Parking
Start at Braeloine Visitor Centre car park, off Glen Tanar Road. Paid parking is available; toilets and drinking water are at the visitor centre.
Overview
About Juniper Viewpoint Path, Glen Tanar
Why go
- A short, waymarked route to a hillside viewpoint
Heads up
- A few steep climbs on a grassy path
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Cairngorms map
Full mapElevation178–203 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 Juniper Viewpoint Path, Glen Tanar, 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
Glen Tanar and Fairy Lochan0:00 / 0:33
“Glen Tanar Visitor Centre is coming up, in the former Braeloine Cottage. Park at Braeloine and cross the old arched bridge to reach its heritage displays and ranger advice.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Alder’s Underground Helpers
- The Woodland Drumroll
- Rowan Through the Seasons
- How the Mountains Divide the Rain
- 298 audio storiesacross Cairngorms’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Red Deer, Reindeer, Osprey, and 13 more
- 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 Juniper Viewpoint Path, Glen Tanar
A short viewpoint loopThis 600 m loop from Braeloine Visitor Centre car park climbs to a viewpoint over Glen Tanar.
This 600 m loop from Braeloine Visitor Centre car park climbs to a viewpoint over Glen Tanar. Allow about 20 minutes. It is a quick add-on if you are already at the visitor centre; the short climb is the point, not an extended forest outing.
The climbThe waymarked route follows grassy ground and has a few steep climbs.
The waymarked route follows grassy ground and has a few steep climbs. At the viewpoint, look out over the glen. The loop returns to the car park; this is the Juniper route, separate from the longer Knockie Viewpoint walk.
Start and accessThe Braeloine Visitor Centre car park is off Glen Tanar Road and is paid.
The Braeloine Visitor Centre car park is off Glen Tanar Road and is paid. The centre has toilets, drinking water, heritage displays and visitor information. Dogs are allowed; keep them close or on a short lead during the ground-nesting bird season, usually April through July.
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.
