Mayar & Driesh
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 8.94 mi -
Average duration: 6h 20 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 2,579 ft -
Descent: - 2,566 ft -
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Highest point: 3,100 ft -
Lowest point: 850 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Cairngorms -
City:
Angus -
Start/End: N 56.870964° / W 3.177592° -
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Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 850 ft
- 1 : mi 0 - alt. 850 ft - Turn sharp right
- 2 : mi 0.09 - alt. 879 ft - Keep left onto Jock's Road [private road]
- 3 : mi 0.98 - alt. 1,014 ft - Keep left onto Corrie Fee Trail [private road]
- 4 : mi 1.19 - alt. 1,037 ft - Keep right onto Corrie Fee Trail [private road]
- 5 : mi 4.41 - alt. 2,723 ft - Turn slight left onto Kilbo Path
- 6 : mi 4.84 - alt. 2,736 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 6.53 - alt. 2,736 ft - Turn sharp right onto Kilbo Path
- 8 : mi 8.36 - alt. 896 ft - Turn slight right onto Kilbo Path [private road]
- 9 : mi 8.53 - alt. 876 ft - Turn left
- 10 : mi 8.61 - alt. 879 ft - Turn right onto Jock's Road [private road]
- 11 : mi 8.84 - alt. 879 ft - Keep right
- S/E : mi 8.94 - alt. 850 ft
Other walks in the area
Glen Doll Forest Trail
Tourism professional
5.27 mi
+568 ft
-568 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Angus
Set in the heart of the Angus Glens within the Cairngorms National Park, a walk through Glen Doll offers the perfect balance of forest trails and breath-taking mountain scenery.
Mayar Circular from Glen Doll - Cairngorms National Park
Visorando Member7.08 mi
+2,165 ft
-2,152 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Angus
A superb hike, which starts on the Corrie Fee Trail and continues to a waterfall and the summit of Mayar. The view of the waterfall and the heathland is magnificent. The climb is mainly from the waterfall. Make sure you have good hiking boots and a good windbreaker. You will be dazzled by the scenery.
Glen Doll Corrie Fee and Mayar circular route from Acharn
7.36 mi
+2,165 ft
-2,165 ft
5h 15
Difficult
Departure from Angus
The Green route takes you to Corrie Fee, an exceptional peat bog set in a magnificent glacial cirque. Many people do a return walk from Acharn. Here we suggest a circular route involving a steep climb over boulders (‘staircase’) to reach the summit of Mayar. From the summit, follow the ridge line eastwards and then north-eastwards.
Kilbo
11.10 mi
+1,765 ft
-1,703 ft
6h 40
Difficult
Departure from Angus
Craig Lodge - Broom Hill - White Glen - Craig Lodge.
Loch Lee and the Craig Maskeldie circuit, starting from Invermark
10.21 mi
+1,381 ft
-1,378 ft
6h 15
Difficult
Departure from Angus
The route starts from a large free car park (for the time being). The start and finish are on a track suitable for vehicles. Swimming is possible in summer, provided you can cope with water no warmer than 15°. The route is unmarked and runs through unspoilt countryside. There are some very steep sections.
Prince Albert's Pyramid, Balmoral
3.64 mi
+564 ft
-558 ft
2h 10
Moderate
Departure from Aberdeenshire
There are 11 cairns to discover within the Balmoral Estate and this short walk takes in two of them – Prince Albert’s Cairn (aka “the pyramid”!) and Princess Beatrice’s Cairn. A beautiful forestry trail awaits, and after a fairly steady walk uphill you will reach the summit of Creag an Lurachain (442 m /1450 ft) where the pyramid sits. A steeper but shorter descent follows, and a very lovely suspension bridge crossing.
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