ROUTE STATS

Distance 12.5km (7¾ miles) Total ascent 778m Time 5 hours Start/finish Coire na Ciste Car Park (NH998074)

Nearest town Aviemore Terrain A boggy, at times faint path rises from Coire na Ciste. A good path crosses the ridge. The route onto Cnap Coire na Spreidhe is pathless requiring good navigation in poor visibility. A well-constructed path ascends onto Cairn Gorm and the good path continues down to the car park. A road returns you to the start

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL57; OS Landranger (1:50,000) 36; Harvey Maps Cairngorms & Lochnagar Accommodation Cairngorm Lodge Youth Hostel, Glenmore www. syha.org.uk (01479) 861238; The Cairngorm Hotel, www.cairngorm. com (01479) 810233; Ardlogie Guest House, www.ardlogie.co.uk (01479) 810747

Public transport Bus: G10 between Glasgow and Inverness to Aviemore, M91 between Edinburgh and Inverness to Aviemore. Service 31 from Aviemore to Coire na Ciste. www. travelinescotland.com Guidebooks Walking in the Cairngorms by Ronald Turnbull, pb Cicerone Tourist info Aviemore (01479) 810930