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Scotland 'Aviemore - The Cairngorms'
April 2024 - 10th Scottish Adventure Standard 7-day Scottish Adventure (click here for explanation)Started from Aviemore Station for 11 Munro's including 4 of the 5 highest mountains in the UK!
Duration: 7 days, 6 nights
Region: Cairngorms
Mileage: 116
Ascent: 6060 meters
Like every (Scottish) adventure, this time we made a plan for a week in which each time it depends on the circumstances (the weather) how many miles will eventually be walked
11 Munro’s during this adventure:
Cairn Gorm -Bynack More -Beinn a’Chaorainn -Beinn Mheadhoin -Derry Cairngorm
Ben Macdui (Beinn Macduibh) -Carn a’Mhaim -The Devils Point
Cairn Toul – Sgor an Lochain Uaine -Breaeriach
Flown to Inverness for the 2nd time this adventure. So the last 8 adventures this was Glasgow.
The reason for this I explain on this page.
Wonderful to be in Inverness again!
So had been here once before, see the report of my “9th Scottish Adventure.
So at the time we spent a month in Aviemore.
While last time this was the second to last stop, during this adventure it was the final stop!
I will scan in the best photos from that month of Aviemore
(are real, printed photos now because this was in 1988 !!!)
and then post them on the site.
For now this trip which, divided into days, is shown in the image below.
Via this link you can find the collection on Komoot!
Most Beautiful Video
This time no video of my own but a taste of what soon my drone footage will look like!
Wonderful!
Details
1. 4 of the 5 Highest Mountains in the UK
Didn’t realize this until later but special to “do” so many high Munro’s in 1 adventure. The highest (Ben Nevis) I’ve done a few times in a previous life but since I’ve started counting again I’m so, also, going to do this one again.
2. Incredibly bad weather for June!
In the previous report I mentioned that it was special that so much snow had fallen in April. This time even worse weather but maybe that was also my own fault because I had packed shorts.
(Which was a good idea all week in May last year btw 😉)
3. Visited my first Scottish Love
In 1988! visited this beautiful country for the first time and now finally back to the location from where I first had the opportunity to hike through this beautiful area for a month back then.
To the first day
Click on the text and/or image below
to go to the relevant day!
Via this link return to the home page of this adventure.
Day 1
By train to Aviemore and deliberately did my shopping there.
Day 2
The first Munro.
Day 3
Tent leave (Sunday rest day!) for Munro 2 and 3.
Day 4
With full packs Munro 4 to then set up tent for Munro 5.
Day 5
Again with full packs a Munro to then ditch my pack for Munro 7.
Day 6
Walked into valley last night, pitched tent for a wonderful last day with 4 Munros.
Day 7
Last day hiked out of the valley to hike, via Rothiemurchus Lodge, back to Aviemore station.
First I ate a HUGE burger before taking the train to Inverness.
