3.3km
Total Distance
593m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

Starting from the Coire Cas car park at the Cairngorm Mountain ski area, this walk climbs the Windy Ridge path on Sron an Aonaich, the steep and direct route recommended by local rangers, then passes above the Ptarmigan top station to the broad stony summit. Cairn Gorm rises to 1,245 m, the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles, and in 1986 a 173 mph gust was recorded here.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint
    at the start
Bus stop
Cairngorm Ski Centre · 152m from the start
Parking
9m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Marked route
Cairn Gorm Trail, Cairn Gorm & Sron a Cha-no Ridge

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes