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12 Nov 2010
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9781852846060
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm
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250g
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224
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12 Nov 2010

The Speyside Way

by Alan Castle

The Speyside Way long-distance trail runs for 66 miles beside the river Spey from Aviemore to Buckie on the Moray coast. The connecting Dava Way and Moray Coast Trail are also described, and can be walked in their own right or linked to create a longer walk. Includes information for mountain bikers who can tackle most of the routes described. More...

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Seasons

The Speyside Way is suitable in all seasons, apart from Prologue which is unsafe in winter except Read More... for experienced backpackers; late spring and early autumn particularly good; limited facilities in winter for most locations visited

Centres

Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore, Grantown-on-Spey, Aberlour, Craigellachie, Fochabers, Tomintoul, Read More... Dufftown, Forres, Findhorn, Burghead, Lossiemouth, Findochty, Cullen. Also Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge, Fort Augustus

Difficulty

generally easy and well waymarked trails suitable for walkers of most abilities; Prologue routes Read More... are recommended for experienced and well equipped walkers only as they are not waymarked and include trackless routes over remote country

Must See

The Speyside Way, Dava Way, Moray Coast Trail and Moray Way plus wilderness trails to source of Read More... Spey; numerous whisky distilleries, disused railway tracks and heritage railways, broad strath of Speyside, scenic coastal fishing settlements and abundant wildlife
 
 

Scottish Hill Tracks. Published by the Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society and the Scottish Mountaineering Trust. 5th edn (rev.), 2010. The definitive guide to over 300 hill tracks, old roads and rights of way throughout Scotland. A thoroughly recommended publication.

UK Trailwalker’s Handbook. Published by Cicerone Press, 2009. ISBN 9781852845797. Website: www.cicerone.co.uk. This is a directory of long distance paths in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland complied by the Long Distance Walkers Association. It provides information on 730 national trails, long distance paths and anytime challenges, including the trails featured in the present work.

Footprint – The Speyside Way – the Complete Map. Published by Footprint, Unit 87, Stirling Enterprise Park, Stirling FK7 7RP. Tel 01786 479866. Website: www.footprintmaps.co.uk. Email: footprint@stirlingsurveys.co.uk

Long Distance Route – Speyside Way: XT40 Map. Published by Harvey Maps, 12–22 Main Street, Doune, Perthshire FK16 6BJ. Tel: 01786 841202. Website: www.harveymaps.co.uk. Email: sales@harveymaps.co.uk

The Spey – from Source to Sea by Donald Barr and Brian Barr. Published by Luath Press, 2009. ISBN 1906307350. Informative text and excellent photographs, a good souvenir of walking along The Spey.

The Speyside Way, an Aerial Odyssey. DVD. 2007. Filmed along the Speyside Way with a soundtrack by Speyside fiddler James Alexander and Fochabers Fiddlers. Available from Speyside Rangers Office or Moray Council. Proceeds used for the management and maintenance of The Speyside Way.

Malt Whisky by Charles MacLean. Published by Mitchell Beazley. Reprinted 1997. ISBN 1857326830. A well-illustrated coffee-table guide.

Whisky and Scotland by Neil Gunn. Published by Souvenir Press Ltd. New edition 1998. ISBN 028563433. A new edition of a classic book written in the 1930s.

The Whisky River: Distilleries of Speyside by Robin Laing and Bob Dewar. Published by Luath Press, 2007. ISBN 1905222971. Describes a journey to all the distilleries on Speyside.

The Speyside Line by Dick Jackson. Published by the Great North of Scotland Railway Association. ISBN 0902343173. The story of the railway that ran from Craigellachie to Boat of Garten.

The Spey Viaduct by John Ross. Published by the Great North of Scotland Railway Association. ISBN 0902343157. The story of the Great North of Scotland’s viaduct over the mouth of the River Spey.

Collins Bird Guide by Mullarney, Svensson, Zetterstrom and Grant. Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1999. ISBN 0002197286. Excellent text and drawings. Includes the birds that will be observed on the trails.

 

 
 
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