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Garbet Hill routes: 1 way to the top
Garbet Hill CircularHiking · 5km · 200 m ascent · ~1h 20m · from Garbet Hill Car ParkEasy
This circular route takes you around Garbet Hill, offering gentle ascents and scenic views of the surrounding countryside.
Summit today
Is it safe to climb Garbet Hill today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Garbet Hill each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 501m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Garbet Hill each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:15, sunset 16:36
9h 22m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:13 and starts 15:37. From the summit you see the sun 07:09 to 16:41.
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About Garbet Hill
Garbet Hill is 501 m (1,644 ft) high with 132 m of prominence. It is in Tomintoul to Banff, Scotland. OS grid reference NJ367340. It is the 28th highest of the 43 summits Peakify lists in Tomintoul to Banff. The nearest summits are Carn Chrom (2.6 km), Scaut Hill (4.2 km) and Hill of Clais nan Earb (4.0 km).
How high is Garbet Hill?
Garbet Hill is 501 metres high with 132 metres of prominence.
Where is Garbet Hill?
Garbet Hill is listed in Tomintoul to Banff, Scotland.
Are there routes for Garbet Hill?
Peakify lists 1 route for Garbet Hill, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Is it safe to climb Garbet Hill today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Garbet Hill?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.