Badenoch and Strathspey Paths with Easy Access Discover Badenoch and Strathspey Welcome to Badenoch and Strathspey! Contents Badenoch and Strathspey forms an We have added turning points as 1 Grantown-on-Spey P5 important communication corridor options for shorter or alternative Kylintra Meadow Path through the western edge of the routes so look out for the blue Nethy Bridge P7 Cairngorms National Park. The dot on the maps. 2 The Birch Wood Cairngorms is the largest National Park in Britain, a living, working Some of the paths are also 3 Carr-Bridge P9 landscape with a massive core of convenient for train and bus Riverside Path wild land at its heart. services so please check local Carr-Bridge P11 timetables and enjoy the journey 4 Ellan Wood Trail However, not all of us are intrepid to and from your chosen path. mountaineers and many of us 5 Boat of Garten P13 prefer much gentler adventures. Given that we all have different Heron Trail, Milton Loch That’s where this guide will come ideas of what is ‘easy’ please take Aviemore, Craigellachie P15 Easy Access Path, start in very handy. a few minutes to carefully read the 6 Loch Puladdern Trail route descriptions before you set Easy Access Path, The 12 paths in this guide have out, just to make sure that the path turning point been identified as easy access you want to use is suitable for you Central Spread Area Map Road paths in terms of smoothness, and any others in your group. Shows location of the Track gradients and distance. We have 12 easy access paths Path included paths from different Enjoy your day out, keep your Railway station parts of Badenoch and Strathspey eyes open for wildlife and 7 Kingussie P19 from Laggan in the south to remember – always be prepared Glebe Ponds Grantown-on-Spey in the north. for the weather! Car park 8 Feshiebridge P21 Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail Bus stop 9 Newtonmore P23 Public toilet Loch Imrich Visitor information centre 10 Glenmore P25 Ryvoan (Green Lochan) Trail View point 11 Glenmore P27 Tourist attraction Beach Trail Golf course Laggan P29 12 Public telephone Wolftrax Trail 3 SEAFIELD AVE Grantown-on-Spey 1 Kylintra Meadow Path Route type: After about 300 yards is another A short, circular path with a burn, information board which describes the HIGH STREETFO large pond, woods and former meadow. wildlife around the pond. For a very RE SOUTH STREET ST The surface is mostly level and firm short route there is also a path on the GRANT ROAD R O with boardwalk on bridges and right with bridge across burn. However, A D approaches. There are steps on there are two steps down to bridge. the short route option. For the full route, carry straight on with Grantown Distance: burn on right until you enter a wooded -on-Spey 0.75 miles (1.2 kms) area marked by a green and white sign WOODSIDE AVE welcoming you to Kylintra Wood, part Start Point: of the wider Anagach Woods, managed Woodlands Terrace where there is on- by a local community trust. E C RA road parking in lay by near start of path. ER A little further on the path forks to T Free Church S right, over the burn and then deeper D Turning Point: Beachen N Wood into the wood in a series of undulating LA Two options to shorten route D Wood O (see map). meanders. The trees around you are O W mostly silver birch and scots pine which Facilities: are typical of Strathspey. Information panels, and a bench with B9102 views over the site. Public toilets From woods enter Kylintra Meadow, A95 available in High Street about 330 a much more open landscape. Continue yards from start of path (see map). on path until you come to a bench where There is a wide variety of outlets you can stop to look over the site. The y Cemetery e A939 path turns to left and past an information p for refreshments in Grantown. S shelter which has details of the history of the meadow. From here you can r Getting there: e Bus: Stagecoach 33 and 34X operate return to Woodlands Terrace and back v i regularly to Grantown from Aviemore to the start point which is about 40 R and Inverness, nearest bus stop is 75 yards slightly uphill via a pavement. Spey Valley yards from start of path (see map). Smokehouse Car: Follow signs for Grantown-on- Information: Spey on A95 or A939 then B9102 If you would like to know more ay W (Woodlands Terrace) in Grantown. about Grantown-on-Spey and other de all abilities trails visit the Visitor si y e Description: Information Centre and Museum p From Woodlands Terrace there is a which is open from March to October. S Achnagonalin short gradient down to an information Tel: 01479 872 478 or visit: board with a large site map. www.grantownmuseum.co.uk 5 Nethy Bridge 2 The Birch Wood All Abilities Trail D A Route type: Description: O A purpose built circuit suitable The route takes you through an R L for ‘all-abilities’ with a mixture of area of Community Woodland on L tarred paths, packed whindust and a path network installed by the DE boardwalk surfaces. local community. Distance: The main starting point is at the About 0.75 miles (1.2 km) but can Community Centre off Dell Road. Nethy Bridge B970 be made shorter or longer. From the Centre go past the tennis courts until you see a sign pointing into 'Explore Abernethy' y the woods for The Birch Wood Circular. a Start Point: W e Either from Community Centre d i s y e (follow sign for car park) in centre of The path winds its way through the p S Nethy Bridge or from Birchfield Court birch and pine wood. Watch out for Mill off B970. Once on route follow signs red squirrels and the nibbled pine Duack for The Birch Wood. cones they have left behind. B k c u a r Sports n Ground u D Turning Point: At the far end of the Birch Wood You can combine various paths to Circular is a spur leading to a large y h make a route length that suits you and wildlife pond with an alternative t e members of your group (see map). return route via the edge of the N playing field. Facilities: r Rive The path has picnic benches along However, please note that there the way. Toilets and information is is no footway for a short section available at the Community Centre on the approach to Dell Road and on the Riverside. There are 2 (see map). Rothiemoon hotels for refreshments. Information: Getting there: Various information boards on Bus: Stagecoach 34 and 34X services riverside by Dell Road and from y a operate from Aviemore, Grantown-On Visitor Centre. W e -Spey and Inverness. The nearest stop is id about 150 yards from the Community Other all abilities trails are highlighted ys e Centre and about 80 yards from in Explore Abernethy path leaflet. Duackbridge p B970 S Birchfield Court. Car: Follow signs for Nethy Bridge via B970 from Please also visit: Grantown On Spey or Boat of Garten. www.nethybridge.com 7 D A Carr-Bridge n O 3 i a R A938 n l R Riverside Path u R A D Dalrachney C r Route type: Description: e v i A circular route on surfaced path or This route starts by following the R B9153 pavement except for a short section bank of the River Dulnain before Golf Club of rough track and where no pavement crossing the river via the Ellan Bridge, at end of Station Road. Option to sometimes called the Gurkha Bridge as combine with Ellan Wood route to it was rebuilt in 1992 by members of make a longer walk. Note possibility this famous army regiment. of farm traffic on track. Watch out for salmon leaping from the Distance: pools of the river and dippers, round 1 mile (1.6 kms) black and white birds zooming up and Carr-Bridge Adventure Park down the river. Landmark Forest Start Point: By the Old Bridge Garage near the Once over the bridge follow the path Packhorse Bridge. ahead until a fork gives a slightly easier gradient to the left before rejoining a Turning Point: farm track uphill towards Station Road. Cemetery Circular route with no specific turning point other than to go back to start. On Station Road turn left and follow Bogroy the pavement back towards the village Facilities: centre. Remember there is a short D Nearest public toilets are in the car section of about 35 yards at the end R N park off the B9153 road in village of Station Road with no pavement. O I T A centre. Carr-Bridge has a number T S of options for refreshments. There is also an option to return via Ellan Wood which is signposted Getting there: from Station Road and also shown Train: Carr-Bridge is on the main line on the map. Ellan between Inverness and Aviemore but Sawmill make sure you check carefully as not Information: all trains stop! There is an information board in the Bus: Stagecoach 32 and 33 services main car park off the B9153. Most from Newtonmore and Aviemore. tearooms, hotels and Landmark Visitor Car: follow signs for Carr-Bridge Centre at the Aviemore end of the from A9, A95 or A938. village have information leaflets.