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Walk The Speyside Way, Dava Way and Moray Coast Trail

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12 Nov 2010
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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
 
 

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

 

 
 
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