Walking in the Cairngorms - A Walking and Scrambling Guidebook

In over 100 walks, this guidebook explores Britain's biggest mountain range – including 23 Munro summits and the smaller hills outside the main Cairngorm range. Covers the Cairngorms between Speyside and Deeside, as well as Lochnagar. Mountain routes, and mid- and low-level walks make the guide suitable for all abilities.

The Cairngorms by Ronald Turnbull, p/b Pevensey Press ISBN 1 898630 50 X (2002)
Natural history, local history, legends and lots of photos – and it’s quite cheap too.

Cairngorms: a Landscape Fashioned by Geology by British Geological Survey p/b SNH ISBN 1 85397 086 7 (1994)
Well illustrated and lucidly written.

Climbing Guide – The Cairngorms Vol 1 (including Cairn Gorm, Ben Macdui and Braeriach) ISBN 0907521452; The Cairngorms Vol 2 (including Lochnagar, Creag an Dubh-loch, Glen Clova and Beinn a’ Bhuird) ISBN 0907521460; both by Allen Fyffe, Andrew Nisbet SMT (1995)
The definitive guides for rock- and ice-climbing, but with some routes that are barely more than scrambling or advanced winter walking.

Winter Climbs - Ben Nevis and Glencoe by Alan Kimber, p/b Cicerone Press, ISBN 1 85284 348 9 (2003)

The Speyside Way by Sandy Anton, p/b Cicerone Press, ISBN 1 85284 331 4 (2002)