The Lecht
A nice lollipop route giving some significant climbing and tackling Bridge of Brown in both directions at 23km and 60km. Starting via Nethy Bridge allows some warm up time before the climbing.
Start: Burnfield Avenue, PH26 3HH
Parking: Burnfield Avenue, PH26 3HH (EV charger and accessible toilets)
Accessibility issues: none
Cafe: Lecht 2090 cafe or The Whisky Castle (Tomintoul)
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Route description
- 0km SE along Burnfield Avenue
- 0.1km SW along South Street
- 0.5km Left on A939
- 1.2km 2nd exit at roundabout (A95)
- 1.9km Right onto B970 towards Nethy Bridge
- 7.9km Left at golf course on unclassified road towards school
- 9.1km Left on unclassified road towards Tomintoul
- 16.5km Right on A939 towards Tomintoul
- 30.2km Left in Tomintoul on A939
- 30.8km Right on A939 towards the Lecht
- 42.1km Turn around at the Lecht summit (café)
- 52.3km Left on A939 to Tomintoul
- 52.9km Right onto Tomintoul Main Street (A939)
- 72.9km Left onto A95
- 73.6km 2nd exit at roundabout onto A939
- 75.1km Right onto Woodside Avenue
- 75.5km Left onto Burnfield Avenue
