Walk The Speyside Way, Dava Way and Moray Coast Trail
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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 visitedCentres
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 AugustusDifficulty
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 countryMust 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
Introduction
The official trails of Speyside and Moray
The routes in this guide
The River Spey
When to walk
Which direction to walk
Suggested longer routes
Suggested day walks
Mountainbiking and horse riding
Getting there
Public transport
Accommodation
Campsites and wild camping
Refreshments
Tourist information
What to take
Maps
Navigation and waymarking
Walking in Scotland
Using this guide
THE SPEYSIDE WAY – Source to sea
Prologue
Roybridge, Spean Bridge or Fort Augustus to Newtonmore
The Badenoch Way and links
Newtonmore to Aviemore
The Speyside Way
Stage 1 Aviemore to Boat of Garten
Stage 2 Boat of Garten to Nethy Bridge
Stage 3 Nethy Bridge to Grantown-on-Spey
Stage 4 Grantown-on-Spey to Cromdale
Stage 5 Cromdale to Ballindalloch station
Stage 6 Ballindalloch station to Aberlour
Stage 7 Aberlour to Craigellachie
Stage 8 Craigellachie to Fochabers
Stage 9 Fochabers to Spey Bay
Stage 10 Spey Bay to Buckie
Tomintoul Spur
Dufftown Loop
Aberlour–Dufftown–Craigellachie
THE DAVA WAY
Grantown-on-Spey to Forres
THE MORAY COAST TRAIL
Forres to Cullen
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful contacts
Appendix C Further reading
Appendix D Whisky production and Speyside distilleries










