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Hiking · Highland

Cairn Gorm Trail

A 2.5 km point-to-point route near Coire na Ciste, with 454 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 1.4 hours.

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Distance2.5 kmClimbing454 mEstimated time1.4 hrDifficultymoderate

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Cairn Gorm Trail is a complete hiking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 2.5 km as a point to point route.

Route shapepoint-to-point
ActivityHiking
SurfaceCompacted
Descent0 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural93% Compacted5% Gravel2%

Before setting out

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near Cairn Gorm Trail.

UK campsite A–Z
Rothiemurchus Camp and CaravanCamp Site · 8.7 km from the mapped route startOakwood Caravan & Camping ParkCamp Site · 12.8 km from the mapped route startDalraddy Holiday ParkCamp Site · 13.6 km from the mapped route startBraemar Caravan ParkCaravan Site · 22.1 km from the mapped route startGrantown-on-Spey Caravan ParkCamp Site · 22.7 km from the mapped route start

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