Overlooking Uath Lochans from Farleitter Crag

Start point 6 Uath Lochans

The car park is tucked away up a narrow road.

Contact Forestry Commission Scotland,

Inshriach Trails Turn off the B970 at Insh House, half a mile from
the Kincraig junction. The car park is signposted
Glenmore Visitor Centre, Glenmore, Just a few miles south of Glenmore, Inshriach feels off to the right, just after a mile.

Glenmore
By Aviemore, Inverness-shire PH22 1QU completely different. The forest is here is quieter

Cairngorms National Park

Tel: 01479 861220 and more intimate. Uath Lochans Trail
Follow us on

Email: invernessross&skye@forestry.gsi.gov.uk There are beautiful

Web: www.forestry.gov.uk/glenmoreforestpark trails along the A real hidden gem, this trail takes you past a

Forest
Public enquiry line: 0845 3673787 Feshie river, around string of wee lochans among the trees. They’re a
Uath lochans or up wonderful place to watch for
to the wide views dragonflies in summer.
from Farleitter Crag.

Park
Mostly on boardwalk
with some wide, firm 1 ½ miles / 2.3 kms
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Start point 5 Feshiebridge forest track. Flat. Allow ½ hour

River Feshie Trail Farleitter Crag Trail

& Inshriach Forest
Ordnance Survey Licence number [100021242].

This route will take you through Scots pine trees over
The Feshie river is unique. The tons of stones that 120 years old and past rocky crags covered in moss.
wash into it from the mountains build up to form
shifting gravel banks, constantly changing the shape
of the river. Its moods change with the seasons,
There are superb views from
the ridge above the trees. Ancient forest,
from a slow, mist-covered Forest tracks and narrow
high mountain,
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Text written by James Carter. Photography by Colin Leslie, James Carter and Forestry Commission Picture Library.

ribbon to a rushing torrent. grass paths. Moderate to 2 ½ miles / 4 kms

Explore Scotland’s Forest Parks: Narrow grass and firm gravel
steep slopes. Allow 1 ½ hours
golden shore
1. Glenmore 4. Argyll paths, wet in places after rain. 1 ¼ miles / 2 kms
2. Tay 5. Tweed Valley Short steep slopes. Allow ½ hour
3. Queen Elizabeth 6. Galloway Frank Bruce
Sculpture Trail
If you need this publication in an
Feshie Woodland Trail
Frank Bruce was a self-
alternative format, for example, in The trail follows the river before heading up into taught sculptor whose remarkable
large print or in another language, the forest. Look out for the small arches at the side works have been installed in a
please contact:­ of the bridge – built to take the flow of the river small area near the Feshie river
The Diversity Team when it’s swollen with rain or trail. The carvings fill the woodland
Tel: 0300 067 5046 melting snow! with spirits, stories, and Frank’s
E-mail: diversity@forestry.gsi.gov.uk Forest tracks and narrow thought-provoking responses to
grass paths, wet in places 2 miles / 3 kms what it means to be human. 1 mile / 1.5 kms
For information on public transport services contact:
Traveline Scotland, 0871 2002233 or after rain. Short steep slopes. Allow 1 hour Wide, flat path with no obstacles. Allow ½ hour
www.travelinescotland.com
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Overview map showing Glenmore

Forest Park and Inshriach Forest
Essential information Trail Grading
Forestry Commission Scotland trails are graded
Take care on the hills
Osprey image: Peter Cairns/2020vision

according to the degree of difficulty, gradients

Please remember that the weather on the and type of conditions visitors can expect.

Welcome to Glenmore Forest Park hills can change very quickly. Even in summer,
conditions on the tops of hills are often much colder
Easy:
Sensible
footwear
Moderate
Waterproof
footwear
Strenuous
Hillwalking
boots

Fàilte gu Pàirc Choille a’ Ghlinne Mhòir

and windier than at low levels, despite clear skies.
Here are some pointers for a safe and enjoyable trip: Easy: Moderate Strenuous
Muscle Muscle Muscle
• Be properly equipped Loosener Stretcher builder

Where the forest meets the • Plan your route carefully and stick to it
• Tell someone where you are going and when you
mountain / Far a bheil a’ expect to return Key to maps
choille ri oir na beinne • Take adequate warm and waterproof clothing
• Wear suitable footwear
Fancy a picnic on a sandy beach, or finding • Take sufficient food and drink
an emerald loch under a fairy hill? How about • Carry a map/compass - and know how to use them!
windsurfing watched by golden eagles, or wandering An Lochan Uaine, Ryvoan
• Turn back if it gets too hard for you
through forest hundreds of years old? You can do all • In emergencies call 999 and ask for the police.
The forest park combines the features that make the
this in Glenmore – and still have plenty to explore. When connected provide:
Cairngorms National Park unique. Rounded granite
Dè mu dheidhinn picnic air tràigh ghainmich, no mountains loom in the background, sometimes with an a) location of the incident
bhith lorg smàrag fo chnoc sìthe? A’ seòladh-clàir evening glow that fits their Gaelic name perfectly (Am b) number of people in the party
fo shùilean iolairean-mara, no a’ siubhal tro choille Monadh Ruadh – the red hills). Forest washes against c) any injuries (if there are, ask the police to inform
ceudan bliadhna a dh’aois? Is urrainn dhut seo a them like a tide, the trees rising and falling with changes in an ambulance)
dhèanamh anns a’ Ghleann Mhòir – agus fhathast climate – and with how many deer or sheep nibble them.
tuilleadh ri fhaicinn.
Much of the forest park is a National Nature Reserve, Key start points for forest trails Take notice of the signs
home to, amongst others, red squirrels, There are six main starting points to begin your adventure: Glenmore Campsite These forests are places to work as well
crested tits and wood ants. The reserve is
as enjoy. Please watch out for vehicles
managed to help protect this rich habitat, Glenmore Forest Park There is so much to do in No unauthorised
persons allowed
and to welcome visitors who want to enjoy it. and follow any signs you see to ensure beyond this point

1
Glenmore, it’s worth staying a
Glenmore Visitor Centre you have a safe visit. Thank you. Inverness, Ross & Skye
Forest District

night or two. At the Glenmore

Tel 00000 000000
www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland

This leaflet will help you explore 2 The Beach car park
camp site you can sleep beneath
Glenmore’s trails and those just 3 Hayfield car park
the trees – and greet the dawn
down the road at Inshriach forest. 4 Allt Mor car park with the forest’s birds if you like!
For more information, ask at the
Inshriach Forest The camp site is open all year.
Glenmore Visitor Centre, where Glenmore Visitor
you’ll find a friendly welcome - 5 Feshiebridge Centre; start here if this For details contact 0845 130 8224.
Glenmore beach and a great café! is your first visit to Glenmore www.campingintheforest.co.uk
6 Uath Lochans
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Glenmore Trails
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Spirits of the past
Glenmore was once home Old L
to families who lived in small oggin 456
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farmsteads, taking sheep and y
Start point 1 cattle onto the hill in summer.
You can still see the ruins of
Glenmore Visitor Centre a few cottages at Beglan, Caochan
north of Loch Morlich. Find out Ruadh
The visitor centre is an ideal base, with toilets and Ryvoan Trail more about the settlement
at: www.forestry.gov.uk/
a café to start and end your trip. Trail routes vary
You can also park at the Allt Mor car park for forestheritagescotland
from wide, easy tracks by the loch to a demanding
access to Ryvoan and An Lochan Uaine
climb for one of the best views of Speyside.
Several trails are suitable for buggies and wheelchairs. A trail that’ll give you a real sense of how mountain
You can borrow a mobility scooter free of charge at the and forest meet in Glenmore. It takes you to An

an
visitor centre: ask the staff for details of this scheme, Lochan Uaine (The Green Lochan), watched over

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run by the Badenoch and Strathspey Transport Group, by a pointed hill called An Sidhean (the fairies’ hill).

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contact: 01479 810 004. The upper path is great fun, twisting and tumbling

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through ancient pine trees.
The lower section (past Glenmore Lodge to Lochan
Start point 2 Beach car park Uaine), is much easier: a wide, firm track with some
long moderate slopes but no gates
or obstacles. Many people return
Beach Trail the same way. The upper section
(across the hillside) is strenuous: 3 ½ miles /
The easiest waymarked route, this trail will take you a narrow, rocky path with steep 5.5 kms
though beautiful old pine trees down to Loch Morlich slopes and many tree roots. Allow 2 hours
and its golden beach. It would be the pride of any
seaside resort – and it’s Scotland’s only fresh water
beach to hold a rural beach award.
Start from the Visitor Centre if you
Meall a’ Bhuachaille circular via
are hiring a mobility scooter. Ryvoan bothy
Wide, firm, flat surface with some (say Meal a Voo-cal - The Herd’s Hill)
puddles after rain. Suitable for 1 mile / 1.6 kms
wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Allow ½ hour If you feel like a workout, and a chance to see one
of the best views of the Cairngorms, then this one’s
for you! The path climbs almost constantly from the
Loch Morlich Trail car park to the summit, following the footsteps of
herdsmen who used to mind their flocks here in the
This route round the water offers some fine views, summer and who gave the hill its name.
especially from the south shore looking back to the
Steep, rocky mountain paths throughout. The route
hills above the glen. There’s a good chance of seeing
is waymarked as far as the forest edge, not to the
goldeneye, red-throated divers
summit (2600 ft / 810 metres),
feeding, and even otters if you’re
or beyond to Ryvoan bothy.
up early enough.
The weather can change very
Firm tracks and earth paths, quickly, even in summer. You
with some tree roots and stones. 3 ½ miles / should have proper hill-walking 5 miles / 8 kms
Mostly level with a few gentle 5.6 kms equipment for this trip. Allow 3 - 4 hours
slopes. Can be boggy in places. Allow 2 hours

Start point 4 Allt Mor car park

You can also park here for access to the Ryvoan Pass. If you want to go further afield,
try one of these routes.
Lodge Trail
The Old Logging Way
Near Glenmore Lodge, look out for some small
6 ½ miles / 10.5 kms each way
headstones by the path. They mark the graves of
dogs buried here a century ago by the Dennistoun A great link between Glenmore and
family. The family ran a shipping Aviemore, this well-surfaced track with
business in Glasgow and loved gentle gradients is ideal for cyclists.
Start point 3 Hayfield car park staying in Glenmore on It follows the route taken by thousands
shooting parties. of trees that were felled in the glen.
2 ¼ miles /
Pine Knoll Trail Wide, firm paths and forest 3.5 kms In days gone by they were floated
roads with moderate slopes. Allow 1 ½ hours down the River Spey on their way to
Encircling a knoll of ancient pine trees, the character shipyards to be made into masts,
of the forest changes as you walk along this trail, from hulls and decking for ships. This trail
damp ground where dragonflies Allt Mor Trail is not waymarked, however it is
hatch in forest pools to dry slopes signposted and is very easy to follow.
where wood ants build their nests. The path follows the Allt
Mor (big stream). After
Wide, firm paths with short, 1 ¼ miles / 2 kms
heavy rain or snow, rocks
Chalamain Gap
gentle slopes. Allow ½ hour 2 miles / 3.5 kms each way
and boulders tumble
down from the mountains, A mountain path that takes you to
carving new shapes in the the mouth of the Lairig Ghru, a great
valley. The path takes you
Cycling in Glenmore to CairnGorm Mountain’s
cleft in the Cairngorms plateau that
leads to some of the wildest country
You are welcome to cycle car park: there’s a bus in Scotland. This is a serious hill
anywhere within the forest park, service from there back to walking trip, and you’ll need proper
Glenmore, but check times equipment and good navigation skills.
but please note that the Meall a’
Bhuachaille Trail, Allt Mor Trail and before you set out. Start from the Sugarbowl car park.
upper section of the Ryvoan Trail Well-surfaced, narrow, 1 ¾ miles / 2.8 kms
are not advised for bikes. All forest rocky path with steps and each way. Allow 1
roads are easy cycling. drains. Long steep slopes. hour up, ½ hour down
Glenmore - Big glen Cairn Gorm - Blue mountain Lochan Uaine - Green lochan Creagan Dubh - Small, black crag Airgiod-meall - Silver hill Coire Beag-ghleann - Corrie of the small glen