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Glenmore Visitor Centre – Herdsman's Hill loop from Glenmore Forest Park

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Glenmore Visitor Centre – Herdsman's Hill loop from Glenmore Forest Park

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Glenmore Visitor Centre – Herdsman's Hill loop from Glenmore Forest Park

03:11

9.04km

470m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Glenmore National Nature Reserve

Cairngorms National Park

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Start point

Parking

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66 m

Glenmore Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Find out more about Glenmore Forest Park at our visitor centre, where you can consider the range of trails and activities whilst relaxing in our café. You can begin a …

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187 m

The Cairngorms Reindeer Centre

Highlight • Structure

In the reindeer center itself you can also see a limited number of reindeer, in addition to a lot of information about the reindeer.

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1.20 km

The National Outdoor Training Centre for Scotland. There is a bar upstairs which is open to the public and serves food, drinks and coffee. It also houses a small climbing wall, and nordic biathlon training centre.

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3.23 km

An Lochan Uaine (The Green Loch)

Highlight • Lake

Legend has is that the water here is so green because the pixies wash their clothes in the water here. Or it might be to do with the trees. Whatever, …

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4.27 km

Ryvoan Bothy

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The bothy is maintained by volunteers from the Mountain Bothy Association; please help by carrying out any rubbish you find here, and always follow the bothy code when visiting.

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6.15 km

Herdsman's Hill

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A magnificent view, worth the climb. Simple stone steps can be found at the particularly steep sections. These sections are a bit challenging on the descent, but manageable with good shoes and a little patience.

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7.72 km

Heather Path Ascent in Glenmore National Nature Reserve

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A varied path through the heath, which probably has its own charm in every season. When we hiked here in mid-July, the heath was in bloom, insects buzzed from blossom …

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8.11 km

Trail through Glenmore National Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice easy walk, not too challenging.

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9.04 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.26 km

3.50 km

207 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.84 km

2.88 km

148 m

108 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

14°C

4°C

29 %

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Glenmore Visitor Centre – Herdsman's Hill loop from Glenmore Forest Park

Glenmore Visitor Centre

The Cairngorms Reindeer Centre

Glenmore Lodge

An Lochan Uaine (The Green Loch)

Ryvoan Bothy

Herdsman's Hill

Heather Path Ascent in Glenmore National Nature Reserve

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