History
We haven’t written this one’s history yet.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1238 (provisional)
- Distance
- 3.5 miles (5.6 km). We measure 2.6 miles along the mapped line
- Type
- Circular
- Region
- Scotland
- Total ascent
- About 93 m. Highest point 449 m
SC 1238
Morrone Birkwood
3.5 miles (5.6 km), circular.
Open the start in OS Maps. The GPX file opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit.
Map incomplete. OpenStreetMap has only part of this route so far, so the map and our measured distance fall short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 93 m of climbing and 98 m of descent; highest point 449 m.
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Auchendryne Square, 890 m from the start. DirectionsPost Office, 1000 m from the start. Directions
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 230 m from the start. DirectionsCar park, 300 m from the start. DirectionsCar park (free), 700 m from the start. Directions
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 8%; the rest (88%) isn't recorded.
About 10% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 gates.
Where it's steep: the biggest climb gains about 52 m in a kilometre, 400 m in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Sources
Checked against cairngorms.co.uk on 2 October 2026.
- Route line: OpenStreetMap relation 5637972, mapped by volunteers
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.