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Cairngorms Trekking IV

In the Cairngorms

Local route9.1 km · 5.7 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Cairn Gorm Trail 3.1 mi · 5.0 kmExplore Cairngorms →

Aberdeenshire, United KingdomEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 11–14 °C (52–57 °F)

  1. J1°-3°148
  2. F1°-4°100
  3. M3°-3°108
  4. A6°-1°79
  5. M9°2°92
  6. J12°5°94
  7. J14°7°98
  8. A13°7°108
  9. S11°5°120
  10. O7°2°155
  11. N3°-1°146
  12. D1°-3°120

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
9.1 km · 5.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Cairngorms (Grampian Mountains › Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
18 km SE of Aviemore (Highland, Scotland) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Aberdeenshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
RW 20
Route centre
57.0572, -3.5696
Route start
57.1096, -3.5832
OpenStreetMap
relation 16127868
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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