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Balnacraig, Long Cairn

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.09536, -2.86253

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Heather, Common Cottongrass +148 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Heather, Common Cottongrass +148 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Rowan, Bilberry +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Kentish Glory, Common Blue Damselfly, Hebrew Character +23 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Kentish Glory, Common Blue Damselfly, Hebrew Character +23 more · last seen 2020

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Vat TrailWalking route
Named route
Knockie ViewpointWalking route
Named routeRef ViewpointLocal walking route
Chapel TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CrossLocal walking route
Old PinesWalking route
Named routeRef Pine ConeLocal walking route
Deeside WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarland WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route168 m
Named routeRef 195Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 195Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route215 m
Named routeRef 195Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ballater & Burn o'Vat CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2
The Red SquirrelMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Slinky FoxMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Spikey HedgehogMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
SnakesMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LaddersMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Balnacraig

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Oldtown Walled GardenUrban park4.6 km→⛪The Auld KirkReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Tomnaverie Stone CircleHistoric site2.8 km→⛪St Moluag's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Cairngorm National Park StoneHistoric site2.1 km→

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