Day Walks in the Cairngorms

Helen and Paul Webster share a passion for walking and wild places. In 2003–2004 they undertook a life-changing 4,000-mile continuous backpacking trip across Europe. Following their return, they quit their careers to begin a new life evangelising for Scotland’s spectacular outdoors – especially the Highlands and Islands. Together they set up Walkhighlands, a free online guide and forum which has become the busiest walkers’ website in the UK. They have also written fifteen guidebooks to various areas of Scotland, including Scottish Island Bagging, and in 2018 Paul won the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. They live in the Cairngorms National Park.

• IntroductionAbout the walksNavigationGPS & Mobile phonesSafetyBothiesScottish Outdoor AccessEstate ActivitiesHow to use this bookMaps, descriptions, distancesKm/mile conversion chartCairngorms place namesCairngorms Area MapSection 1 Badenoch & the Western Cairngorms1 Creag Bheag & the Wildcat Trail2 Càrn Dearg Mòr from Glen Feshie3 Feshiebridge & the Uath Lochans4 Geal-Charn & A’ Mharconaich5 Sgòr Gaoith CircuitSection 2 Aviemore & the Northern Cairngorms6 Rothiemurchus Forest & Loch an Eilein7 Geal-Charn Mòr8 Meall a’ Bhuachaille & An Lochan Uaine9 Ben Macdui via the Northern Corries10 Chalamain Gap Circuit11 Cairn Gorm & the Sròn a’ Cha-no Ridge12 Braeriach from WhitewellSection 3 Grantown-on-Spey & Tomintoul13 Anagach Woods & the River Spey14 Carn Daimh from Tomnavoulin15 Inchrory & Strath AvonSection 4 Braemar & Deeside16 The Muir of Dinnet & the Vat Burn17 Clais Fhearnaig Circuit18 Lochnagar & Loch Muick19 Morrone from Braemar20 Derry Cairngorm from the Linn of DeeAppendix