Cairngorms is one of those places where the obvious plan and the good plan are two different trips.

We mapped a 3-day Cairngorms route ourselves, built for a long weekend, not a rushed one, built to avoid the same funicular queue from day one.

Everyone comes home from Cairngorms with the same photos. This is how you don't. It's free. The only cost is planning your Cairngorms trip without it.