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View of Loch Gynack – Creag Bheag Summit loop from Kingussie

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View of Loch Gynack – Creag Bheag Summit loop from Kingussie

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View of Loch Gynack – Creag Bheag Summit loop from Kingussie

00:56

6.40km

250m

Running

Hard run. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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69 m

Kingussie railway station

Highlight • Rest Area

Sustrans Millennium Milepost (type: Mills) metal sculpture. One of many placed throughout the UK National Cycle Network.

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480 m

Sugar Bowl Coffee & Gifts

Highlight • Cafe

Friendly staff, great coffee and food and a nice atmosphere. Cycle friendly but no bike parking other than against the wall and locked to a pipe in King street.

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3.03 km

View of Loch Gynack

Highlight • Viewpoint

A good view spot complete with a bench to enjoy the view. Can be reached by following waymarkers for the Golf Course circular walk from the town.

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3.30 km

View towards Loch Gynack and the Monadhliath Mountains

Highlight • Summit

At this path junction there is a bench where you can pause and enjoy the views towards Loch Gynack and the Monadhliath Mountains.

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4.09 km

Creag Bheag Summit

Highlight • Summit

An easy Loop from the town to reach this Marilyn. There are a few cairns on the top, the true summit being the one built like a trig pillar closer to the south west.

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4.35 km

Bench With a View of Cairngorms National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great spot to enjoy the views and perhaps take a break if ascending the hill from this side.

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4.63 km

Creag Bheag Heather Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This well maintained section of path takes you from Creag Bheag towards Kingussie. In late summer the hillside is alight with vibrant heather flowers.

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5.42 km

Caledonian Pinewood, Cairngorms National Park

Highlight • Forest

The path leads through a beautiful forest with Caledonian pines

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6.40 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.59 km

1.69 km

1.28 km

397 m

329 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.63 km

1.35 km

1.29 km

1.05 km

702 m

234 m

117 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 19 May

14°C

7°C

35 %

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View of Loch Gynack – Creag Bheag Summit loop from Kingussie

Kingussie railway station

Sugar Bowl Coffee & Gifts

View of Loch Gynack

View towards Loch Gynack and the Monadhliath Mountains

Creag Bheag Summit

Bench With a View of Cairngorms National Park

Creag Bheag Heather Path

Caledonian Pinewood, Cairngorms National Park

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