Lochnagar from Glen Muick

Dark Lochnagar with its magnificent northern corrie is the highest, most popular and much the finest mountain of the Mounth - or perhaps even of the Cairngorms as a whole. It was immortalised in verse by Lord Byron.Terrain - Route mostly follows clear tracks and mountain paths but there is one steep boulder field to negotiate.Grade 4Distance 19km (11.8 miles)Ascent 930m (3051ft)