Inshriach Trails For more information Just a few miles south of Glenmore, Inshriach feels completely different. The forest here is Tel: 0300 067 6100 quieter and more intimate. There are beautiful Email: [email protected] 6 trails along the Feshie river, around Uath lochans Start point 66 or up to the wide views from Farleitter Crag. Explore ’s Forest Parks Feshiebridge 4 Argyll 1 Glenmore Start point 5 Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail Overlooking Glenmore 2 Tay 5 Tweed Valley Uath Lochans 3 Queen Elizabeth 6 Galloway Uath Lochans A winding path through tall trees and a tranquil from Farleitter walled garden, visiting the remarkable sculptures Crag Forest Park The car park is tucked away up a narrow road. Turn of Frank Bruce. Inverness 1 mile / off the B970 at Insh House, half a mile from the A firm smooth path; Ancient forest, high mountains, 1 Kincraig junction. The car park is signposted off to 1.6 kms generally flat with some and golden shores Aberdeen the right, just after a mile. Allow short gentle gradients. ¾ hour Fort William 2 Pitlochry Uath Lochans Trail Cairngorms Perth Dundee River Feshie Trail Park National Oban 3 4 A magical mixture of woodland and sparkling Aberfoyle Lochgilphead Stirling Edinburgh lochans. Look out for frogs beside the paths, and for A narrow natural path along the river. There are dragonflies darting over the wetlands. lots of places to stop and watch the water. Glasgow 5 Mostly gentle gradients 1½ miles A mostly narrow grassy trail 1¼ miles Peebles Ayr Selkirk with some short moderately / 2.4 kms with rough and uneven / 2 kms Allow 6 steep sections. A generally rocky sections. Can be Allow Dumfries 1 hour Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail firm gravel path, often wet and muddy after rain. 1 hour narrow, with sections of Contains short fairly steep Frank Bruce was a self-taught boardwalk. Paths can be sections. Narrow bridges. sculptor whose remarkable works Use #FoundMyForest on your muddy and slippery after rain. have been installed in a small pictures and videos, and we’ll share 5 area near the Feshie river trail. them on social media. Feshie Woodland Trail The carvings fill the woodland with

Designed by Design & Visitor Planning, Forestry and Land Scotland-40K/JTCP/April 2019/Edition 1. 2019/Edition and Land Scotland-40K/JTCP/April Forestry Planning, Visitor & Design by Designed and Land Scotland unless otherwise © Forestry stated. Photography Jo Scott. by written Text Farleitter Crag Trail spirits, stories, and Frank’s thought- A peaceful trail into a classic Cairngorm landscape provoking responses to what it means Tall trees, craggy rock outcrops and superb views of tumbling burns, heather and Scots pines. of the Spey valley and the Glen Feshie hills. to be human. A moderately steep route, 1¾ miles Find out more: A hilly route, with many forestryandland.gov.scot/glenmorefp 2½ miles with short steeper sections. / 3 kms long steep slopes. The / 4 kms Earthy paths with some Allow surface is generally firm and Allow narrow, rough sections, 1¼ hours For information on public transport services contact smooth, with occasional 1½ hours including stone steps and Traveline Scotland, 81 22233 or uneven and loose sections. www.travelinescotland.com Gil 20x20 Vision spotted chaser © Fergus Four roots. Can be wet after rain. Can be wet and muddy after Includes two public road crossings. rown opyright 09 rain in places. forestryandland.gov.scot

There are six Take care on the hills main starting points to begin Please remember that the weather on the your adventure hills can change very quickly. Even in summer, conditions on the tops of hills are often much colder and windier than at low levels, despite clear skies.

2 1 Welcome to 3 4 Here are some pointers for a safe and Fàilte gu Pàirc Choille enjoyable trip: Glenmore a’ Ghlinne Mhòir • Be properly equipped Key to Maps Forest Park • Plan your route carefully and stick to it Visitor Centre Parking 6 • Tell someone where you are going and when Forestry and Land Scotland Parking (charge) you expect to return Land Woodland Where the forest meets the The forest park combines the features that make Easy access facilities the unique. Rounded 5 • Take adequate warm and waterproof clothing Other Woodland Toilets mountain / Far a bheil a’ granite mountains loom in the background, • Wear suitable footwear Forest Park Boundary Cafe choille ri oir na beinne sometimes with an evening glow that fits their • Take sufficient food and drink National Park Boundary Picnic table Gaelic name perfectly (Am Monadh Ruadh – • Carry a map/compass - know how to use them! Main road the red hills). Forest washes against them like Secondary road Viewpoint Fancy a picnic on a sandy beach, or finding an • Turn back if it gets too hard for you a tide, the trees rising and falling with changes Minor road Campsite emerald loch under a fairy hill? How about in climate – and with how many deer or sheep Forest road Caravan park windsurfing watched by golden eagles, or nibble them. Track road Play area wandering through forest hundreds of years old? In emergencies call 999 and ask for the Path You can do all this in Glenmore – and still have Much of the forest park is a National Nature Non-FLS parking police. When connected provide: RailwayStation plenty to explore. Reserve, home to, amongst others, red squirrels, Forest trails Please note Any symbols crested tits and wood ants. The reserve is a) location of the incident Dè mu dheidhinn picnic air tràigh ghainmich, no Key start points (colour waymarked) that appear black indicate managed to help protect this rich habitat, and to Glenmore Campsite b) number of people in the party they are not Forestry and bhith lorg smàrag fo chnoc sìthe? A’ seòladh-clàir 1 Start of forest trails welcome visitors who want to enjoy it. for forest trails c) any injuries (if there are, ask the police to Land Scotland facilities. fo shùilean iolairean-mara, no a’ siubhal tro choille inform an ambulance) ceudan bliadhna a dh’aois? Is urrainn dhut seo a There is so much to do in dhèanamh anns a’ Ghleann Mhòir – agus fhathast This leaflet will help you explore Glenmore’s Glenmore, it’s worth staying a night trails and those just down the road at Inshriach or two. At the Glenmore camp site tuilleadh ri fhaicinn. 1 Glenmore Visitor Centre forest. For more information, ask at the you can sleep beneath the trees 2 The Beach car park Glenmore Visitor Centre, where you’ll find a – and greet the dawn with the Take notice of the signs 3 Hayfield car park friendly welcome - and a great café! forest’s birds if you like! The camp 4 Allt Mor car park site is open all year. These forests are places to work as well

Glenmore as enjoy. Please watch out for vehicles No unauthorised Inshriach Forest persons allowed Visitor Centre and follow any signs you see to ensure beyond this point Inverness, Ross & Skye Forest District For details contact 0845 130 8224 Tel 00000 000000 5 Uath Lochans you have a safe visit. Thank you. www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland Start here if this is your www.campingintheforest.co.uk 6 Feshiebridge first visit to Glenmore Red squirrel © Pete Cairns Red squirrel © Pete 20/20 Vision maininside map Allt Clais nan Caorach Glenmore Trails Spirits of the past Glenmore was once home to families who lived in 456 Torr Dearg Start point 1 small farmsteads, taking sheep and cattle onto the Glenmore Visitor Centre hill in summer. You can Start point 2 Caochan Ruadh still see the ruins of a few 2 cottages at Beglan, north of The visitor centre is an ideal base, with toilets and Beach Car Park . 1 a café, to start and end your trip. Trail routes vary from wide, easy tracks by the loch to a demanding Find out more about the climb for one of the best views of Speyside. Beach Trail settlement at: https:// forestryandland.gov.scot/ Meander through the beautiful pine, birch and learn/heritage alder woods by the Allt Mor burn and Loch Ryvoan Trail Morlich’s golden sands. You can also park at the Allt Mor car park for Largely wide, smooth 1½ miles Allt Coire Eagan access to Ryvoan and An Lochan Uaine gravel and tarmac / 2.4 kms surface, with slightly Allow Visit the enchanting An Lochan Uaine (The Green uneven and loose 1 hour Lochan) and wind back through the ancient pine sections. Some short Mark Hamblin 20x20 Vision and birch forest above. fairly steep slopes. Includes Smooth gravel track 3½ miles two road crossings. with moderate slopes / 5.8 kms © Red throated diver up to lochan. Rough, Allow narrow gravel and earth 2½ hours Loch Morlich Trail section beyond, with exposed tree roots. Long A charming circuit round the water, with fine steep slopes and long sets views of the mountains above and a good chance of rough rocky steps. of seeing goldeneye, red-throated divers and even otters. Mostly wide, smooth 3½ miles Start point 3 and flat gravel surface. / 5.8 kms Some uneven gravel and Allow earth sections, with 2 hours Hayfield Car Park potentially muddy areas. 1 Short moderate slopes and Pine Knoll Trail one steep ramp. Includes 2 two road crossings. Walk beneath the twisted old pine trees where wood ants build their nests and dragonflies art about beneath the canopy. If you want to go further afield, try one of these routes. Firm gravel and earth 1¼ miles 3 surface throughout. / 2.2 kms Some loose and uneven Allow Meall a’ Bhuachaille circular via 4 sections, and occasional ¾ hour Ryvoan bothy (say Meal a Voo-cal - muddy patches after rain. The Herd’s Hill) Generally flat with a few moderate slopes and one 5 miles / 8 kms short flight of steps. 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 Start point 4 the car park to the summit, following the footsteps of herdsmen who used to mind their flocks here in Allt Mor Car Park the summer and who gave the hill its name. This You can also park here for access to the Ryvoan Pass. is a steep, rocky mountain path. The weather can change very quickly, even in summer. You should have proper hill-walking equipment for this trip. Lodge Trail Chalamain Gap Explore the atmospheric pine woods around 2 miles / 3.5 kms each way Glenmore’s National Outdoor Learning Centre. A mountain path that takes you to the mouth of Mostly wide, uneven 2½ miles the Lairig Ghru, a great cleft in the Cairngorms gravel surface with some / 3.9 kms plateau that leads to some of the wildest country potentially muddy patches. Allow in Scotland. This is a serious hill walking trip, and Includes a couple of short 1½ hours you’ll need proper equipment and good navigation fairly steep slopes and skills. Start from the Sugarbowl car park. some low branches.

The Old Logging Way 6 ½ miles / 10.5 kms each way Cycling in Glenmore

You are welcome to cycle anywhere within A great link between Glenmore and Aviemore, the forest park, but please note that the this well-surfaced track with gentle gradients upper section of the Ryvoan Trail and the is ideal for cyclists. It follows the route taken by Meall a’ Bhuachaille Circular are not advised thousands of trees that were felled in the glen. In for bikes. All forest roads are easy cycling. days gone by they were floated down the on their way to shipyards to be made into masts, hulls and decking for ships. This trail is not waymarked, however it is signposted and is very easy to follow. 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