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Mount Keen – Queen's Well Monument loop from Invermark Castle

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Mount Keen – Queen's Well Monument loop from Invermark Castle

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Mount Keen – Queen's Well Monument loop from Invermark Castle

05:42

18.1km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

282 m

Track to Queen's Well

Highlight • Trail

This point marks the end of the paved road and the beginning of the track towards Mount Keen. It starts nice and shallow up the beautiful glen, before the steep climb onto the mountain.

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2

2.35 km

View of the Water of Mark from the Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

3

5.48 km

View of Glen Callater

Highlight • Viewpoint

4

5.87 km

Switchbacks Out of the Glen

Highlight • Trail

A steep and loose surface on the way out of the glen and towards Mount Keen.

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5

8.30 km

The Ladder Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

A fairly smooth (when dry track) with fantastic views of the surrounding hills.

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6

9.08 km

Mount Keen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mount Keen is a Munro mountain of Scotland that stands alone in the east. For that reason it's commonly hill walker's first or last Munro as it's a long but …

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7

9.15 km

Mount Keen

Highlight • Climb

Mount Keen is the most easterly of the Munros, a cone-shaped summit rearing above the great sea of the Mounth plateau.

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8

14.1 km

Queen's Well Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

Park at Invermark car park

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B

18.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

3.96 km

368 m

123 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

4.09 km

368 m

123 m

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