Day three: The Lecht to Glenshee
The drive from The Lecht to Glenshee is fairly easy. Basically just head south for 33 miles towards Braemar (driving directions).
Glenshee is the closest ski area to Edinburgh, 84 miles (driving directions).
The ski area consists of a number of low wooden buildings, with the ski area split on either side of the road. The area has the usual, that is, a ski hire area, a ski school and a cafe, which did a good carrot cake. Looks like an interesting ski area, not overly challenging but interesting.
When I was there (please note, this was in the summer) one lift was open (£4.50 return adult; £3.50 return child), which runs from the Bottom Station (2,133 ft) to the Top Station at 2,933 ft.
The 100 mile drive back to Glasgow was uneventful (driving directions).
Tel: 13397 41320
Fax: 13397 41665
Trails: 38
Lifts: 25
Trails: 64 km (40 miles)
Acres: 790
Hectares: 320
Glenshee Ski Area, Scotland, United Kingdom – Map it
The Glenshee Ski Area – base lodge
The Glenshee Ski Area – view of the highest point of the ski area from the road
The Glenshee Ski Area – one of the lifts (maybe this is one the that the chairlift.org would be interested in – see earlier blog post?)
The Glenshee Ski Area – behind the base-lodge
