The A939 'Lecht Road' connects the
A96 at
Nairn
Nairn (; gd, Inbhir Narann) is a town and royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the tradit ...
on the Moray Coast with the
A95 Grantown on Spey
Grantown-on-Spey ( gd, Baile nan Granndach) is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It is located on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about ...
, then it continues to the
A93 at
Ballater
Ballater (, gd, Bealadair) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure ...
by way of the
Grampian Mountains
The Grampian Mountains (''Am Monadh'' in Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic) is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. T ...
, passing
Tomintoul
Tomintoul (; from gd, Tom an t-Sabhail, meaning "Hillock of the Barn") is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire.
Within Cairngorms National Park, the village lies close to the banks of the River ...
and the
Lecht Ski Centre
The Lecht Ski Centre is an alpine ski area in the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands. The ski slopes are set around the mountains Beinn a' Chruinnich, 2,552 ft (778 m) and Meikle Corr Riabhach, 2556 ft (779 m).
The Lecht is the small ...
.
This road passes over four summits:
#at
Dava Moor
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*Dava Bazaar, an area in South Mumbai noted for producing medical and scientific instruments as well as lab ...
1053 ft (321m),
#west of
Bridge of Brown
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1436 ft (438m),
#at the
Lecht Ski Centre
The Lecht Ski Centre is an alpine ski area in the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands. The ski slopes are set around the mountains Beinn a' Chruinnich, 2,552 ft (778 m) and Meikle Corr Riabhach, 2556 ft (779 m).
The Lecht is the small ...
2090 ft (637m),
#at the
Gairnshiel Summit 1836 ft (550m).
On the old A939, now redesignated the B976 between Gairnshiel Bridge and
Crathie
Crathie ( gd, Craichidh) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee.
Abergeldie Castle is away. It was built around 1550 and had 19th century additions. It was garrisoned by General Hugh Mackay in 1 ...
, the road reaches 1568 ft (478m).
The A939 is regularly the first road in
Great Britain
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closed due to
snowfall
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
between
Cock Bridge and Tomintoul.
See also
*
List of the highest roads in Scotland
This is a list of the highest paved public roads in Scotland.
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, 1 , , 670 , , 2,198 , , Cairnwell Pass , , Braema ...
External links
A939 road at SABRE
Mountain passes of Scotland
Roads in Scotland
Scenic routes in the United Kingdom
Transport in Highland (council area)
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