Burn O' Vat Waterfall – Vat Burn loop from Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

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Burn O' Vat Waterfall – Vat Burn loop from Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

Easy

4.8

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hikers

Burn O' Vat Waterfall – Vat Burn loop from Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

01:33

5.28km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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539 m

Burn O' Vat Waterfall

Highlight • Gorge

The Vat is an impressive waterfall into a pothole which probably formed after the retreat of the last ice age.

Tip by

541 m

Inscription Rock, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

1.30 km

Vat Burn

Highlight • River

1.99 km

Burn O' Vat Signpost

Highlight • Forest

2.07 km

Cambus o' May Ford

Highlight • Forest

Easy ford crossing - I always like to know how wet my boots are going to get

Tip by

2.29 km

Cambus o' May Forest

Highlight • Forest

3.24 km

View Towards Ballater from Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

3.33 km

View of Loch Kinord

Highlight • Forest

5.28 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.53 km

1.97 km

703 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.24 km

2.16 km

610 m

248 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

11°C

2°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Burn O' Vat Waterfall – Vat Burn loop from Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

Burn O' Vat Waterfall

Inscription Rock, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

Vat Burn

Burn O' Vat Signpost

Cambus o' May Ford

Cambus o' May Forest

View Towards Ballater from Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

View of Loch Kinord

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