Raquel Rey
Cairngorms National Park
Our trip to Scotland began in some corners of this park in the northeast, a paradise for mountaineers and hikers and lovers of nature. The Cairngorms mountains and some of its surrounding hills became a National Park in September 2003, an area of 3800 square km. It has four of the five highest mountains in Scotland. Its spectacular central plateau is divided into different valleys where the last remnants of the pristine forests of red pine which once covered the Highlands. These forests are home to species such as the red squirrel, grouse, marten, bobcat, deer and badgers amongst others. Following any of the trails that are located within the National Park is a marvel, full of lakes, forests, mountains.
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