Loch Muick, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Loch Muick
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#46 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Loch Muick is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 mi south of Braemar, Scotland at the head of Glen Muick and within the boundary of the Balmoral estate. ()

Alternative names: Area: 208.49 mi²Length: 2.25 miWidth: 1742 ftMaximum depth: 256 ftElevation: 1309 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 56°55'59"N, 3°10'14"W

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Loch Muick – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glas-allt-Shiel, Lochnagar, Corrie Fee, Falls of Glas Allt.

0.9 miSW
Hiking, Wilderness hut
Glas-allt-Shiel, Cairngorms National Park
22 min walk • Glas-allt-Shiel is a lodge on the Balmoral Estate by the shore of Loch Muick in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In its present form it was built in 1868 by Queen Victoria, who called it Glassalt, to be what she called her "widow's house" where she could escape from the world following the death of her husband Albert.
3.4 miNW
Mountain with hiking and bird watching
Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
87 min walk • Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing.
5.5 miSW
Protected area
Corrie Fee
141 min walk • Corrie Fee is a glacier-carved corrie situated at the head of Glen Clova in the Angus Glens of Scotland. It forms part of Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve, which is managed by NatureScot and lies within the Cairngorms National Park.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Falls of Glas Allt, Braemar
29 min walk • Falls of Glas Allt is a 50-metre waterfall near the head of Loch Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Queen Victoria liked to take walks here beside the stream flowing from Lochnagar down to Loch Muick.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Broad Cairn, Cairngorms National Park
79 min walk • Broad Cairn is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about sixteen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn Bannoch, Cairngorms National Park
104 min walk • Cairn Bannoch is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about seventeen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dubh Loch, Cairngorms National Park
80 min walk • Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of 637 metres, with a perimeter of 2.3 kilometres, and its outflow, Allt an Dubh-loch, empties into Loch Muick approximately 2 kilometres to the southeast near the royal lodge Glas-allt-Shiel.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Linn of Muick, Ballater
123 min walk • Linn of Muick is a waterfall on the river Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Loch Muick, Cairngorms National Park

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Cairngorms National Park plan & book

Loch Muick – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)