The 30 nearest, easy-to-follow, circular walks, routes & maps to UK Postcode AB56

The thirty nearest, easy-to-follow, circular walks, routes & maps to UK Postcode AB56 in Walk Grade Order


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Walk h204 Tarbat Ness from Portmahomack

Fine, wild coastal walk

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.5 miles (13.5 km)
Ascent:571ft (174m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
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Walk h158 The Fairy Glen Waterfalls from Rosemarkie, The Black Isle

Two lovely waterfalls in a wooded glen

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Vital Statistics:

Length:2.5 miles (4 km)
Ascent:407ft (124m)
Time:1½ hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk h182 Ryvoan Pass and Abernethy Forest from Glenmore Lodge

Delightful Forest Circuit

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Vital Statistics:

Length:11 miles (17.5 km)
Ascent:1,159ft (353m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk h156 Bynack Mor and A' Choinneach from Glenmore Lodge

Munro 52 and The Cairngorms' most northerly

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Vital Statistics:

Length:15 miles (24 km)
Ascent:3,052ft (930m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk h184 Meall a' Bhuachaille and Craiggowrie from Glenmore Forest Park

Fine high level route

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10 miles (16 km)
Ascent:2,425ft (739m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk h121 Meall a' Bhuachaille from Glenmore Forest Park Visitors Centre

Ascent to superb views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.25 miles (8.5 km)
Ascent:1,666ft (508m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk h222 A circuit of Loch Morlich

A lovely Loch side and Forest stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:745ft (244m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk h152 Cnap Coire na Spreidhe, Cairn Gorm and Creag an Leth-choin (Lurcher's Crag) from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

Superb views over the northern corries from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 miles (14 km)
Ascent:3,036ft (925m)
Time:6.25hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk h125 Stob Coire an t-Sneachda (Cairn Gorm), Cairn Lochan and Creag an Leth-choin (Lurcher's Crag) from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

Superb views over the northern corries from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.25 miles (11.5 km)
Ascent:2,609ft (795m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk h101 Cairn Gorm from Cairn Gorm Ski Centre

Grade 4. But beware, this is the high mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4 miles (6.5 km)
Ascent:2,104ft (641m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk h119 A circuit of Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus

A delightful Lochside stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.75 miles (7.5 km)
Ascent:197ft (60m)
Time:2 hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk ad112 Beinn Bhrotain and Monadh Mor from Corrour Bothy

High lonely mountains, but access is tricky

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Vital Statistics:

Length:12.75 miles (20.5 km)
Ascent:3,243ft (988m)
Time:8 hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk ad104 The Devil's Point and Cairn Toul from Corrour Bothy, Lairig Ghru

Unsurpassed views, but access is tricky

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Vital Statistics:

Length:11.5 miles (18.5 km)
Ascent:4,260ft (1,298m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk ad125 Corrour Bothy, Lairig Ghru via Derry Lodge from Linn of Dee

Easy walking, deep in the mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:1,113ft (339m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk ad126 Glen Dee via White Bridge from Linn of Dee

Easy walking, deep in the mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7 miles (11 km)
Ascent:610ft (186m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
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Walk h165 Castle Girnigoe (Castle Sinclair) from Staxigoe near Wick

Fine coastal views and an ancient castle

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:391ft (119m)
Time:2½ hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy
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Walk ad108 Dunnottar Castle from Stonehaven

Dramatic Castle and wild coastline

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.75 miles (7.5 km)
Ascent:784ft (239m)
Time:2½ hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
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Walk ad103 Carn Aosda, Carn a' Gheoidh and The Cairnwell from Glen Shee

The easiest three Munros to climb and bag

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.75 miles (12.5 km)
Ascent:2,274ft (693m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk h117 The Dubh Lochan Trail from Forsinard

One of the rarest bogland habitat in the world!

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Vital Statistics:

Length:1 miles (1.5 km)
Ascent:33ft (10m)
Time:0½ hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk h118 The Ben Wyvis Massif from Garbat

Testing high level route with stunning 360º views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:16.5 miles (26.5 km)
Ascent:5,415ft (1,045m)
Time:11½ hrs
Grade:Grade 9 Walking Very Hard
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Walk h129 Ben Hope from Muiseal, Strath More

The 'easiest' way up Scotland's most northerly Munro

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.25 miles (11.5 km)
Ascent:3,086ft (941m)
Time:5½ hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk pk105 The Birks of Aberfeldy from Aberfeldy

In the footsteps of Robbie Burns

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Vital Statistics:

Length:2.75 miles (4.5 km)
Ascent:587ft (179m)
Time:1.75hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy
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Walk h197 Spidean Coinich (Quinag), Sail Ghorm (Quinag) and Sail Gharbh (Quinag) from Lairig Unapool

Fantastic panoramic views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 miles (14 km)
Ascent:4,050ft (1,234m)
Time:7½ hrs
Grade:Grade 7 Walking Hard
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Walk h154 Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg from The Nevis Range Mountain Gondola

You'll need a good head for heights on the CMD arete

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Vital Statistics:

Length:11.5 miles (18.5 km)
Ascent:3,919ft (1,194m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk st103 Loch Tay from Killin

Lovely evening stroll along the Loch shore

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Vital Statistics:

Length:2.75 miles (4.5 km)
Ascent:82ft (25m)
Time:1 hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William

The tourist route up the UK's Highest Mountain

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10.25 miles (16.5 km)
Ascent:4,424ft (1,348m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk h137 Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg from Achintee, Fort William

A different side of the UK's Highest Mountain - not for the faint hearted

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Vital Statistics:

Length:12.25 miles (19.5 km)
Ascent:5,333ft (1,625m)
Time:10 hrs
Grade:Grade 9 Walking Very Hard
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Walk h193 Creise and Meall a' Bhuiridh from A82 at Lochan na Stainge

Good navigation skills needed in mist

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Vital Statistics:

Length:12.25 miles (19.5 km)
Ascent:4,322ft (1,317m)
Time:8.75hrs
Grade:Grade 8 Walking Hard
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Walk h132 Creise and Meall a' Bhuiridh from The Kings House Hotel

Good navigation skills needed in mist

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10.25 miles (16.5 km)
Ascent:3,929ft (1,197m)
Time:7.75hrs
Grade:Grade 7 Walking Hard
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Walk h161 Beinn a' Chrulaiste from Altnafeadh, The Pass of Glen Coe

Straight forward walk to superb views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Ascent:2,227ft (679m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate

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