Loch Etchachan
This walk visits the remote Loch Etchachan in the Cairngorms National Park. It's a beautiful, peaceful place with fine views to Cairn Gorm and Ben Macdui. It's popular with both wild swimmers and wild campers. The loch is notable as being the highest waterbody of its size in the UK, the surface being 927 metres (3,041 ft) above sea level.
You can easily extend the walk by heading north to visit Loch Avon where there's a circular trail to follow around the loch. To the west there's the climb to Carn Etchachan where you can enjoy fine views over the area.
Loch Etchachan Ordnance Survey Map 
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Loch Etchachan Open Street Map 
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Loch Etchachan OS Map 
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Loch Etchachan Open Street Map 
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Further Information and Other Local Ideas
A few miles to the north west there's nice trails around Loch Morlich and the unusual Green Loch in the Glenmore Forest Park. There's more facilities here with a visitor centre and car park.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Cairngorms Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
The outflow from Loch Etchachan
Eastern end of Loch Etchachan
Carn Etchachan. 1120m summit of an outlying top of Ben Macdui, just rising above the plateau. The hill ends in some famous climbing crags overlooking Loch Avon.
Carn Etchachan. Looking at the crags forming the eastern side of the mountain, from the lower slopes of Beinn Mheadhoin.
Loch Etchachan to Cairn Gorm
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On the path below Loch Etchachan, looking at Point 983 (a top of Derry Cairngorm) and Glen Derry