Lairig an Laoigh, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Lairig an Laoigh
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#88 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Lairig an Laoigh, Cairngorms National Park

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The Lairig an Laoigh is a mountain pass through the Highlands of Scotland. In speech and sometimes in writing the name is reduced to "Lairig Laoigh". It is of glacial origin, dissecting the Cairngorm plateau, and it runs roughly north–south from Speyside to Deeside at one time being used as a drove road. Between the public road in the Abernethy Forest and the one at Linn of Dee the trekking distance is 31 kilometres. ()

Coordinates: 57°5'4"N, 3°35'36"W

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Lairig an Laoigh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ben Macdui, Cairngorms, Cairn Gorm, Coire an t-Sneachda.

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Towering peak with trails to the summit
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Climbing
Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairngorms National Park
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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Bynack More, Cairngorms National Park
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Beinn Mheadhoin, Cairngorms National Park
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