eight walkers/bikers. No fireplace in the bothy, but there is a pit toilet in the next building. Bring your own toilet paper, just in case!

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18.2 km