Where to See Mountain Hare in Cairngorms National Park

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Mountain Hare sightings in Cairngorms

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Where Mountain Hare has been reported, from 117 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM7% of the busiest hour1 AM9% of the busiest hour2 AM8% of the busiest hour3 AM7% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM30% of the busiest hour6 AM57% of the busiest hour7 AM43% of the busiest hour8 AM27% of the busiest hour9 AM22% of the busiest hour10 AM20% of the busiest hour11 AM17% of the busiest hourNoon17% of the busiest hour1 PM20% of the busiest hour2 PM22% of the busiest hour3 PM26% of the busiest hour4 PM35% of the busiest hour5 PM49% of the busiest hour6 PM65% of the busiest hour7 PM85% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM87% of the busiest hour10 PM33% of the busiest hour11 PM13% of the busiest hour

Mountain Hare is most seen 8–10 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Mountain Hare sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	7%
1 AM	9%
2 AM	8%
3 AM	7%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	30%
6 AM	57%
7 AM	43%
8 AM	27%
9 AM	22%
10 AM	20%
11 AM	17%
Noon	17%
1 PM	20%
2 PM	22%
3 PM	26%
4 PM	35%
5 PM	49%
6 PM	65%
7 PM	85%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	87%
10 PM	33%
11 PM	13%

Audio tour

Hear about Mountain Hare on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Cairngorms, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Cairngorms Tour Guide

The Hare That Changes Colour

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“A white animal on a snow-free hillside could be a mountain hare caught between seasons. These native Highland hares change from grey-brown in summer to white in winter, while their ear tips stay black.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Cairngorms Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Cairngorms spots that mention Mountain Hare

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Mountain Hare. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightCorgarff CastleA tower house turned Redcoat barracks, ringed by a star wall.

SightLoch BrandyA high corrie loch worth the steep climb from Glen Clova.

Trails

ModerateCorrie Fee Trail7 km · 2.5 hrA steady climb opens onto a glacial bowl and waterfall.

ChallengingGlas Tulaichean and Càrn an Rìgh30.1 km · 9 hrTwo Munros, a remote ridge, and a full day on rough ground.

ModerateCàrn an Fhreiceadain from Kingussie18.2 km · 4.5 hrA long moorland loop from Kingussie to a broad Corbett summit.

ModerateGlenmulliach Viewpoint and Planet Trail5.6 km · 2 hrWalk the planets, then climb to a viewpoint above Tomintoul.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Cairngorms

All 16 sighting maps

159 sightingsRed DeerCervus elaphusMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

63 sightingsReindeerRangifer tarandusMost seen 4–7 PMSighting map

102 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–8 PMSighting map

37 sightingsBlack GrouseLyrurus tetrixMost seen 4–6 AMSighting map

72 sightingsRed GrouseLagopus lagopus scoticaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

82 sightingsPine MartenMartes martesMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map

69 sightingsBadgerMeles melesMost seen 8–11 PMSighting map

132 sightingsRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Mountain Hare in Cairngorms