Cycling in Braemar

Routes from Braemar include a 57.5 km point-to-point ride to Tomintoul with a significant climb and mostly unpaved surfaces.

The ride from Braemar

58 km800 m ↑ModerateGravelGPX

Stage 2 of 2 of the Cairngorms Loop (part): 57.5 km from Braemar to Nethy Bridge with 800 m of climbing, on the signed route.

Added up from the recorded routes and OpenStreetMap; nothing estimated.

Surface: 30% paved · 70% gravel or unpaved — 40 km of gravel or unpaved road across the routes
Roads: 13% of the riding on main roads without a cycle lane
High point: 722 m on Braemar to Nethy Bridge
Longest stretch without services: 36 km on Braemar to Nethy Bridge

Typical conditions by month, 2015–2024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Jul to Aug.

4°-1°J16

4°0°F17

6°0°M17

9°2°A15

13°5°M15

16°8°J16

17°10°J19

16°10°A18

14°8°S15

10°5°O17

6°2°N18

5°1°D19

BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 21 km/h from the SW