This lesser known hike turned out to be my personal favourite in Scotland.
An energetic walk over a low pass into one of the wildest and most spectacular glens in Scotland …
the Lairig Ghru is widely regarded as the finest mountain pass in Scotland. …
Traditionally, people walked the full 28mi (45km) from Aviemore to Braemar … The walk described here is a day’s outing from just south of Glenmore, through dramatic Chalamain Gap and up to the top of Lairig Ghru then back to Coylumbridge through Rothiemurchus pine woods.
Love these Scottish place names!
This lesser known hike turned out to be my personal favourite in Scotland.
Actually, I only did this hike because I was turned back on my attempt to climb Ben Macdui.
The weather alternated between storm and sunshine.
Here was the prettiest purple heather I saw anywhere in Scotland.
But what I most liked about this hike was that I was not much bothered by midges at my two pretty tent camps.
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