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The Lairig Ghru, in Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire

Lairig Ghru The Lairig Ghru is a deep mountain pass through the Cairngorms in the Highlands, providing a path from Aviemore in Inverness-shire to Braemar in Aberdeenshire. The route and mountain pass partially lie on the Mar Lodge Estate. Its summit, below Ben Macdhui, is at about 2,740 feet. Like many traditional routes, the ends of the route through the Lairig Ghru are like the ends of a frayed rope. From the south the Lairig Ghru can be approached from Braemar though Glen Lui, or Glen Dee, and from Blair Atholl through Glen Tilt. From the north the Lairig Ghru can be approached from the Great Glen through the Chalamain Gap, and from Aviemore through the Rothiemurchus Forest by way of the Crossroads above Allt Drùidh. (Read more)