Lairig Ghru
38 minute walk from Aviemore station · Highlands and Argyll · Free entry
The Lairig Ghru is the best known hill-pass in Scotland. It climbs to an altitude of 835 metres and crosses through the central Cairngorms, one of the wildest areas in the country, and is a true classic walk. It is described from Speyside to Deeside.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Walking
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Highlands and Argyll
Stations within walking distance
- Aviemore station — 38 min walk, 3.2 km
Other places near Aviemore
- Strathspey Steam Railway — 1 min walk from the station
- Speyside Way 7: Aviemore to Kincraig — 1 min walk from the station
- Craigellachie National Nature Reserve — 8 min walk from the station
- Craigellachie, Aviemore — 8 min walk from the station
- Aviemore Orbital path — 8 min walk from the station
- Beaver Trail, Rothiemurchus — 19 min walk from the station