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Around Craig Leek

On Craig Leek, Cairngorms

Local route8.3 km · 5.2 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Jock's Road 6.1 mi · 9.8 kmExplore Craig Leek →

Aberdeenshire, United KingdomStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–16 °C (54–61 °F)

  1. J3°-2°116
  2. F3°-2°79
  3. M5°-1°83
  4. A8°1°66
  5. M12°4°74
  6. J14°7°72
  7. J16°9°76
  8. A16°9°84
  9. S13°7°95
  10. O9°4°128
  11. N5°1°119
  12. D3°-2°93

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
8.3 km · 5.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Craig Leek (hill, 635 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Cairngorms (Grampian Mountains › Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
19 km W of Ballater (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Aberdeenshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Invercauld Estate
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
57.0186, -3.3416
Route start
57.0058, -3.3384
OpenStreetMap
relation 13915537
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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