Number 125 of 282 by height · Cairngorms and Monadhliath
The Devil's Point
Bod an Deamhain
3,303 ft (1,007 m)
Facts
- Grid reference
- NN 976 951
- Latitude, longitude
- 57.03572, -3.68880
- Area
- Cairngorms and Monadhliath
The walk up
- Distance, one way
- 9.3 mi (15 km)
- Climb
- 2,405 ft (733 m)
- Estimated time up
- 4 h 10 min
- Start
- Linn of Dee
Route picked by computer, not yet checked on the hill
Summit conditions
From Sunday 1 November, 17:07. Not live.
- Weather
- Fair
- Temperature
- 35°F (2°C)
- Wind chill
- 28°F (−2°C)
- Wind
- 8 mph (13 km/h) from the northwest
- Cloud cover
- 27%
- Rain or snow, next hour
- None
- Freezing level, rough estimate
- 4,111 ft (1,253 m)
- Sunrise, sunset
- 07:24, 16:32
The way up
From Linn of Dee, follow the path north for 0.4 mi, almost level. On the way you cross a bridge. Then follow the track north-west for 2.7 mi, almost level. On the way you cross the Lui Water by a bridge. It then turns west for 1.1 mi, almost level. On the way you cross the Lui Water by a ford and the Luibeg Burn by a ford. Then follow the path west for 2.1 mi, climbing gently from 1,450 ft to 2,000 ft. On the way you cross the Luibeg Burn. It then turns north-west for 1.5 mi, dropping from 2,000 ft to 1,850 ft. On the way you cross the River Dee. It then turns west for 0.6 mi, climbing steeply from 1,850 ft to 2,500 ft. It then turns south-east for the last 0.7 mi to the summit, climbing steeply from 2,500 ft to 3,300 ft. On the way you cross the Allt a' Choire Odhair. The steepest part is between 2,250 ft and 2,950 ft, about 8.1 mi from the start. The summit is at 3,303 ft (1,007 m).
Written from the map, not from walking it. Paths on the ground can differ, so carry a map and compass.See it in 3D.
Getting there
By car
Linn of Dee. Pay to park. This is where the walking route starts.
Driving directions to the The Devil's Point car park56.98974,-3.54334
By train
Nearest station: Aviemore, 17 mi (28 km) from the car park. Too far to walk in from.
By bus
No bus stop on the map within 5 miles of the car park. The nearest is Auchendryne Square, 5.4 mi (8.7 km) away. Check the times first: many Highland buses run only a few times a day.
Near the start
- Toilets by the start
- Bothy or hut: Muir Cottage 0.8 mi (1.4 km)
From OpenStreetMap. Places close or change hours, especially in winter, so check before you rely on one.
Public transport directionsBus and train times on Traveline Scotland
About The Devil's Point
- In Gaelic
- Bod an Deamhain
- Means
- Penis of the demon
The Devil's Point stands in the Cairngorms on the west side of the Lairig Ghru. It looks strikingly distinct from the south, yet it is really a subsidiary peak of Cairn Toul, 1.5 miles away. Corrour Bothy sits below its eastern side. Sgòr an Lochain Uaine, north of Cairn Toul, is sometimes called the Angel's Peak in contrast to it.
The nearest higher Munro is Carn a' Mhaim, 1.1 miles away, and The Devil's Point rises 297 ft (91 m) above the col that links it to higher ground. A cairn marks the summit.
Through the year
Hours of daylight on The Devil's Point in the middle of each month. The shorter the day, the earlier you need to start.
Stag stalking season, 1 July to 20 October. On many estates, walkers are asked to keep to set routes on stalking days: check the Scottish Outdoor Access Code site's Heading for the Scottish Hills service before you go.
Nearest Munros
| Munro | Height | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carn a' Mhaim | 3,402 ft (1,037 m) | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
| Cairn Toul | 4,236 ft (1,291 m) | 1.5 mi (2.5 km) |
| Sgor an Lochain Uaine | 4,127 ft (1,258 m) | 2.1 mi (3.4 km) |
Common questions about The Devil's Point
- How high is The Devil's Point?
- The Devil's Point is 3,303 ft (1,007 m), number 125 of the 282 Munros by height, in the Cairngorms and Monadhliath.
- How long does it take to climb The Devil's Point?
- About 4 h 10 min up and 3 h 10 min back down by our route from Linn of Dee, before stops: 9.3 mi (15 km) each way with 2,405 ft (733 m) of climbing. That is one of the longer Munro days. Most people take longer than these estimates.
- Where do you park for The Devil's Point?
- Our route starts at Linn of Dee. There is a parking charge.
- Can you climb The Devil's Point without a car?
- The nearest railway station is Aviemore, 17 mi (28 km) from the start. Highland trains and buses are few, so check times on Traveline Scotland before you go.
- Is The Devil's Point a hard Munro?
- By time and climbing, it is one of the longer Munro days, with 2,405 ft (733 m) of ascent over 9.3 mi (15 km). Like every Munro it reaches over 3,000 ft, where the weather can be far worse than at the car park, so take a map and compass and check the mountain forecast.
- What does The Devil's Point mean?
- In Gaelic it is Bod an Deamhain. It is usually translated as "penis of the demon".
- When is the best time to climb The Devil's Point?
- Daylight runs from about 18 hours in mid June to 7 hours in mid December, so summer gives the most time. From 1 July to 20 October it is the stag stalking season, when some estates ask walkers to keep to set routes. In winter, snow and ice turn most Munros into mountaineering terrain.
A guide only. Mountain conditions change fast: carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and read the mountain forecast for the Cairngorms and Monadhliath before you go.
Questions
Where can I get a proper mountain forecast?
Read the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for the Cairngorms and Monadhliath, written by forecasters for walkers and climbers. In winter, also read the Scottish Avalanche Information Service report for the area.
Where does the summit weather come from?
From MET Norway's forecast model, fetched for every Munro once an hour at the summit's own height. It is computer output for one point, not a forecast written for mountains, so treat it as a guide. The past hours are what the forecast said at the time. Wind chill, the freezing level and sunrise and sunset are worked out by this site from those figures; the freezing level assumes temperature drops steadily with height, so it can be well out when cold air sits in the glens.
How was this route drawn?
It follows footpaths and tracks mapped on OpenStreetMap, from a public car park to the summit, with heights from Copernicus elevation data. A computer picked the start as the car park with the quickest mapped way up, counting the climbing as well as the distance. Nobody has checked it on the hill yet, so it may not be the usual way up, and the path may be faint or missing on the ground. A line on a map is not a description of the ground.
- Long walk-in: 9.3 mi one way.
- Path geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Overpass API extract fetched 2026-10-24T19:59:57.025Z. Start: the public car park nearest the usual start named on Wikipedia (Linn of Dee, found by "Linn of Dee" on OpenStreetMap) with the shortest mapped-path route to the summit.
- Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA), sampled every 50 m, 3-sample median, 5 m hysteresis on ascent.
- Summit position: Database of British and Irish Hills v18 (CC BY 4.0).
Built 2026-10-25.
How is the time up worked out?
With Naismith's rule, the standard hill-walking estimate: an hour for every 3.1 miles (5 km), plus an hour for every 1,969 ft (600 m) of climbing, with no stops. For this route that gives about 4 h 10 min, one way. It ignores rough ground, weather, stops and the walk back down, so most people take longer.
Where do the car parks and bus stops come from?
From OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not the way you would walk or drive. A bus stop on the map says nothing about how often a bus calls: many Highland buses run a few times a day, some only on school days or by booking, so check Traveline Scotland first. The map cannot tell whether a car park is on a public road, so a remote one may only be reachable on foot or by train.
Where do the Gaelic names and stories come from?
From the hill's article on English Wikipedia and its Wikidata entry, put into a few words of our own. Meanings and pronunciations are only given where the article states them; many Gaelic hill names are old and their meaning is uncertain. Read the full article.
Where do the height and grid reference come from?
From the Database of British and Irish Hills, the surveyed list most baggers use. The Devil's Point is hill 575 there.
Sources: Database of British and Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata, Copernicus elevation data, Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery by EOX. All credits and licences.