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The name Am Monadh Ruadh still lives among the oldest folk of Strath Spey, but long ago, outsiders had replaced it with 'the Cairngorms', on maps and in guide books. — Watson [ 13 ] The English language name for the range is Cairngorms, and is derived from Cairn Gorm , which is prominent in the view of the mountains from Speyside.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine (Scottish Gaelic for 'peak of the little green lake') is one of the Cairngorms mountains in the Scottish Highlands.Rising to 1,258 metres (4,127 ft), by some counts it is the fifth-highest mountain in Scotland (and the United Kingdom).
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From Sweden’s Hyssna Trail to Greece’s Vikos Gorge, these multi-day hiking trails offer an exhilarating and peaceful way of exploring Europe’s most beautiful places.
Cairngorms National Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament , after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park , which was set up in 2002.
From trekking the foothills of Mont Blanc to snowshoeing in Oulanka National Park, here are some of the best European trails to tread this winter
Owned and managed by Forestry and Land Scotland, it lies within the Cairngorms National Park, and is one of six forest parks in the country. [4] The forest park, which was established in 1948, [ 5 ] covers 35.7 km 2 , [ 6 ] of which 21.1 km 2 is designated as a national nature reserve (NNR). [ 2 ]
Cairn Gorm (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm) [4] is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands.It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains.With a summit elevation of 1,244.8 m (4,084 ft) above sea level, Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles.