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Charr Bothy – Clachnaben Rocky Outcrop loop from Smithy Wood

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Charr Bothy – Clachnaben Rocky Outcrop loop from Smithy Wood

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Charr Bothy – Clachnaben Rocky Outcrop loop from Smithy Wood

02:25

22.0km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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363 m

Wake Up Next to People Who Make You Feel Happy – Glen Dye Art Installation

Highlight • Monument

Hike with people who make you happy, too.

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5.46 km

Charr Bothy

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Small bothy in Glen Dye. OK refuge for the night especially in bad weather. No fire or stove.

Link to the Bothy site :
mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/eastern-highlands/charr

Tip by

16.0 km

Plane Wreckage

Highlight • Structure

080405 date reference for Tour creator.

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16.6 km

Clachnaben Summit and Granite Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Some quite boggy stretches. Light scrambling to get to the top of the granite tor to enjoy the view around the area.

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16.6 km

Clachnaben Rocky Outcrop

Highlight • Natural Monument

Clachnaben is much easier to approach from west on the MTB

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22.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

878 m

809 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.5 km

3.68 km

809 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

18°C

8°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2023,Loop south of Strachan

Not a good route!!! From 2.5miles to 4.2 miles the route is not cycleable: paths too rocky, boggy, heather-covered; and the climb is formed by steps! Avoid this entire section at all costs!! (The rest of it is nice! Especially across the high ground)

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Charr Bothy – Clachnaben Rocky Outcrop loop from Smithy Wood

Wake Up Next to People Who Make You Feel Happy – Glen Dye Art Installation

Stone Bothy

Charr Bothy

Plane Wreckage

Clachnaben Summit and Granite Tor

Clachnaben Rocky Outcrop

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