Cairngorms and Royal Deeside
Eight days of plateau and pine: Aviemore, Cairngorm, Braemar, Balmoral as a look, Ballater, the Snow Roads. Tesla in Inverness; ChargePlace in Aviemore. High roads eat range.
Season: Valley year-round. Cairngorm road and funicular typically May-October; snow into May. Snow Roads can ice in winter.
Eight days of plateau and pine: Aviemore, Cairngorm, Braemar, Balmoral as a look, Ballater, the Snow Roads. Tesla in Inverness; ChargePlace in Aviemore. High roads eat range.
Day by day
Aviemore
Pine and a railway. Destination charger.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Aviemore. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Braemar
A highland games town. Charge after 22 percent.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Braemar. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Ballater
Royal Deeside granite. A quiet night.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Ballater. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Tomintoul
The high village on the Snow Roads.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Tomintoul. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Inverness
Last Tesla. The plateau is still in the rear-view.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Inverness) — typical arrival 20%, about 26 min to 82%. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Quiet charging pauses
- Tesla Supercharger in Inverness — a calm stop on this leg, about 26 min.