List of core paths amendments

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Table of pro­posed amend­ments to Cairngorms Core Paths Plan This table lists the pro­posed amend­ments that are being sug­ges­ted as part of the inform­al con­sulta­tion phase of the Core Paths Plan Review (2025).

• The sig­ni­fic­ant changes pro­posed, ie addi­tions and actu­al removals, are high­lighted in bold.
• All these pro­posed amend­ments can be viewed on a map at www​.cairngorms​.co​.uk/​c​o​n​s​u​l​t​a​t​i​o​n​s​/​c​o​r​e​-​p​a​t​h​s​-plan

Feed­back on these pro­posed amend­ments can be emailed to corepaths@​cairngorms.​co.​uk please ensure you quote the path ref­er­ence num­ber in any correspondence.

Loc­a­tion	Path name / route	Amend­ment type	Ref­er­ence	Note / reason
Angus glens	Glen Prosen, end of pub­lic road to start of Kilbo path	Addi­tion	ADD28	Key net­work link, high recre­ation­al value
Aviemore	Aviemore to Granish	Addi­tion	ADD6	Key off-road link between Aviemore and Gran­ish indus­tri­al estate and businesses
Aviemore	Aviemore Orbit­al, Byn­ack More road	Realign­ment	REA38	Minor route change due to hous­ing development
		Remov­al	REM96	Route amended to REA38
Aviemore	Spey access point, Old Bridge Inn	Realign­ment	REA58	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM92	Route amended to REA58
Aviemore	Spey­side Way to Boat of Garten, Dal­faber golf course	Realign­ment	REA63	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM100	Route amended to REA63
Aviemore	Spey­side Way to Boat of Garten, moor­land section	Realign­ment	REA64	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM101	Route amended to REA64

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Loc­a­tion	Path name / route	Amend­ment type	Ref­er­ence	Note / reason
Aviemore	Spey­side Way to Boat of Garten,	Realign­ment	REA69	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
	cycle route at golf course	Remov­al	REM121	Route amended to REA69
Aviemore	Glen­more — top sec­tion of Alt Mor Trail	Remov­al	REM71	Sig­ni­fic­ant land­slip closed route
	(bey­ond Utsi’s bridge)
Aviemore	Spey­side Way, south of village	Addi­tion	ADD7	Key net­work link and high recre­ation­al value
Bal­later	Crai­gendar­roch cir­cu­lar, path to summit	Realign­ment	REA32	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM115	Route amended to REA32
Bal­later	Crai­gendar­roch cir­cu­lar, path at north	Realign­ment	REA40	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
	side	Remov­al	REM94	Route amended to REA40
Bal­later	Sev­en Bridges Walk, river­side Polhollick	Realign­ment	REA56	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM86	Route amended to REA56
Bal­later	Sev­en Bridges walk, Bal­later bridge	Addi­tion	ADD12	New route off-road avoids using road
		Remov­al	REM76	Super­seded by ADD12
Bal­later	Sev­en Bridges Walk, Bridge of Muick	Realign­ment	REA33	New­er route off-road
		Remov­al	REM95	Route amended to REA33
Bal­later	River­side Path, golf course	Realign­ment	REA47	Route realigned due to erosion
		Remov­al	REM77	Route amended to REA47
Blair Atholl	River Garry Link (Foot­bridge to	Addi­tion	ADD14	Net­work link to pub­lic road to Killiecrankie
	Shi­er­glass quarry road)
Blair Atholl	Memori­al Park	Addi­tion	ADD15	High recre­ation­al value and links vil­lage to amen­it­ies, avoid­ing road­side pavement
Boat of Garten	Caper­cail­lie Trail (behind vil­lage hall)	Addi­tion	ADD19	High recre­ation­al value

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Loc­a­tion	Path name / route	Amend­ment type	Ref­er­ence	Note / reason
Boat of Garten	Spey access point	Addi­tion	ADD27	High recre­ation­al value
Boat of Garten	Milton Loch	Realign­ment	REA44	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM119	Route amended to REA44
Brae­mar	Charter Chest Path	Addi­tion	ADD1	Key net­work link between Brae­mar and Keiloch
Car­rbridge	Glen­car­noch Path	Realign­ment	REA65	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM93	Route amended to REA65
Crom­dale	Spey access point	Addi­tion	ADD62	High recre­ation­al value
Dal­whin­nie	Track after Dal­whin­nie crossing	Addi­tion	ADD11	Miss­ing net­work link – links to High­land Coun­cil core path
Dal­nas­pid­al	Dal­nas­pid­al private level crossing	Remov­al	REM112	Dir­ec­tion from Min­is­ters to remove core paths from over private level crossings
Dal­nas­pid­al	Dal­nas­pid­al towards Loch Garry	Remov­al	REM113	Des­ig­na­tion error — path is out­side of Park boundary
Dul­nain Bridge	Dul­nain to Grant­own Non-Motorised	Addi­tion	ADD4	Key net­work link. Aspir­a­tion­al route, but con­fid­ence in delivery
	User (NMU) route
Dul­nain Bridge	Laun­dry path	Addi­tion	ADD17	High recre­ation­al value
Dul­nain Bridge	Dul­nain Bridge to Roches Moutonnes	Addi­tion	ADD3	High recre­ation­al value and key link when NMU completed
	(pave­ment)
Dul­nain Bridge	Roches Mou­tonnes	Remov­al	REM103	Path doesn’t exist on ground
Dul­nain Bridge	Ballin­tomb wood path	Remov­al	REM102	Path doesn’t exist on ground
Dul­nain Bridge	Curr wood, Broom­hill quarry to road	Realign­ment	REA37	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM107	Route amended to REA37
Dul­nain Bridge	Skye of Curr, Heath­er Centre link path	Addi­tion	ADD5	Key net­work link
Glen­liv­et	Blairfindy Castle Path	Addi­tion	ADD31	High recre­ation­al value

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Loc­a­tion	Path name / route	Amend­ment type	Ref­er­ence	Note / reason
Glen­shee	Cat­er­an trail	Realign­ment	REA41	New route section
		Remov­al	REM116	Route amended to REA41
Glen­shee	Cat­er­an trail	Realign­ment	REA42	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM118	Route amended to REA42
Glen­shee	Cat­er­an trail	Realign­ment	REA43	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM117	Route amended to REA43
Grant­own	River Spey access point	Addi­tion	ADD30	High recre­ation­al value
Grant­own	Spey­side Way, over dump	Realign­ment	REA34	New path created
		Remov­al	REM98	Super­seded by REA34
Grant­own	Spey­side Way, through woodland	Realign­ment	REA36	New path created
		Remov­al	REM97	Super­seded by REA36
Grant­own	Anagach Wood Red Trail, Craigroy	Realign­ment	REA67	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM120	Route amended to REA67
Kil­liecrankie	Old Faskally road	Addi­tion	ADD23	Miss­ing net­work link – links to Perth & Kinross Coun­cil core path
Kil­liecrankie	Kil­liecrankie vis­it­or centre to river	Addi­tion	ADD13	Miss­ing net­work link – links to Perth & Kinross Coun­cil core path
Kin­craig	Dalraddy, Spey­side way to Duke of	Addi­tion	ADD8	High recre­ation­al value
	Gor­don monument
Kin­craig	Leau­lt trail	Addi­tion	ADD20	High recre­ation­al value
Kin­craig	A9 Cycle way	Addi­tion	ADD21	Key net­work link
Kin­craig	Spey­side way, north of village	Addi­tion	ADD7	New route, high recre­ation­al value and key net­work link
	Badenoch way, north of village	Remov­al	REM72	Super­seded by ADD7

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Loc­a­tion	Path name / route	Remov­al	Ref­er­ence	Note / reason
Kin­craig	Dunachton woods loop	Remov­al	REM105	Path doesn’t exist on ground
Kin­craig	Spey­side Way, south of village	Addi­tion	ADD7	New path cre­ated – key net­work link and high recre­ation­al value
		Remov­al	REM99	Super­seded by ADD7
Kin­craig	Spey access point	Realign­ment	REA60	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM91	Route amended to REA67
Kin­craig to Uath	Spey­side Way	Addi­tion	ADD7	New route, key net­work link
Lochans
Uath Lochans	Uath Lochans trail	Addi­tion	ADD22	High recre­ation­al value
Uath Lochans	Uath Lochans path	Remov­al	REM106	Path doesn’t exist on ground
Uath Lochans	Far­leitire Crag	Realign­ment	REA35	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM73
Insh	Badenoch Way	Remov­al	REM108	Super­seded by Spey­side Way LBS140 / path barely there on ground
Kin­gussie	Spey access point	Realign­ment	REA59	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM90	Route amended to REA59
Kin­gussie	Spey­side Way, Insh Marshes	Addi­tion	ADD7	Key net­work link
Kin­gussie	The River Spey, (Kin­gussie to Lochan	Addi­tion	ADD10	Map­ping omis­sion from 2015 update (Des­ig­nated under 2010 plan)
	Uvie)
Kin­gussie	Tromie bridge	Realign­ment	REA68	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM104	Route amended to REA68
Kin­gussie	Glen Fesh­ie, Achlean to bridge	Realign­ment	REA45	New path created
		Remov­al	REM74	Super­seded by REA45
Kin­gussie	Glen Fesh­ie to Glen Tromie	Addi­tion	ADD29	High recre­ation­al value and net­work link

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Loc­a­tion	Path name / route	Amend­ment type	Ref­er­ence	Note / reason
Lag­gan	Cat lodge to Drumgask	Remov­al	REM81	On busy road, was aspir­a­tion­al route that was nev­er developed
Lag­gan	Spey Access Point	Realign­ment	REA57	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM89	Route amended to REA57
Lag­gan	Gor­stan Path	Remov­al	REM87	No longer a link, path has become part of moun­tain bike trail network
Lag­gan	Drum an Aird Path	Addi­tion	ADD25	High recre­ation­al value
Lag­gan	Falls of Pat­tack link	Addi­tion	ADD24	Key net­work link
		Remov­al	REM88	Super­seded by ADD24
Nethy Bridge	Tul­loch to Glencairn	Addi­tion	ADD18	Key net­work link
Nethy Bridge	River­side path	Realign­ment	REA70	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM122	Route amended to REA70
Nethy Bridge	Broom­hill, River Spey access point	Realign­ment	REA61	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
New­ton­more	River Spey access point	Addi­tion	ADD26	High recre­ation­al value
New­ton­more	Level cross­ing	Remov­al	REM109	Dir­ec­tion from Min­is­ters to remove core paths from over private level crossings
New­ton­more	Wild­cat Trail, through wood on Glen road	Remov­al	REM111	Per­man­ent clos­ure after sig­ni­fic­ant windblow
New­ton­more	Wild­cat Trail, through Allt Laraidh gorge	Remov­al	REM110	Per­man­ent route clos­ure after sig­ni­fic­ant erosion in gorge
New­ton­more	Wild­cat Trail, off Strone road	Realign­ment	REA39	Key net­work link in place of REM110
New­ton­more	Wild­cat Trail, above gorge	Realign­ment	REA66	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM75	Route amended to REA66

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Loc­a­tion	Path name / route	Amend­ment type	Ref­er­ence	Note / reason
Strath­don	Bellabeg shop to Lon­ach hall	Addi­tion	ADD2	New route — key net­work link and high recre­ation­al value
Strath­don	Doune of Invernochty	Realign­ment	REA48	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM78	Route amended to REA48
Strath­don	Bellabeg to Rough­park 1	Realign­ment	REA49	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM79	Route amended to REA49
Strath­don	Bellabeg to Rough­park 2	Realign­ment	REA50	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM80	Route amended to REA50
Strath­don	Bridge over the Don and path to Lonach	Realign­ment	REA51	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
	Hall 1
			REM82	Route amended to REA51
Strath­don	Bridge over the Don and path to Lonach	Realign­ment	REA52	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
	Hall 2
			REM83	Route amended to REA52
Strath­don	Bellabeg Cir­cu­lar	Remov­al	REM114	Route doesn’t exist on ground
Strath­don	Newe river­side Walk	Realign­ment	REA53	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM84	Route amended to REA53
Strath­don	Ben Newe	Realign­ment	REA54	Cor­rect­ing map­ping inaccuracy
		Remov­al	REM85	Route amended to REA54