Gairn Hill Trail
2.8 miles (4.5 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Countesswells car park. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NJ 869 045, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 63 m of climbing and 47 m of descent; highest point 165 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1549
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- City of Aberdeen
- Total ascent
- About 63 m. Highest point 165 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Bus stop, 260 m from the start. Directions NJ 870 047North Countesswells Road, 300 m from the start. Directions NJ 871 047Countesswells Park Road, 530 m from the start. Directions NJ 872 049
- Car parks
- Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions NJ 869 045Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions NJ 869 045Car park, 50 m from the start. Directions NJ 869 045
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 16 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1600Lime Avenue Trail, CountesswellsShares 1.1 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Countesswells car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Countesswells car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1614Ladyhill Trail, Foggieton1.3 miles. Starts 0.3 miles away
- SC 124St Duthac's WayLong-distance route, 90.7 miles, one way. Starts 3.9 miles away
- UK 046Formartine and Buchan WayNational trail, 53 miles, one way. Starts 5.3 miles away
- SC 1533Tappie Tower Trail3.8 miles. Starts 5.3 miles away
- SC 1103Causey Mounth4.9 miles, one way. Starts 7.4 miles away
- SC 1322Coy Burn Trail1.7 miles, one way. Starts 9.6 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
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