Blair AthollTarf Hotel (Bothy)

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Distance

25km/16mi

Ascent

830m

Descent

394m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Blair Atholl and Tarf Hotel (Bothy).

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Blair Atholl and Tarf Hotel (Bothy).

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Blair Atholl
Grid Ref NN8705765290
Lat / Lon 56.76546° / -3.84929°
Easting / Northing 287,057E / 765,290N
What3Words retaliate.private.asset
Tarf Hotel (Bothy)
Grid Ref NN9269078880
Lat / Lon 56.88882° / -3.76291°
Easting / Northing 292,690E / 778,880N
What3Words pumps.monument.suggested

Blatar One's land is

Moors 26.9%
Natural grass 46.0%
Pasture 1.1%
Peat bogs 1.0%
Urban 1.9%
Woods 23.3%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

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Agnesberner

16 Sep 2021 Summer

While this is a very beautiful route, and the Tarf Hotel bothy provides a wonderful shelter in the remote southern Cairngorms, this route should not be undertaken without significant preparations and hillwalking skills. The first twenty kilometres are very comfortable and straightforward on a two-track path (with narrower options at times), though there are no places to stop to eat or sleep. The last five kilometres are through wet, pathless, boggy terrain which can almost guarantee soaked feet, and requires a map and compass or GPS to navigate safely. Though some maps show a path on this last stretch, it is practically non-existent. This route is excellent for a hillwalking adventure, but not very practical for getting from one place to another (unless your only destination is the bothy and you don't mind getting wet feet). The same applies to the alternative route which is slightly shorter but climbs Carn a Chlamain. An upside is that this route is not particularly steep, climbing slowly from 150 m to 550 m.


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Descent

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