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people. Many of us work in the countryside and you can can you and countryside the in work us of Many people. The CNPA is also the Access Authority with specific specific with Authority Access the also is CNPA The

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and experience. and land or property in the area. It was set up to support support to up set was It area. the in property or land

cold and hot weather. Choose a route within your ability ability your within route a Choose weather. hot and cold Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) owns no no owns (CNPA) Authority Park National Cairngorms In emergency dial 999 and ask for mountain rescue. mountain for ask and 999 dial emergency In

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right equipment for strong winds, rain, snow, and both both and snow, rain, winds, strong for equipment right

only achieve our vision if we all work together. The The together. work all we if vision our achieve only Mountain Rescue Mountain

donations. If you want more information visit: information more want you If donations.

in the Cairngorm Mountains so be prepared. Carry the the Carry prepared. be so Mountains Cairngorm the in individuals who live in the local communities. We will will We communities. local the in live who individuals guidance given. guidance

car parks and leaflet sales, grant applications and and applications grant sales, leaflet and parks car

You can experience the exhilaration of extreme weather weather extreme of exhilaration the experience can You farmers, charities, public bodies and groups and and groups and bodies public charities, farmers, you see one of these signs please follow the the follow please signs these of one see you

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COAT is funded by a range of partners, income from from income partners, of range a by funded is COAT

different people including; businesses, estate owners, owners, estate businesses, including; people different moorland, grasslands, and loch shores. If If shores. loch and grasslands, moorland, Cairngorms National Park Authority Park National Cairngorms

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The National Park is owned and managed by many many by managed and owned is Park National The areas such as the plateau, native woodland, woodland, native plateau, the as such areas

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Lairig Ghru (206) and (207). Laoigh an Lairig and (206) Ghru Lairig

ground. It’s much easier and safer to cook on a camping camping a on cook to safer and easier much It’s ground. on a short lead or under close control in in control close under or lead short a on

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some of the major routes on this map including the the including map this on routes major the of some

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spent repairing paths on the Cairngorm plateau and and plateau Cairngorm the on paths repairing spent

easily be destroyed by fire. Please don’t light fires during during fires light don’t Please fire. by destroyed be easily significant contribution to our local, regional and and regional local, our to contribution significant breed. During the breeding season (April (April season breeding the During breed.

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can thrive together. A National Park that makes a a makes that Park National A together. thrive can Cairngorms that rely on peace and quiet to to quiet and peace on rely that Cairngorms

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COAT to deliver the Cairngorm Mountain Heritage Heritage Mountain Cairngorm the deliver to COAT keep this a special place if, when you leave, no one can can one no leave, you when if, place special a this keep

development showing how people and place place and people how showing development There are many ground nesting birds in the the in birds nesting ground many are There Mountain weather Mountain

for only two or three nights in any one place. You’ll help help You’ll place. one any in nights three or two only for

The Heritage Lottery Fund and others are supporting supporting are others and Fund Lottery Heritage The enjoy its special places; an exemplar of sustainable sustainable of exemplar an places; special its enjoy www.cairngormshostels.co.uk

away from roads, travel light, be in a small group and stay stay and group small a in be light, travel roads, from away destination with fantastic opportunities for all to to all for opportunities fantastic with destination countryside. Cairngorms hostels Cairngorms

that make a difference ‘on the ground’. ground’. the ‘on difference a make that

experiences. If you’re wild camping you should camp camp should you camping wild you’re If experiences. who live there and visit; a renowned international international renowned a visit; and there live who protected and you can help by being responsible in the the in responsible being by help can you and protected visitcairngorms.com

install signage and interpretation: - practical projects projects practical - interpretation: and signage install quiet and a sense of wildness so please respect others others respect please so wildness of sense a and quiet cultural resources are cared for by the people people the by for cared are resources cultural Visitor information Visitor nature. Many of the plants and animals are rare and need need and rare are animals and plants the of Many nature.

Many people come to the Cairngorms for peace and and peace for Cairngorms the to come people Many and path users to build, repair and maintain paths, and and paths, maintain and repair build, to users path and outstanding environment in which the natural and and natural the which in environment outstanding The Cairngorms National Park is a special place for for place special a is Park National Cairngorms The www.walkhighlands.co.uk

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scotland.com. The key things for you to do are: do to you for things key The scotland.com. still have plenty of space. of plenty have still www.scotways.com

advice on responsible access www.outdooraccess- access responsible on advice but in an area that’s bigger than the island of Majorca we we Majorca of island the than bigger that’s area an in but

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24 Annandale Street, Annandale 24 heritage that needs special management. At 4528 sq km km sq 4528 At management. special needs that heritage outdoor recreation. As a walker, cyclist, horse rider or or rider horse cyclist, walker, a As recreation. outdoor

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Cairngorms National Park National Cairngorms Information Further Responsible Access Access Responsible

Exploring the Cairngorms ScotWays Heritage Paths in the The Heritage Paths Project National Park Cairngorms

The Cairngorms National Park includes some of the villages that will allow you to explore the area and get The Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society The Society is represented on many local access People have always moved around to find the The Heritage Paths Project is run from the offices of finest mountain scenery in Britain. The Cairngorm views into the mountain core. For more information (ScotWays) is a charity, dependent on voluntary forums and on the National Access Forum and its web resources they need for living, to trade, and to move the Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society and has Plateau contains five of our six highest mountains and look out for one of these leaflets. support, which dates from 1845 and has as its primary site contains up to date information on a wide range animals to summer grazings or to market. Growing been researching historic paths throughout Scotland the largest area of land above 600 metres (2000ft). objective: “the preservation, defence, restoration and of access issues, including expert legal commentaries population and prosperity, along with stronger since 2007. The project’s aims are to identify as many Even the famous pass that cuts through acquisition, for the public benefit, of rights of access, on relevant court cases. It also publishes much of this governance of the nation, led in time to more old paths across Scotland as possible, to research the mountains reaches 835m – higher than 90% of the including public rights of way and their amenity”. information – obtainable from the Society`s website extensive travel networks linking main settlements. those old paths in order to encourage more people Lakeland Fells. or office. Routes of travel have always been governed by terrain, to use them and learn about them, hopefully helping It is believed to be by the location of fords and the bridging of main to ensure that the cultural heritage value of these The high land here is at times more like the Arctic one of the world`s In 1947 it published the first edition of its guide to rivers, as well as by the need to avoid undrained, paths is not lost. than Scotland in scenery and plants, and, on a wild oldest access bodies, Scottish Hill Tracks – which is a guide to hill paths, boggy ground. day, in weather. The National Park also includes the and its reputation old roads and rights of way throughout Scotland. These older routes are often divided into categories largest area of native woodland in the country with was made in the 19th A completely rewritten 5th edition is due to be The Cairngorms National Park covers an area with based on their origin or most distinctive use (e.g. vast tracts of ‘Caledonian’ pine, birch and aspen. century by fighting and published in late 2011. The route numbers on the map a distinct geography containing very mountainous drove roads or coffin roads). This approach has been winning some public on the other side of this sheet correspond with the terrain and incorporating large rivers and steep hills. used by the project and information on all paths so These mountains, forests and surrounding moorlands battles against major route descriptions in the new edition. These features have acted as significant constraints far discovered and researched has been published in a are a refuge for our rare and endangered plants and landowners. Some of to people travelling through the area and served to database at www.heritagepaths.com. animals. The Cairngorms is home for a quarter of the key victories were For more information see the Society`s website: funnel the movement of people through deep glens Britain’s protected species. Most of the routes marked on this map are hill tracks over hill tracks on this www.scotways.com and over high passes. Despite containing a large number of paths the going through uninhabited country. Near settlements map – especially in or e mail [email protected] Few modern roads have penetrated far into the project is by no means complete and the database is There is a lot to explore and this leaflet provides they may start as tarmac or well made roads. They Glen Tilt (route 202), or contact the Secretary at: Cairngorms National Park, making it particularly continually being added to. We are always interested details on the paths through remote areas with may be signed at either end with the familiar green and on Jock`s Road in ScotWays, 24 Annandale Street Edinbugh EH7 4AN. rich in long distance historic paths and roads. The to find out about paths not yet recorded or up to many opportunities for you to experience a sense of and white path signs but they are not waymarked (route 188) Tel. 0131 558 1222. National Park contains important historic routes such date access information about a path. If you know of wildness. However, you don’t have to venture too far along their length. where the case went as the Lairig an Laoigh (route 207) and the Minigaig a route that is not on the website please let us know to enjoy the wonders of the National Park. We have to the House of Lords. (203) in the west, and the Ladder Road (222)and the over 1000km of waymarked paths close to towns and In many cases in remote areas the tracks are rough Capel Mounth (189) in the east, along with many and unmade, and some are little more than a worn In the later 19th century the Society introduced its others. line on the ground. In places the pace of walkers will well known green signs, unilaterally erecting them slow and even determined mountain bikers will need in the Park area at the beginning of the Lairig Ghru Many of the hill tracks shown in this leaflet have a to dismount and push. (route 206), the Lairig an Laoigh (route 207) and long history to them, having been used by drovers, In order to find your way you will need a 1:50,000 Glens Feshie and Tromie (routes 205 and 203 ). Since smugglers and cadgers as well as by people simply map, or similar, and the ability to navigate in open then, as the access climate has changed so much walking from one village to the next. Collectively country. for the better, its aims have been achieved more by these routes are a record of how people moved negotiation and persuasion than by direct action and around in the past and are an important part of In winter conditions many of the routes are serious legal proceedings. Its staff and volunteers deal with the cultural heritage of the Cairngorms National expeditions. Please remember that winter conditions many hundreds of inquiries every year about access Park. More details on these long routes and shorter in the Cairngorms can extend late into spring and issues from land managers and users, and the Society historic paths within the Cairngorms National Park start again in early autumn. maintains the National Catalogue of Rights of Way. and the rest of Scotland are available at: www.heritagepaths.com. MAP NOT SUITABLE FOR Hill Tracks in the Cairngorms National Park DETAILED ROUTE FINDING

This map shows the main walking routes Before you set out: over hill passes in the Cairngorms National • Study a map and the route description to make To Forres Park. It is not suitable for detailed route sure that the proposed route is suitable for To Nairn the fitness and the competence of your party Dava Speyside Way finding so please use a more detailed map to The Moray Coast • Get a weather forecast for navigation. It is intended to assist route To Aberlour • Make sure you are properly equipped with A95 planning. Lochindorb Bridge To Ballindalloch a compass, map, footwear, clothing and food A939 of Avon The routes shown on the map are numbered and appropriate for the time of year (it can, and To Dufftown B9102 these numbers correspond to the routes featured does, snow even in June) B9008 in Scottish Hill Tracks.This gives distances, grid • Make sure that someone else knows where B9009 references and a description for each route. you are going and when you expect to arrive. A95

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