Snow Roads: Cairngorms
Drive · 92 miles · 3h 24m · 10 stops
Britain's highest public roads: the old military route over the Cairnwell and the Lecht - Glenshee, Braemar, Balmoral, Tomintoul. Spectacular in any season; check conditions in winter.
The Snow Roads are Scotland's official scenic route over its two highest public passes, the Cairnwell (670m) and the Lecht (637m). The gradients bite in places and the road closes in winter storms, so check conditions from November to March.
The route, stop by stop
- Blairgowrie
- Spittal of Glenshee
- Glenshee Ski Centre
- Braemar
- Crathie & Balmoral
- Gairnshiel Bridge
- Corgarff
- The Lecht
- Tomintoul
- Grantown-on-Spey
Drive it with turn-by-turn
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