Creag Choinnich

Adopted by Darren

This path can be reached either as an extension of the nature trails paths, which begin at the gate on Hillside Drive, where there is a signpost to Creag Choinnich, or from a gate on the A93 just opposite Braemar Castle, where there is a signpost to Braemar via the Cromlins 1 mile. The path starts in open larch plantation, but soon breaks into more open ground of Scots pines with undergrowth of blaeberry and heather. The extensive summit at elevation of 538m is dotted with cairns and worth a wander to admire the various view points, up into Glen Clunie, Glen Dee, across to Ben Avon with Braemar Castle and Invercauld House in the foreground and down into Braemar village with Morrone behind it.

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