The Cairnwell Pass and Glenshee

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54.3 km

Length

+852 m

Ascent

−591 m

Descent

682 m

Highest point

11.9%

Max gradient

1h 12min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 682 m

1 °C clearsky

wind 2 m/s · clouds 0%

At the start

5 °C clearsky

wind 2 m/s · clouds 1%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	-0 °C	1 °C	0.0 mm	2 m/s	clearsky
Friday 23 Oct	-2 °C	3 °C	6.2 mm	7 m/s	rain
Saturday 24 Oct	-2 °C	5 °C	20.2 mm	11 m/s	heavyrain

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 6:48 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Hill and low mountain road
Surface: asphalt 89%

Roads nearby

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Ascent

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Ascent

The Grey Mare's Tail

53.8 km
Length: +545 m
Ascent

54.3 km · 682 m

Elevation profile

What does The Cairnwell Pass and Glenshee look like?

A93 at Easter Auchallater - geograph.org.uk - 3031183 · Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0

A93 by Devil's Elbow - geograph.org.uk - 2906911 · Peter Bond · CC BY-SA 2.0

A93 approaching Guildtown (geograph 6966253) · Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.0

A93 at the junction with the B972 near Tullich Mains - geograph.org.uk - 7253103 · Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0

A93 at Dinnet - geograph.org.uk - 7564084 · Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0

A fast straight stretch of the A93 road heading in the direction of Braemar - geograph.org.uk - 6537501 · Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0

A straight and fast section of the A93 road heading in the direction of Braemar - geograph.org.uk - 6537515 · Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0

A93 approaching Alltamhait - geograph.org.uk - 3032079 · Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Blairgowrie and Rattray

56.59049, -3.34143

Finish

Aberdeenshire

57.00593, -3.39785

Along the road

Fuel

JET 0.0 km · 80 m

Tesco 0.7 km · 62 m

Baraemar Filling Station 54.3 km · 342 m

Parking

Glenshee Ski Centre Large Car Park 40.3 km · 666 m

Glenshee Ski Centre Small Car Park 40.7 km · 650 m

A93 Car Park 43.4 km · 489 m

Auchallater 51.2 km · 367 m

73 unnamed places along the road, from 0.2 km to 54.3 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Cateran Café 0.3 km · 78 m

Blair Coffee House & Grill 0.3 km · 78 m

Adventure Into Books Café 0.3 km · 74 m

The Wee Coffee Shop 0.4 km · 70 m

The Dome Restaurant 0.4 km · 70 m

Jehangir 0.6 km · 64 m

Little's Restaurant 0.7 km · 62 m

Glenshee Pottery 23.5 km · 333 m

Tea @ The Shee 40.7 km · 651 m

Cairnwell Cafe 40.8 km · 640 m

Farquharsons Bar and Kitchen 54.3 km · 342 m

Gordon's Tea Room & Restaurant 54.3 km · 342 m

4 more

EV chargers

Electric Fleet Vehicle Recharging Point 0.4 km · 69 m

3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.4 km to 54.3 km.

Toilets

3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.5 km to 54.3 km.

Viewpoints

Cargill's Leap 1.9 km · 85 m

Devil's Elbow Viewpoint 38.3 km · 503 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 1.8 km to 38.3 km.

Mountain huts

Gulabin Lodge 31.8 km · 340 m