Parking
White Bridge Car Park on the A939 between Bridge of Avon and Bridge of Brown (grid NJ 133 209).
Overview
About Glen Brown Circuit
Why go
- Open views into Strath Avon and Glen Brown
- A varied mix of juniper, birchwood, heather and river valley
Heads up
- Faint, boggy hillside tread needs attention to the yellow stag waymarks
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation319–415 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Cairngorms alerts
- CautionStorm Boelo high windsStorm Boelo will bring extremely windy weather to the Cairngorms; take extra care and limit time outdoors. - The Park Authority expects the very windy weather to last until Monday 26 October.Official details
- ClosureGlenmore wildfire closures and dangerous treesWildfire damage has closed Allt Mor car park and the path to Sugarbowl/Utsi’s Bridge; keep out of the closed area.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cairngorms Tour Guide
Your drive to Glen Brown Circuit, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cairngorms National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Cairngorms audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
White Bridge and the Glen Brown Circuit0:00 / 0:26
“White Bridge is coming up, the starting point for the Glen Brown Circuit. Choose this for a varied walk through birchwood and heather, with views down Strath Avon, rather than a summit climb.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
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- Works offlinemaps, 260 trails, 90 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Glen Brown Circuit
A varied loop around Tom BeagGlen Brown Circuit is a 4.
Glen Brown Circuit is a 4.5-mile loop from White Bridge, taking about two to three hours around the lower slopes of Tom Beag. It links an old military road, narrow hillside paths, birch woods, open heather and the Burn of Brown. The route circles the hill rather than climbing its 480 m summit. Go for the changing ground and views down Strath Avon and Glen Brown; expect a rough walk, not a smooth forest track. Follow the yellow stag markers closely where the path narrows or fades.
The old road and high pathFrom White Bridge, the route climbs the old military road beside the Tom nam Marbh plantation.
From White Bridge, the route climbs the old military road beside the Tom nam Marbh plantation. After a gate, leave the track at its sharp bend for a faint path across the hillside. A bench looks down Strath Avon; beyond it, the route crosses the small Allt Faur burn and winds through juniper. The path is narrow and can be little more than a sheep track, so the waymarkers matter more here than a tidy tread.
Through birch and plantationThe way crosses fences and follows the upper edge of woodland before gates lead into birch…
The way crosses fences and follows the upper edge of woodland before gates lead into birch trees. It drops through the woods to a forest road, then passes above Kylnadrochit Lodge and continues through the plantation. At the high deer gate near Stonachavie, leave the main track for the grassy hillside path. This is the route's open section, with a broad look into Glen Brown and a useful view back across the hills.
Tombreck and the river returnThe path becomes vague on the heather slope above Glen Brown and passes the ruins of Tombreck,…
The path becomes vague on the heather slope above Glen Brown and passes the ruins of Tombreck, one of many deserted farmhouses in the estate. The hillside can be boggy. From the ruins, follow the rough track down toward the valley, through a narrow plantation strip and beside the Burn of Brown. A marker turns sharply uphill on grass to meet the A939; the last short climb follows the road back to White Bridge.
Livestock and wildlifeSheep and cattle may be on the estate, so keep dogs on a lead or under close control.
Sheep and cattle may be on the estate, so keep dogs on a lead or under close control. Red deer are often seen across Glen Brown, and red or black grouse may rise from the heather; treat either as a possibility, not a promise. For a landscape photograph, use the high path's Strath Avon outlook and keep the wooded valley in the frame rather than filling it with sky.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Cairngorms
159 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
63 sightingsReindeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
102 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
37 sightingsBlack GrouseMost seen around 4 AMSighting map
72 sightingsRed GrouseMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
82 sightingsPine MartenMost seen around 9 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Cairngorms. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
