Dubh Loch, Cairngorms National Park

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

#84 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. To the southeast of the loch is the Munro Broad Cairn and to the northwest the ground slopes steeply up to Càrn a' Coire Boidheach and Lochnagar. To the west is Cairn Bannoch and over a high col to the southwest lies Loch Callater. ()

Elevation: 2100 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 56°55'46"N, 3°15'10"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Glas-allt-Shiel, Lochnagar, Mayar, Glas Maol.

2.3 miE
Hiking, Wilderness hut
Glas-allt-Shiel, Cairngorms National Park
60 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.
2.1 miN
Mountain with hiking and bird watching
Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
55 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.
5.6 miS
Mountain
Mayar
142 min walk • Mayar is a mountain in the Grampians, in Angus, Scotland. It is usually climbed together with its near neighbour, Driesh. At an elevation of 928m, it is the 564th highest peak in the British Isles and the 253rd tallest in Scotland.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glas Maol, Cairngorms National Park
149 min walk • Glas Maol is a mountain in the southeastern part of the Highlands of Scotland. The broad, flat summit is divided between the council area of Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perth and Kinross, though the highest point lies wholly within Angus; indeed Glas Maol is the highest point in that council area.
4.9 miS
Protected area
Corrie Fee
124 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.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Muick, Cairngorms National Park
80 min walk • 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.
2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Falls of Glas Allt, Braemar
52 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.
7.5 miNW
Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles
Kindrochit Castle, Braemar
192 min walk • Kindrochit Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Broad Cairn, Cairngorms National Park
19 min walk • Broad Cairn is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about sixteen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carn an Tuirc, Cairngorms National Park
108 min walk • Carn an Tuirc is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, located about two miles from the Glenshee Ski Centre near Braemar.
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Callater, Cairngorms National Park
89 min walk • Loch Callater is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 miles south of Braemar, Scotland. The loch trends in a northwest to southeast direction and is surrounded on both sides by steep hills. It is approximately 1.6 km in length. The loch was surveyed on 11 July 1905 by T.N. Johnston and L.W.