Aberdeenshire · United Kingdom · ski area
The Lecht ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
The Lecht is a ski area in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom with 10 km of mapped downhill runs and 11 lifts, between 580 m and 775 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 10 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Top elevation
- 775 m
- Vertical drop
- 195 m
- Nearest airport
- INV · 61 km
Slopes by difficulty
22 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 Button lifts
- 4 Drag lifts
- 2 Rope tows
- 1 Chairlifts
The Lecht is a ski area in Aberdeenshire, the United Kingdom. Its 22 mapped downhill runs add up to 10 km, which ranks it #4 of 45 ski areas in the United Kingdom and gives it 14.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 467 m long.
Slopes at The Lecht
About 62% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 28% intermediate and 10% advanced or expert, which makes The Lecht a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 11 lifts: 4 button lifts, 4 drag lifts, 2 rope tows, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 580 m up to 775 m, a vertical drop of 195 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to The Lecht
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), about 61 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 19 min by car; Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is 63 km away. Nearby ski areas include Clashindarroch, Cairngorm Mountain (0.0 km), Aviemore dry ski slope (0.1 km) and Alford Snow Sports Centre, which together add 22 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to The Lecht
- 1Inverness AirportINV61 kmstraight lineInverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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- 2Aberdeen International AirportABZ63 kmstraight lineAberdeen, United Kingdom
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- 3 DND84 kmstraight line
- 4Edinburgh AirportEDI139 kmstraight lineIngliston, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Nearby
Ski resorts near The Lecht
- 22 kmClashindarrochSmall ski area
- 26 kmCairngorm Mountain0.0 km of slopes · 22 lifts · up to 784 m
- 26 kmAviemore dry ski slope0.1 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 349 m
- 33 kmAlford Snow Sports Centre2 lifts · up to 169 m
- 36 kmGlenshee Ski Center22 km of slopes · 22 lifts · up to 1,027 m
- 40 kmHuntly Nordic and Outdoor CentreSmall ski area
- 42 kmLoch Insh Watersports & Skiing Centre1 lift · up to 230 m
- 68 kmGarthdee Ski Centre0.0 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 17 m
- 112 kmNevis Range20 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,190 m
- 116 kmGlencoe Mountain Resort13 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 1,079 m
- 120 kmFirpark Ski Centre0.1 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 54 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.