Cairn Gorm & Ben Macdui
‘The Blue Cairn' & ‘Mac Duff’s Hill’
From the Cairngorm Ski Centre car park this route heads south east up the path that passes the Ptarmigan Station then on to the summit of Cairn Gorm. Head south west around Coire an t-Sneachda to Lochan Buidhe then south to Ben Macdui. Return to the ski centre via the north path to the left of Cairn Lochan.
Route details with 360° virtual tour, map, 3D model and GPX download of the route to the summit of these mountains in Scotland.
Munro – Cairn Gorm – Altitude: 1244 metres
Munro – Ben Macdui – Altitude: 1309 metres
Route Length: 11 miles Total Ascent: 3080 ft Surface: Rough/paths
Difficulty: Moderate/Hard
Average Walking Time: 5:50 h
Route starts at the Cairngorm Mountain Ski Area, Cairngorm, Aviemore PH22 1RB.
Google maps directions to the route start can be found HERE
Cairn Gorm Winter 360° Virtual Tour
Below is a winter virtual tour to the top of Cairn Gorm from the Ski Centre. The photos were taken in January 2022.
Cairngorm 4000's - 360° Virtual Tour
The virtual tour below is of the full Cairngorm 4000’s route.
It only shows a part of the Cairn Gorm/Ben Macdui route from the Ski centre to Ben Macdui summit.
3D Model of Cairn Gorm & Ben Macdui
3D model loading…… Internet speed dependant.
The red line on the 3D model shows the route
Click on the 3D model to move around / zoom in out.
