East Highland Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 132.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 43h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,919 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,783 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 839 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Cairngorms
  • ⚐
    District: Highland 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 57.479735° / W 4.222653°
  • ⚑
    End: N 56.767857° / W 3.839572°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 9 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Crown Road, C1187
  3. 3 : km 0.33 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.36 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left onto Eastgate
  5. 5 : km 0.56 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Ardconnel Terrace
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Crown Circus, C1191
  7. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Southside Road, C1195
  8. 8 : km 1.09 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Old Edinburgh Road, B853
  9. 9 : km 1.15 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Old Edinburgh Road, C1199
  10. 10 : km 1.26 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Old Edinburgh Road
  11. 11 : km 2.96 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Old Edinburgh Road
  12. 12 : km 2.99 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Stevenson Road
  13. 13 : km 3.14 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Old Edinburgh Road South
  14. 14 : km 4.84 - alt. 161 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 9.27 - alt. 168 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 9.37 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 9.84 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp right onto B851
  18. 18 : km 9.91 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 10.19 - alt. 176 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 10.92 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 11.23 - alt. 206 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 11.84 - alt. 223 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 12.85 - alt. 271 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 12.9 - alt. 270 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 14.44 - alt. 319 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 16.32 - alt. 308 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 17.95 - alt. 320 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 18.8 - alt. 281 m - Turn right onto B9154
  29. 29 : km 19.91 - alt. 285 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 19.93 - alt. 283 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 21.02 - alt. 283 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 22.8 - alt. 268 m - Turn sharp left onto Shennachie Road
  33. 33 : km 25 - alt. 271 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 27.39 - alt. 253 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 29.48 - alt. 243 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 31.71 - alt. 254 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 31.72 - alt. 255 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 31.92 - alt. 256 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 33.75 - alt. 420 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 34.78 - alt. 401 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 41 : km 37.31 - alt. 363 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 40.41 - alt. 353 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 41.82 - alt. 462 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 41.87 - alt. 461 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 47.84 - alt. 401 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 48.28 - alt. 367 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 51.62 - alt. 278 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 51.84 - alt. 269 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 52.33 - alt. 278 m - Turn slight right onto B9007
  50. 50 : km 53.38 - alt. 260 m - Turn right onto A938
  51. 51 : km 56.21 - alt. 260 m - Keep left onto B9153
  52. 52 : km 56.25 - alt. 259 m - Turn left onto B9153
  53. 53 : km 57.77 - alt. 260 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 57.77 - alt. 260 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 57.98 - alt. 257 m - Turn right onto B9153
  56. 56 : km 57.99 - alt. 257 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 58.18 - alt. 259 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 58.18 - alt. 259 m - Turn slight left
  59. 59 : km 59.92 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 61.2 - alt. 240 m - Turn left onto A95
  61. 61 : km 61.23 - alt. 239 m - Turn right onto C1128
  62. 62 : km 62.1 - alt. 230 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 62.11 - alt. 230 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 62.71 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 64.08 - alt. 241 m - Turn left [private road]
  66. 66 : km 64.55 - alt. 221 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 66.72 - alt. 229 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 68.43 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight right
  69. 69 : km 68.47 - alt. 213 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 68.57 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 68.61 - alt. 210 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 69.53 - alt. 225 m - Turn right onto Dougall Drive
  73. 73 : km 69.54 - alt. 225 m - Turn left onto B9152
  74. 74 : km 71.01 - alt. 210 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Grampian Road, B9152
  75. 75 : km 71.31 - alt. 210 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 71.33 - alt. 210 m - Turn right onto Grampian Road, B9152
  77. 77 : km 71.75 - alt. 211 m - Keep left onto Old Logging Way
  78. 78 : km 71.86 - alt. 209 m - Turn right onto Dalfaber Road
  79. 79 : km 72.02 - alt. 210 m - Turn left onto Old Logging Way
  80. 80 : km 72.47 - alt. 210 m - Turn left onto B970
  81. 81 : km 74.48 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 74.5 - alt. 238 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 75.15 - alt. 249 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 79.23 - alt. 335 m - Turn sharp right onto Lairig Ghru
  85. 85 : km 88.39 - alt. 741 m - Turn slight right onto Lairig Ghru [Attention, there is a ford on the way]
  86. 86 : km 93 - alt. 561 m - Turn slight left
  87. 87 : km 93.01 - alt. 562 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 99.96 - alt. 451 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 101.81 - alt. 407 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 101.89 - alt. 407 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 105.49 - alt. 456 m - Keep left
  92. 92 : km 105.66 - alt. 451 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 107.46 - alt. 485 m - Turn slight left [Attention, there is a ford on the way]
  94. 94 : km 116.72 - alt. 348 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 119.71 - alt. 302 m - Turn sharp right
  96. 96 : km 121.23 - alt. 288 m - Keep left
  97. 97 : km 122.26 - alt. 271 m - Turn slight right
  98. 98 : km 124.29 - alt. 250 m - Turn slight left onto Gaw's Bridge
  99. 99 : km 126.07 - alt. 229 m - Keep right
  100. 100 : km 127.45 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight right
  101. 101 : km 128.91 - alt. 187 m - Keep right
  102. 102 : km 131.19 - alt. 167 m - Keep right
  103. 103 : km 131.54 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp left
  104. 104 : km 131.85 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  105. E : km 132.74 - alt. 136 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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