Cairngorms Paths

Badenoch and Strathspey

Paths with Easy Access

Dis­cov­er Badenoch and Strathspey

==Start of OCR for page 2== Wel­come to Badenoch and Strathspey!

Badenoch and Strath­spey forms an import­ant com­mu­nic­a­tion cor­ridor through the west­ern edge of the Cairngorms Nation­al Park. The Cairngorms is the largest Nation­al Park in Bri­tain, a liv­ing, work­ing land­scape with a massive core of wild land at its heart.

How­ever, not all of us are intrep­id moun­tain­eers and many of us prefer much gentler adven­tures. That’s where this guide will come in very handy.

The 12 paths in this guide have been iden­ti­fied as easy access paths in terms of smooth­ness, gradi­ents and dis­tance. We have included paths from dif­fer­ent parts of Badenoch and Strath­spey from Lag­gan in the south to Grant­own-on-Spey in the north.

We have added turn­ing points as options for short­er or altern­at­ive routes so look out for the blue dot on the maps.

Some of the paths are also con­veni­ent for train and bus ser­vices so please check loc­al timetables and enjoy the jour­ney to and from your chosen path.

Giv­en that we all have dif­fer­ent ideas of what is ​‘easy’ please take a few minutes to care­fully read the route descrip­tions before you set out, just to make sure that the path you want to use is suit­able for you and any oth­ers in your group.

Enjoy your day out, keep your eyes open for wild­life and remem­ber – always be pre­pared for the weather!

Con­tents

1 Grant­own-on-Spey P5 Kylin­tra Mead­ow Path

2 Nethy Bridge P7 The Birch Wood

3 Carr-Bridge P9 River­side Path

4 Carr-Bridge PII Ellan Wood Trail

5 Boat of Garten P13 Her­on Trail, Milton Loch

6 Aviemore, Craigel­lach­ie P15 Loch Pulad­dern Trail

Cent­ral Spread Area Map

Shows loc­a­tion of the 12 easy access paths

7 Kin­gussie P19 Glebe Ponds

8 Feshiebridge P21 Frank Bruce Sculp­ture Trail

9 New­ton­more P23 Loch Imrich

10 Glen­more P25 Ryvoan (Green Lochan) Trail

11 Glen­more P27 Beach Trail

12 Lag­gan P29 Wolftrax Trail ==End of OCR for page 2==

==Start of OCR for page 3== Grant­own-on-Spey Kylin­tra Mead­ow Path

Route type: A short, cir­cu­lar path with a burn, large pond, woods and former mead­ow. The sur­face is mostly level and firm with board­walk on bridges and approaches. There are steps on the short route option.

Dis­tance: 0.75 miles (1.2 kms)

Start Point: Wood­lands Ter­race where there is on- road park­ing in lay by near start of path.

Turn­ing Point: Two options to shorten route (see map).

Facil­it­ies: Inform­a­tion pan­els, and a bench with views over the site. Pub­lic toi­lets avail­able in High Street about 330 yards from start of path (see map). There is a wide vari­ety of out­lets for refresh­ments in Grantown.

Get­ting there: After about 300 yards is anoth­er inform­a­tion board which describes the wild­life around the pond. For a very short route there is also a path on the right with bridge across burn. How­ever, there are two steps down to bridge.

For the full route, carry straight on with burn on right until you enter a wooded area marked by a green and white sign wel­com­ing you to Kylin­tra Wood, part of the wider Anagach Woods, man­aged by a loc­al com­munity trust.

Bus: Stage­coach 33 and 34X oper­ate reg­u­larly to Grant­own from Aviemore and Inverness, nearest bus stop is 75 yards from start of path (see map). Car: Fol­low signs for Grant­own-on- Spey on A95 or A939 then B9102 (Wood­lands Ter­race) in Grantown.

Descrip­tion: From Wood­lands Ter­race there is a short gradi­ent down to an inform­a­tion board with a large site map.

A little fur­ther on the path forks to right, over the burn and then deep­er into the wood in a series of undu­lat­ing meanders. The trees around you are mostly sil­ver birch and scots pine which are typ­ic­al of Strathspey.

From woods enter Kylin­tra Mead­ow, a much more open land­scape. Con­tin­ue on path until you come to a bench where you can stop to look over the site. The path turns to left and past an inform­a­tion shel­ter which has details of the his­tory of the mead­ow. From here you can return to Wood­lands Ter­race and back to the start point which is about 40 yards slightly uphill via a pavement.

Inform­a­tion: If you would like to know more about Grant­own-on-Spey and oth­er all abil­it­ies trails vis­it the Vis­it­or Inform­a­tion Centre and Museum which is open from April to Octo­ber. Tel: 01479 870 477 or vis­it: www​.grant​own​mu​seum​.co​.uk ==End of OCR for page 3==

==Start of OCR for page 4== Nethy Bridge The Birch Wood All Abil­it­ies Trail

Route type: A pur­pose built cir­cuit suit­able for ​‘all-abil­it­ies’ with a mix­ture of tarred paths, packed whindust and board­walk surfaces.

Dis­tance: About 0.75 miles (1.2 km) but can be made short­er or longer.

Start Point: Either from Com­munity Centre (fol­low sign for car park) in centre of Nethy Bridge or from Birch­field Court off B970. Once on route fol­low signs for The Birch Wood.

Turn­ing Point: You can com­bine vari­ous paths to make a route length that suits you and mem­bers of your group (see map).

Facil­it­ies: The path has pic­nic benches along the way. Toi­lets and inform­a­tion is avail­able at the Com­munity Centre and on the River­side. There are 2 hotels for refreshments.

Get­ting there: Bus: Stage­coach 34 and 34X ser­vices oper­ate from Aviemore, Grant­own-On ‑Spey and Inverness. The nearest stop is about 150 yards from the Com­munity Centre and about 80 yards from Birch­field Court. Car: Fol­low signs for Nethy Bridge via B970 from Grant­own On Spey or Boat of Garten.

Descrip­tion: The route takes you through an area of Com­munity Wood­land on a path net­work installed by the loc­al community.

The main start­ing point is at the Com­munity Centre off Dell Road. From the Centre go past the ten­nis courts until you see a sign point­ing into the woods for The Birch Wood Circular.

The path winds its way through the birch and pine wood. Watch out for red squir­rels and the nibbled pine cones they have left behind.

At the far end of the Birch Wood Cir­cu­lar is a spur lead­ing to a large wild­life pond with an altern­at­ive return route via the edge of the play­ing field.

How­ever, please note that there is no foot­way for a short sec­tion on the approach to Dell Road (see map).

Inform­a­tion: Vari­ous inform­a­tion boards on river­side by Dell Road and from Vis­it­or Centre.

Oth­er all abil­it­ies trails are high­lighted in Explore Aber­nethy path leaflet.

Please also vis­it: www​.nethy​bridge​.com ==End of OCR for page 4==

==Start of OCR for page 5== Carr-Bridge River­side Path

Route type: A cir­cu­lar route on sur­faced path or pave­ment except for a short sec­tion of rough track and where no pave­ment at end of Sta­tion Road. Option to com­bine with Ellan Wood route to make a longer walk. Note pos­sib­il­ity of farm traffic on track.

Dis­tance: I mile (1.6 kms)

Start Point: By the Old Bridge Gar­age near the Pack­horse Bridge.

Turn­ing Point: Cir­cu­lar route with no spe­cif­ic turn­ing point oth­er than to go back to start.

Facil­it­ies: Nearest pub­lic toi­lets are in the car park off the B9153 road in vil­lage centre. Carr-Bridge has a num­ber of options for refreshments.

Get­ting there: Train: Carr-Bridge is on the main line between Inverness and Aviemore but make sure you check care­fully as not all trains stop! Bus: Stage­coach 32 and 33 ser­vices from New­ton­more and Aviemore. Car: fol­low signs for Carr-Bridge from A9, A95 or A938.

Descrip­tion: This route starts by fol­low­ing the bank of the River Dul­nain before cross­ing the river via the Ellan Bridge, some­times called the Gurkha Bridge as it was rebuilt in 1992 by mem­bers of this fam­ous army regiment.

Watch out for sal­mon leap­ing from the pools of the river and dip­pers, round black and white birds zoom­ing up and down the river.

Once over the bridge fol­low the path ahead until a fork gives a slightly easi­er gradi­ent to the left before rejoin­ing a farm track uphill towards Sta­tion Road.

On Sta­tion Road turn left and fol­low the pave­ment back towards the vil­lage centre. Remem­ber there is a short sec­tion of about 35 yards at the end of Sta­tion Road with no pavement.

There is also an option to return via Ellan Wood which is sign­posted from Sta­tion Road and also shown on the map.

Inform­a­tion: There is an inform­a­tion board in the main car park off the B9153. Most tearooms, hotels and Land­mark Vis­it­or Centre at the Aviemore end of the vil­lage have inform­a­tion leaf­lets. Please also vis­it: www​.car​rbridge​.com ==End of OCR for page 5==

==Start of OCR for page 6== Carr-Bridge Ellan Wood Trail

Route type: A mostly flat trail through some beau­ti­ful pine woods. How­ever, there are a num­ber of mod­er­ate slopes that may make short sec­tions dif­fi­cult for some wheel chair and scoot­er users.

Dis­tance: Depend­ing on chosen start and fin­ish point about 0.75 miles (1.2 km).

Start Point: There are sev­er­al options. Start from car park by Cemetery or main car park in vil­lage off B9153 or as an exten­sion to the River­side Path (see Route 3). 3

Turn­ing Point: A vari­ety of options depend­ing on how long a walk you want.

Facil­it­ies: The route has a pic­nic table and sev­er­al inform­a­tion boards. Nearest pub­lic toi­lets are in the car park off the B9153 road in vil­lage centre. Carr-Bridge has a num­ber of options for refreshments.

Get­ting there: Train: Carr-Bridge is on the main line between Inverness and Aviemore but make sure you check care­fully as not all trains stop! Bus: Stage­coach 32 and 33 ser­vices from New­ton­more and Aviemore. Car: fol­low signs for Carr-Bridge from A9, A95 or A938.

Descrip­tion: There are sev­er­al pos­sib­il­it­ies but main route described here is from Cemetery car park as that is the best option for those in wheel­chair. This car park is off sta­tion road where there are large signs for Ellan Wood.

From the car park it can be con­fus­ing as there are sev­er­al paths to fol­low but head towards the Cemetery and you will pick up a well-sur­faced path that will take you through the woods in a mean­der­ing circuit.

Watch out for red squir­rels and oth­er wood­land wild­life includ­ing some very ​‘wooden look­ing spe­ci­mens’! There are also some lar­ger sculp­tures to dis­cov­er. Hope we didn’t give too many clues there?

There is also an option to return via a longer route back to the vil­lage centre or to join with the River­side path but please take a few moments to check these altern­at­ives before explor­ing too far!

Inform­a­tion: There is an inform­a­tion board in the main car park off the B9153. Most tearooms, hotels and Land­mark Vis­it­or Centre at the Aviemore end of the vil­lage have inform­a­tion leaf­lets. Please also vis­it: www​.car​rbridge​.com ==End of OCR for page 6==

==Start of OCR for page 7== Boat of Garten Her­on Trail, Milton Loch

Route type: A short, flat, walk through open grass­land and scattered pine and birch trees with option­al detour to Milton Loch. Short sec­tion of rough track and gate at start.

Dis­tance: From car park at start of walk 0.5 mile (0.8 km) or I mile (1.6 km) from Sta­tion Square in vil­lage. Note there is a steep climb back uphill into vil­lage centre.

Start Point: Small car park off Birch Grove. Take care as it’s easy to miss road junc­tion. For longer walk park in village.

Turn­ing Point: Once on Her­on Trail cir­cuit best to keep going. Oth­er option is to just go to bird hide or pond dip­ping plat­form (see map).

Facil­it­ies: Pic­nic tables and benches, bird hide, pond dip­ping plat­form all wheel­chair accessible.

Get­ting there: Train: As a very spe­cial treat you can travel by steam train to Boat of Garten on the Strath­spey Rail­way from Aviemore and Broom­hill (nr. Dul­nain Bridge). Bus: Stage­coach 34 and 34X oper­ate reg­u­larly to Boat of Garten from Aviemore and Inverness. Car: Fol­low signs for Boat of Garten from A95 or B970.

Descrip­tion: Start­ing from the small car park off Birch Grove walk back out of car park along a short sec­tion of rough track and through a ped­es­tri­an gate. From here the path has a very good surface.

After about 20 yards the path forks. Go left for the full cir­cu­lar Her­on Trail of about 250 yards or right to the bird hide (80 yards) and pond-dip­ping plat­form (150 yards).

On main Her­on Trail route you pass through open grass­land with scattered birch and pine. In sum­mer watch out for but­ter­flies in the long grass and ospreys fly­ing over­head. The site is sheltered by a mature pine plant­a­tion and also has some fine old birch trees.

The bird hide gives great views over Milton Loch. The sum­mer res­id­ents of mal­lard duck and coot are joined by oth­er winter vis­it­ors such as wigeon and whoop­er swans.

Inform­a­tion: Avail­able in the village.

Please also vis­it: www​.boatofgarten​.com ==End of OCR for page 7==

==Start of OCR for page 8== Aviemore, Craigel­lach­ie Loch Pulad­dern Trail

Route type: A short cir­cuit by a lochan in the stun­ning Craigel­lach­ie Nation­al Nature Reserve. Sur­faced path with gentle gradi­ents suit­able for bug­gies and wheel­chairs. Note that the path to this trail is not to all-abil­ity stand­ard with mod­er­ate slopes and loose gravel in short sections.

Dis­tance: The actu­al trail is 0.5 miles (0.8 km). How­ever, to get to the start from the main road (Grampi­an Road B9152) in Aviemore is a fur­ther 0.5 miles (0.8km) each way.

Start Point: From the B9152 at the south­ern end of Aviemore sign­posted for Nature Reserve, Youth Hostel and Cath­ol­ic Church.

Turn­ing Point: No spe­cif­ic turn­ing point on the route oth­er than to go back the way you have come. There is an option to return to Aviemore via the Aviemore Orbit­al path and through Mac­don­ald High­land Resort (see map). Note there are 10 steep steps up a slope.

Facil­it­ies: There are a couple of seat perches on the steep­er parts of the access path with benches on the trail itself. At the entrance to the Reserve are inform­a­tion boards and guid­ance on using a mobile phone app. The nearest pub­lic toi­lets are loc­ated in the centre of Aviemore where you will also find places to eat.

Get­ting there: Train: There are reg­u­lar train ser­vices to Aviemore through­out the day. You can also travel from Broom­hill and Boat of Garten on the Strath­spey Steam Rail­way. The start of the walk is about 0.3 mile (600 metres) south of the sta­tion via the pave­ment along the main street B 9152. Bus: Stage­coach oper­ate 31, 32, 32A, 33, 34 and 34A bus ser­vices to Aviemore from Grant­own On Spey, Inverness and New­ton­more. Nearest stop is oppos­ite Rail Sta­tion. Car: Fol­low signs for Aviemore from A9 and A95.

Descrip­tion: The actu­al trail is a very pleas­ant walk by a small lochan and through mature birch­wood. The loch has mal­lard duck and is a par­tic­u­larly good site for dragon­flies. The woods are alive with vari­ous small birds with warblers in sum­mer and flocks of tits in winter. Watch for mosses and lichens draped over tree branches. Also see notes above.

Inform­a­tion: Vis­it­or Inform­a­tion Centre in Aviemore on Grampi­an Road near Rail­way Sta­tion. Tel: 01479 810 930. Please also vis­it: www​.aviemore​com​munity​coun​cil​.org ==End of OCR for page 8==

==Start of OCR for page 9== Badenoch and Strath­spey – Loc­a­tion of the 12 easy access paths

==End of OCR for page 9==

==Start of OCR for page 10== Kin­gussie Glebe Ponds

Route type: A short, flat, easy walk round the pond suit­able for wheel­chairs, scoot­ers and bug­gies. Sec­tion of trail has gates with latch fastening

Dis­tance: 0.3 miles (0.5 km)

Start Point: At east end of High Street where there is on-road park­ing for 3 – 4 cars in lay by at start of path.

Turn­ing Point: There is scope for mak­ing this a very short walk by only going round the first and smal­ler of the ponds.

Facil­it­ies: Pic­nic tables and benches all round the ponds. Toi­lets avail­able at the Ardvonie Car Park sign­posted from High Street. There is a wide choice of out­lets for refresh­ments in Kingussie.

Get­ting there: Train: There is a sta­tion in Kin­gussie. How­ever, it is about a mile (1.6km) from the ponds. Bus: Stage­coach 32 and 32A oper­ate reg­u­larly to Kin­gussie from Carr-Bridge and Inverness, nearest bus stop is 100 yards from start of path at The Glebe. Car: Fol­low signs for Kin­gussie on A86 from north and south.

Descrip­tion: From High Street there is a ramp down to the ponds. A short sec­tion of the route has low gates at either end which have a latch fastening.

Whilst most of the route is flat there is a gentle incline from the main path to some pic­nic tables which give a great view over the ponds. The main rail­way line is just over the fence here which should be an added interest for train enthusiasts.

Once round the pond an edged board­walk leads through a lovely, wee birch­wood and back to the start.

Inform­a­tion: Please vis­it: www​.kin​gussie​.co​.uk ==End of OCR for page 10==

==Start of OCR for page 11== Feshiebridge Frank Bruce Sculp­ture Trail

Route type: A short, flat route with some amaz­ing sculp­tures that offer a sur­prise around every corner! Suit­able for wheel­chairs, bug­gies and scooters.

Dis­tance: From less-able users car park 0.75 miles (1.2 km). From main car park I mile (1.6 km).

Start Point: Forestry Com­mis­sion car park off the B970 near Feshiebridge between Aviemore and Kin­gussie. Can also be accessed from Kincraig.

Turn­ing Point: At entrance to walled garden or at slope to lower walled garden.

Facil­it­ies: Inform­a­tion boards and leaf­let dis­penser, pic­nic bench. Nearest toi­lets loc­ated Kin­craig, 3 miles (5 km) away, see map for direction.

Get­ting there: Bus: No dir­ect bus ser­vice. Nearest stop is Kin­craig, 3 miles away ser­viced by Stage­coach 32 and 32A. Car: Fol­low B970 from Aviemore or Kin­gussie or via Kin­craig on B9152.

Descrip­tion: The sculp­ture trail is set in Inshriach Forest which is owned and man­aged by Forestry Com­mis­sion Scot­land. It is a pleas­ant mean­der­ing walk through atmo­spher­ic wood­land and into an old walled garden. The wood has a rich car­pet of mosses, lichens and ferns which provides a com­ple­ment­ary set­ting for the sculp­tures of Frank Bruce.

The walled garden once belonged to Inveresh­ie House and gives fine views of the sur­round­ing countryside.

WARN­ING after heavy rain the forest trail can become water­logged so take care.

Inform­a­tion: The sculp­ture trail leaf­let is avail­able in large print and in oth­er lan­guages from The Diversity Team. Tel: 0131 314 6575 or E‑mail: diversity@​forestry.​gsi.​gov.​uk

For inform­a­tion about oth­er loc­al Forestry Com­mis­sion facil­it­ies con­tact Glen­more Vis­it­or Centre. Tel: 01479 861 220 or E‑mail: Inverness&​skye@​forestry.​gsi.​gov.​uk ==End of OCR for page 11==

==Start of OCR for page 12== New­ton­more Loch Imrich

Route type: A short, flat, easy walk round the Loch which lies in a ​‘kettle hole’ suit­able for scoot­ers and bug­gies. Ideal for bird­watch­ers and bud­ding geo­lo­gists! Please keep dogs on a lead to avoid dis­turb­ing the ducks.

Note there are mod­er­ate slopes and/​or steps with hand­rail to get down to the loch and back up again! How­ever, an ​‘all-abil­it­ies’ route is avail­able on a high­er level which gives views over the loch.

Dis­tance: 0.3 miles (0.5 km)

Start Point: From Bowl­ing Pavil­ion on side road off Main Street across from Bal­avil Hotel. An option is to start and fin­ish the walk from the Folk Park where there are toi­lets and a café. Admis­sion to the Folk Park is free.

Turn­ing Point: At end of all-abil­it­ies sec­tion. If on cir­cu­lar walk round loch then there is an altern­at­ive path onto Main Street (see map).

Facil­it­ies: Pic­nic tables and inform­a­tion pan­els at view­point at end of all-abil­ity path and on loch­side. Pub­lic toi­lets avail­able beside the vil­lage hall in centre of town. A wide choice for refresh­ments in Newtonmore.

Get­ting there: Train: There is a sta­tion in New­ton­more. How­ever, it is about a mile (1.6 km) from the loch. Note: not all trains stop at New­ton­more. Bus: Stage­coach 32 and 32A oper­ate reg­u­larly to New­ton­more from Carr-Bridge and Inverness, nearest bus stop is 80 yards from start of path at Bal­avil Hotel. Car: Fol­low signs for New­ton­more on A9 or A86 from north and south.

Descrip­tion: From oppos­ite the Bowl­ing Pavil­ion go through a ped­es­tri­an gate. From here you can either go to the right along the all-abil­ity path to view­point or down a set of 20 steps with a hand­rail and down a gentle slope to the path round the loch.

The loch is home to a sur­pris­ing vari­ety of ducks with res­id­ents such as mal­lard, coot and dabchick being joined by goldeneye in winter.

The loch was once used for curl­ing and you can still see the fine, old curl­ing Hut which was the base for winter tour­na­ments or ​‘bonspiels’ that often las­ted 2 – 3 days. No doubt helped along with sev­er­al ​‘wee drams!’

Inform­a­tion: Please vis­it: www​.new​ton​more​.com ==End of OCR for page 12==

==Start of OCR for page 13== Glen­more Ryvoan (Green Lochan) Trail

Route type: An ​‘out and back’ route that is rel­at­ively flat on firm paths or forest tracks. How­ever, the trail still gives you a sense of adven­ture as you pass some fant­ast­ic pine­wood in a dra­mat­ic moun­tain pass. Suit­able for scoot­ers and bug­gies but it’s quite a long way so make sure you have a strong friend to push and/​or well-charged battery!

Dis­tance: 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in total

Start Point: Glen­more Forest Park Vis­it­or Centre (dis­abled park­ing avail­able in upper car park) or from Glen­more Lodge.

Turn­ing Point: Stop and return the same way from Glen­more Lodge or junc­tion with Lodge Trail (purple waymarkers).

Facil­it­ies: Toi­lets, inform­a­tion and refresh­ments avail­able at Vis­it­or Centre or nearby and in Lochain Bar at Glen­more Lodge from 5pm. You can bor­row a mobil­ity scoot­er from the Vis­it­or Centre. Please ask staff for avail­ab­il­ity or tele­phone in advance.

Get­ting there: Bus: Stage­coach ser­vice 31 from Aviemore, nearest stop is at Vis­it­or Centre road end. Car: fol­low signs from Aviemore for Glen­more and Cairngorms B970.

Descrip­tion: From Vis­it­or Centre fol­low the blue way­mark­ers for Ryvoan Trail. Stay on level road past Reindeer House. Avoid the route uphill as it is def­in­itely NOT EASY and takes you onto a nar­row, rocky path on a steep slope with tree roots.

Soon a path to the left takes you off the road to Glen­more Lodge. A short mod­er­ate slope ini­tially then the path soon levels off with only gentle gradi­ents. After 1½ a mile it rejoins the road just after Glen­more Lodge where there is a green and white Scot­tish Rights of Way sign.

From here to the Green Lochan the mostly flat trail hugs the con­tours of the hill. How­ever you will gradu­ally feel the hills clos­ing in as the glen nar­rows towards the pass of Ryvoan. At the Green Lochan there is a view­point and bench.

Return the same way as the route ahead through the pass is much rough­er and takes you onto exposed open hill.

Inform­a­tion: Glen­more Forest Park Vis­it­or Centre. Tel: 01479 861 220 or vis­it: www​.forestry​.gov​.uk/ glenmoreforestpark

Scoot­ers are avail­able from Com­munity Trans­port Com­pany. Tel: 01479 810004 ==End of OCR for page 13==

==Start of OCR for page 14== Glen­more Beach Trail

Route type: An easy, way­marked (yel­low), cir­cu­lar route. This trail will take you past beau­ti­ful, old pine trees to Loch Mor­lich and its lovely inland beach. Suit­able for wheel­chairs, scoot­ers and buggies.

Dis­tance: I mile (1.6 km)

Start Point: If hir­ing a motor scoot­er Glen­more Forest Park Vis­it­or Centre (dis­abled park­ing is avail­able on upper car park.) If not hir­ing scoot­er then start from Beach Car Park sign­posted from road. Go as far into car park as you can for dis­abled park­ing and toilets.

Turn­ing Point: Stop and return the same way from Glen­more Lodge or Beach Car Park. Also altern­at­ive route to avoid steep slopes (see map).

Facil­it­ies: Toi­lets, inform­a­tion and refresh­ments avail­able at Vis­it­or Centre or nearby camp­site, shop/​café. You can bor­row a mobil­ity scoot­er from the Vis­it­or Centre. Please ask staff for avail­ab­il­ity or tele­phone in advance. The Beach Car Park and trail itself has inform­a­tion boards and pic­nic benches.

Get­ting there: Bus: Stage­coach ser­vice 31 from Aviemore, nearest stop is at Vis­it­or Centre road end.

Car: fol­low signs from Aviemore for Glen­more and Cairngorms B970.

Descrip­tion: From either start point fol­low yel­low waymarkers.

As you go round the trail you will get glimpses of the Cairngorms through the trees. Watch out for the occa­sion­al juni­per bush in open areas and the broad, dark green leaves of wood­rush beside the path. Get­ting onto the beach might be dif­fi­cult for some people due to soft sand. How­ever, it could be worth the effort dur­ing sum­mer for, if lucky, you may spot a fish­ing osprey!

Inform­a­tion: Glen­more Forest Park Vis­it­or Centre. Tel: 01479 861 220 or vis­it: www​.forestry​.gov​.uk/ glenmoreforestpark

Scoot­ers are avail­able from Com­munity Trans­port Com­pany. Tel: 01479 810004 ==End of OCR for page 14==

==Start of OCR for page 15== Lag­gan Wolftrax All Abil­it­ies Trail

Route type: Mostly flat ​‘out and back’ route that runs between Gor­stean and Wolftrax Car Park. Suit­able for wheel­chairs, bug­gies and scoot­ers. Route also pro­moted as an easy moun­tain bike route for begin­ners so please be aware of oth­er users.

Dis­tance: About 2 miles (2.7 km) return

Start Point: Forestry Com­mis­sion Gor­stean or Wolftrax Car Park off the A86 near Lag­gan. Note, if start­ing from Gor­stean there is a heavy met­al vehicle gate to be opened and closed on the access track. How­ever, the actu­al trail is slightly more down­hill from Gor­stean. If start­ing from Wolftrax there are ded­ic­ated dis­abled park­ing spaces next to the toi­lets and café.

Turn­ing Point: At view­point and pic­nic bench about half way along the trail or you may be able to organ­ise a lift back from one car park to the oth­er. Don’t be temp­ted to return by fol­low­ing the green route that goes away from main trail as this is steep and nar­row with loose surface.

Facil­it­ies: Inform­a­tion boards and benches at both car parks. Toi­lets and café with lim­ited open­ing hours at Wolftrax. Toi­lets and refresh­ments also avail­able in Lag­gan about two miles away on A86.

Get­ting there: Train: Nearest stops are Dal­whin­nie (9 miles) New­ton­more (10 miles but note not all trains stop here) and Kin­gussie (12 miles). Bus: Ser­vice oper­ates between New­ton­more and Spean Bridge Tel: 0871 200 2233 or www​.trav​e​linecot​land​.com. Bus stops at Wolftrax Car Park on request. Car: From south turn off A9 at Dal­whin­nie and fol­low signs for A86 Spean Bridge. From north, turn off A9 at Kin­gussie and fol­low signs for A86 Spean Bridge. From west turn off A82 at Spean Bridge and fol­low A86 for about 25 miles.

Descrip­tion: Fol­low green way­mark­ers. Watch out for cyc­lists in car park area. Trail hugs the hill­side at forest edge as it con­tours its way above the A86. Good view of the hill Geal Charn 3,038 feet (926 metres) at the south­ern edge of the fam­ous Mon­adh­liath Mountains.

Inform­a­tion: A Lag­gan Wolftrax leaf­let is avail­able in large print and in oth­er lan­guages from The Diversity Team. Tel: 0131 3146575 or E‑mail: diversity@​forestry.​gsi.​gov.​uk

For inform­a­tion about oth­er, loc­al Forestry Com­mis­sion facil­it­ies Tel: 01463 791 575 or vis­it: www​.forestry​.gov​.uk/​w​o​l​ftrax

To find out more about the loc­al Lag­gan Forest Trust vis­it: www​.lag​gan​.com ==End of OCR for page 15==

==Start of OCR for page 16== Tread Lightly in the Park When you are enjoy­ing the out­doors the key things to remem­ber are:

• Take respons­ib­il­ity for your own actions • Respect the interests of oth­er people • Care for the environment

Con­tact the Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity www​.cairngorms​.co​.uk for more information.

Enjoy Scotland’s Out­doors Respons­ibly Every­one has the right to be on most land and inland water provid­ing they act responsibly.

Your access rights and respons­ib­il­it­ies are explained fully in the Scot­tish Out­door Access Code. Tell us what you think?

Inclus­ive Cairngorms, the Badenoch and Strath­spey Access Pan­el and the Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity would like to hear what you thought of the routes and espe­cially if you have any pic­tures, films or feed­back on your trip.

Drop us a line at: The Out­door Access Team Tel: 01479 873535 Fax: 01479 873527 Email. outdooraccess@​cairngorms.​co.​uk

If you enjoyed using the ​‘Badenoch and Strath­spey Paths with Easy Access’ then look out for our Com­munity Path Leaf­lets to help you explore more of the Park.

This leaf­let is avail­able to down­load from: www​.cairngorms​.co​.uk

For a large print ver­sion of this leaf­let please con­tact the Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity on 01479 873535. It can also be made avail­able in oth­er formats on request. ==End of OCR for page 16==

==Start of OCR for page 17== Cairngorms Paths

Badenoch and Strath­spey Paths with Easy Access Use­ful Information

For inform­a­tion on paths, loc­al events, facil­it­ies and accom­mod­a­tion contact:

Vis­it­or Inform­a­tion Centres: Grant­own-on-Spey: 01479 870477 Aviemore: 01479 810930

Coun­tryside Rangers: www​.cairngorms​.co​.uk/ the-park/ranger-ser­vices1/

High­life High­land Coun­tryside Ranger: 01479 874 696

Forestry Com­mis­sion Scot­land: 01479 861220

Oth­er use­ful web sites: www​.vis​it​cairngorms​.com www​.cairngorms​.co​.uk www​.snh​.gov​.uk www​.nnr​-scot​land​.org​.uk

Pub­lic trans­port: www​.trav​e​lin​escot​land​.com ==End of OCR for page 17==