Walking in Grantown-on-Spey by Aviemore and the Cairngorms National Park

The area surrounding the fantastic historic town of Grantown-on-Spey is an outstanding location for walking.

The town is located near Abernethy Forest, the ancient Caledonian Forest which once covered most of Scotland and is linked with many other woodland walks such as Anagach Woods on the edge of Grantown and Deshar Woods at Boat of Garten.

Grantown-on-Spey is the perfect town to break your trek along the Speyside Way. Opened in 1981, the Speyside Way is one of Scotland’s official Long Distance Routes, running 66 miles from Aviemore to Buckie on the Moray Coast. As well as being a great route to experience the Cairngorms and Moray on foot, many sections of the route are also suitable for cycling and horse riding.

 

List of walking roads

Circular Walk from Grantown-on-Spey

Length: 6.04 miles           

Surface: Average

Difficulty: Easy

Map and useful information here 

 

Nethy Bridge Circular Walk

Difficulty: Medium

Length: 3km / 1 hour

Surface: Average

Map and useful information here

 

Revack Lodge Walk

Length: 4.06 miles           

Surface: Average

Difficulty: Easy

Map and useful information here

 

Revack Lodge to Nethy Bridge

Length: 5.63 miles           

Surface: Average

Difficulty: Medium

Map and useful information here

 

Broomhill Walk

Difficulty: Easy

Length: 3.13 miles

Surface: Average

Map and useful information here

 

Castle Roy Circular, Abernethy

Length: 1.51 miles           

Surface: Average

Difficulty: Easy

Map and useful information here

 

Abernethy - Wilderness Trail

Length: 1.56 miles           

Surface: Average

Difficulty: Very Easy

Map and useful information here

 

Grantown to Dava

Difficulty: Medium

Length: 7.81 miles

Surface: Average

Map and useful information here

 

Viewpoint Walk, Grantown

Length: 3.13 miles

Surface: Average

Difficulty: Easy

Map and useful information here

 

Viewpoints walk, Grantown-on-Spey

Difficulty: Easy

Length: 5km / 1.5 hours

Map and useful information here

 

Castle Roy circuit, Nethy Bridge

Difficulty: Easy

Length: 5.5km / 1.5 hours

Map and useful information here

 

Beachen Wood, Grantown-on-Spey

Difficulty: Easy

Length: 6.25km / 1 - 1.5 hours

Map and useful information here

 

Anagach Woods and the River Spey, Grantown

Difficulty: Easy

Length: 11.5km / 2.5 - 3.5 hours

Map and useful information here

 

The Dava Way

Difficulty: Highly Challenging

Length: 38km / 3 stages

Map and useful information here

 

Useful Links:

http://cairngorms.co.uk/

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/speyside-way.shtml

http://my.viewranger.com/