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Ballater And Crathie

View from the Bridge of Gairn – Ballater Station loop from Ballater

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Aberdeenshire

Ballater And Crathie

View from the Bridge of Gairn – Ballater Station loop from Ballater

Moderate

4.7

(21)

100

hikers

View from the Bridge of Gairn – Ballater Station loop from Ballater

04:07

14.2km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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110 m

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Ballater Mailbox - Honoring Queen Elizabeth II - 70th Jubilee

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373 m

Ballater Station and Royal Waiting Room

Highlight • Cafe

Recently opened and restored tea rooms. The station has been lovingly restored and you can access the very fancy royal tearoom and privy. You cannot access the royal train carriage …

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678 m

The Carriage Tea Room, Ballater

Highlight • Restaurant

The converted railway station of Ballater now hosts a beautiful tea rooms and restaurant in the heart of the Victorian village. Don't pass it by if you're in the village …

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4.25 km

View of Morven

Highlight • Summit

view of Morven, a Corbett.

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4.81 km

Pond in Cairngorms National Park

Highlight • Lake

Here you leave the landrover track and follow the wide grassy path onto the moorland.

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7.58 km

View from the Summit in Cairngorms National Park

Highlight • Summit

11.6 km

View from the Bridge of Gairn

Highlight • River

It's a waypoint and an excuse for a journey's pause.

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14.0 km

Ballater Station

Highlight • Historical Site

The station of Ballater, which has been closed down since 1966, houses a museum. This shows, among other things, the waiting room of Queen Victoria, who used the train station …

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.27 km

1.97 km

1.18 km

1.17 km

582 m

Surfaces

5.88 km

4.20 km

3.29 km

602 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

21°C

10°C

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View from the Bridge of Gairn – Ballater Station loop from Ballater

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Memorial

Ballater Station and Royal Waiting Room

The Carriage Tea Room, Ballater

View of Morven

Pond in Cairngorms National Park

View from the Summit in Cairngorms National Park

View from the Bridge of Gairn

Ballater Station

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